SD TV price rises - Page 69

ncfc1902 · 14-11-2012, 19:27

Thanks Ben, that sounds like an excuse to raise the price! I best give them a ring.

RichardCoulter · 14-11-2012, 20:26

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

That's cos they won't have emailed or written to everyone at the same time

This is done to spread out the extra calls that such correspondence generates to the call centres.

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear

I have not seen an email yet , but I am seriously considering binning pay TV, I will asses further when I find out how much more VM want a month. Three rises in 10 months is a joke and still no new Hd channels. Whist Tv anywhere is a nice add on it is not a necessity.

Same here.

Pea-Pod · 14-11-2012, 20:34

They increased Sky Sports package by Â£3.25 in August. I didn't expect more price rises to be on the way so soon

It's still just about okay at the moment but if it carries with this kind of frequency I may have to kiss the premium package goodbybe - or maybe only have it 6 months out of 12.

My TV package is M+ I don't get all the 24 HD channels do I?

andy_m · 14-11-2012, 20:49

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

You can cancel any service affected by the price change, but not the ones that aren't. So if the TV goes up but the phone line doesn't, you can only cancel the TV

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There isn't one, because as the services are now a bundle price, the price change notification is about the bundle cost change.

So has the position changed since the last price rise?

carlwaring · 14-11-2012, 20:53

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I don't like to say this but Sky will win hands down, and its not a question of paying high prices with Sky, With them you do not need to worry about channels.

They are introducing channels and new technology all the time, whereas VM are in a time warp and its customers are suffering because of it..... [SNIP].

Rupert? Is that you?

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

...VM are putting up the price again, are they getting anything new, and you cannot class +1 channels as new, the answer is no.

You know this for a fact, Arthur? You know this to be true for the forseeable future? No new channels at all in the next, say, year?

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This is not me having a rant, but this pure logic.

Yeah, okay

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Originally Posted by passingbat

I'm in no way defending the price increases, but if we are comparing services and the cost of them, then we should try to stick to what is real.

Well there goes most of Arthur's posts then

muppetman11 · 14-11-2012, 20:55

Steady on Carl you've only been on for the last ten minutes and you've rolled your eyes 6 times

denphone · 14-11-2012, 20:56

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Steady on Carl you've only been on for the last ten minutes and you've rolled your eyes 6 times

Maybe his eyebrows need trimming.

carlwaring · 14-11-2012, 20:59

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

The technology that Sky have is by far ahead of VM, you cannot compare the TiVo box superior to the Sky boxes...

Well you can if you want do be factually accurate

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I have had so much trouble with TiVo compared with Sky

Never has Sky but I've also never had minutes bother with my Tivo either. And I suspect most other people are the same.

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With Sky they sort it over the phone - how simple is that.

Wow! Sky can repair their boxes over the phone? Really? Bad luck if you're one of their engineers then. Guess you'd be looking for a new job now?

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To me if you need an engineer call out for VM problems, then there technology isn't that good is it.

Right. Because only VM technology ever goes wrong?

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The last time l had a Sky engineer was two years ago. the last time l had a VM engineer well last month it was THRE times and they still couldn't solve.

And the last time I had a VM engineer out was when I had the install done 2007!

devilincarnate · 14-11-2012, 21:27

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Originally Posted by carlwaring

And the last time I had a VM engineer out was when I had the install done 2007!

Is that how long VM have had Tivo out

RichardCoulter · 14-11-2012, 21:34

I feared price rises happening and things may get worse.

I have already made these points elsewhere, but feel that they are relevant to this thread too.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) are trying to sue VM to obtain a significant amount of extra money for some former VM staff who were made redundant. All staff have received their redundancy payments and, following help from VM, all staff who wanted alternative employment secured new positions relatively quickly.

My point to them was that, if the CWU win the case, there simply isn't a pot of spare money for these extra payments. Virgin Media is heavily in debt and services would be affected and/or prices would increase with subscribers seeing nothing for it. This would see disgruntled customers leave VM and the downward spiral would continue, leading to even more staff losing their jobs.

When somebody from the CWU was asked how he felt about the effect that this could have on customers and former colleagues, he openly stated that he did not care.

Maybe VM are using these price increases to build up a slush fund in case they lose the case?

Maybe that's why no new decent channels have been forthcoming?

One thing that is for sure, is that any victory by the CWU will not be paid for by VM, but it's customers and/or remaining staff.

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate

Is that how long VM have had Tivo out

Good point, as aren't all TiVo installations done by a VM engineer?

MaverickJesus · 14-11-2012, 21:35

That is nothing but pure speculation. VM have to declare business risks in their quarterly reports and I don't remember seeing anything about that at all in the last one.

denphone · 14-11-2012, 21:38

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Originally Posted by MaverickJesus

That is nothing but pure speculation. VM have to declare business risks in their quarterly reports and I don't remember seeing anything about that at all in the last one.

Indeed nothing was mentioned at all.

devilincarnate · 14-11-2012, 21:46

Not sure about this at the moment?

http://community.nasdaq.com/News/201...4#.UKQCuuQyLm4

carlwaring · 14-11-2012, 21:55

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate

Is that how long VM have had Tivo out

You know what I meant

PeacockAntony · 14-11-2012, 21:56

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Originally Posted by Pea-Pod

They increased Sky Sports package by Â£3.25 in August. I didn't expect more price rises to be on the way so soon

It's still just about okay at the moment but if it carries with this kind of frequency I may have to kiss the premium package goodbybe - or maybe only have it 6 months out of 12.

My TV package is M+ I don't get all the 24 HD channels do I?

That price increase was because Sky increased the prices they charge, nothing to do with VM.
VM's price rise was earlier this year.