General New price rises 2021! - Page 6

Itshim · 17-01-2021, 21:45

I'm in

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Originally Posted by SonicMaster

That's good. We've also still got Mix TV, I made sure that they wouldn't move us on to one of the new packs this suits us perfectly.

Mix suits me down to the ground . Would not want to change . Offered mixit and 200 meg for the same cost but only for 12 months then 6 months at split the difference . Non starter .
Will wait for price increase then cancel.

SirThomas · 20-01-2021, 02:51

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Originally Posted by SonicMaster

That's good. We've also still got Mix TV, I made sure that they wouldn't move us on to one of the new packs this suits us perfectly.

Yeah 'Mix' seems to have more channels than the newer alternative and I was advised last year to hold onto it.

Just wish you could delete the thousands of Asian/Religious/Kids channels or make them an optional bolt-on, though!

Tom

ozsat · 20-01-2021, 08:20

Sky do 18 month contracts - BT now only do 24 month and are reducing the available channel line-up almost monthly.

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Originally Posted by SirThomas

They satisfied my 'new customer' price stipulation, so agreed.
Don't much like the new 18 month contracts - But I can only assume there'll be another price increase/get-out clause before then!

Tom

Skie · 22-01-2021, 19:38

Just got our rise letter. £4

It's odd, it's on nice paper but pretty much just a 1 line "pay us £4 more a month, or you can leave. Toodles" Usually they at least try and list their 'benefits'

spiderplant · 22-01-2021, 22:32

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Originally Posted by Skie

It's odd, it's on nice paper but pretty much just a 1 line "pay us £4 more a month, or you can leave. Toodles" Usually they at least try and list their 'benefits'

At least they sent you a letter. Three have just sent me a text which is basically "From 16/02 we're putting your calls up 300%, texts and data 500%. Toodles."

Mr K · 22-01-2021, 22:52

Who's this 'Toodles' that's putting everyones bills up ? Rotten swine whoever he is.
He's not sent me a letter yet

SirThomas · 23-01-2021, 02:45

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Originally Posted by Skie

"pay us £4 more a month, or you can leave. Toodles"

Call retentions and the phone system will offer you the exact amount of the rise before even transferring through to a human! - It's laughable

Tom

Matthew · 23-01-2021, 06:13

Well I spent 2 hours on the phone on Thursday tea time, apparently even though my contract says I was paying £24.74 its not fixed and they can put the price up.

The first person couldn't do anything and ended up put through to someone else, said best he could do was to recontract me which I was fine with and it would cost me 50p more a month, fair play. Said contract would be emailed out and told me my prices.

Anyway email comes in with contract on and its £21.74 fixed for 18 months so 3 less than what I am paying already! Not going to argue but so disorganised with it all.

denphone · 23-01-2021, 07:52

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Originally Posted by Mr K

Who's this 'Toodles' that's putting everyones bills up ? Rotten swine whoever he is.
He's not sent me a letter yet

No letter, no email or anything thus so far to our household.

SonicMaster · 23-01-2021, 08:11

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Originally Posted by Matthew

Well I spent 2 hours on the phone on Thursday tea time, apparently even though my contract says I was paying £24.74 its not fixed and they can put the price up.

The first person couldn't do anything and ended up put through to someone else, said best he could do was to recontract me which I was fine with and it would cost me 50p more a month, fair play. Said contract would be emailed out and told me my prices.

Anyway email comes in with contract on and its £21.74 fixed for 18 months so 3 less than what I am paying already! Not going to argue but so disorganised with it all.

Your contract will probably be dated from the date you called and agreed to the new contract, so you will still see the affect of the price rise from March.

£21.74 + £3.50 = £25.24 which is 50p more than you were paying before.

ozsat · 23-01-2021, 10:24

They say on the 'phone that a new contract from now will not get a price rise in March.

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We didn't get any notification - I asked and was told Oomph are not getting a price rise.

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Originally Posted by denphone

No letter, no email or anything thus so far to our household.

Taf · 23-01-2021, 11:02

The letter arrived. Up £4 to £99.85. 200mbps, Full House and Talk weekend.

Mr K · 23-01-2021, 12:03

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The letter arrived. Up £4 to £99.85. 200mbps, Full House and Talk weekend.

You definitely want to get that renegotiated I'm paying £82 for the same plus Talk anytime and an extra box.

TMLeafs · 23-01-2021, 14:14

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Originally Posted by Taf

The letter arrived. Up £4 to £99.85. 200mbps, Full House and Talk weekend.

That is terrible every year I get top package for 99 pounds for my parents, brother, and a few friends

This year is was the most I've paid at £116.50 for Oomph and extra 3rd box, this £4.50 gives me a reason to get it closer to £99

Will ring them tomorrow

MrBeans · 25-01-2021, 10:16

Hi, I recently received the letter informing me my price is increasing to £4.50 p/m but not until my current contract ends (which is at the beginning of May). The letter says I can change or cancel my current contract anytime before the 26th February without any cancellation charges.

I am currently paying £110 p/m going up to £139 if I continue after May, I am on the Ultimate Oomph bundle with 2 V6 boxes (however I only use one as I don't have a TV in the bedroom, just the lounge).

I did phone up retentions this weekend and asked about the new TV 360 boxes/package and they said they could upgrade me to that with the new WiFi boosters but it would put my current package up to £120 p/m but would mean no further price rise for 18 months. I said I would think about it first and get back to them.

I was hoping to be paying less not more but if I'm being honest with myself, I've been watching less and less TV since March and have mostly been watching YouTube and streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. I am just wondering whether to cancel everything and just take out a new contract for broadband and home phone only.

What do you guys think? Is it worth renegotiating? Virgin have always said that I wouldn't save much by ditching the TV and just having broadband and that I only get the deal I do as it's part of a bundle so it's never seemed worth my changing really.

Any advice would be great please.