Saving £1.25 ... or not?

[Taf]

We’re writing to let you know about a change to your monthly bill. Now that eBilling is our main billing option, we won’t be offering our £1 discount from 1st October. But don’t forget, there’s still a £1.25 charge for customers who choose to have paper bills, so you’ll carry on saving £1.25 a month – and a few trees too.

So my bill is going up by £1 then?

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by Taf

So my bill is going up by £1 then?

If you want to keep getting a paper bill you will be charged £1.25 for the privilege but if you opt for Ebilling the is no charge.

[admars]

my parents will be annoyed by this, as they don't a computer or internet, I remember them being annoyed when they were told they could save £1 by having ebilling, but couldn't have ebilling without internet

[jb66]

Originally Posted by Masque

If you want to keep getting a paper bill you will be charged £1.25 for the privilege but if you opt for Ebilling the is no charge.

Im reading it as the bill will be going up by one pound

[Cobbydaler]

We’re writing to let you know about a change to your monthly bill. Now that eBilling is our main billing option, we won’t be offering our £1 discount from 1st October. But don’t forget, there’s still a £1.25 charge for customers who choose to have paper bills, so you’ll carry on saving £1.25 a month – and a few trees too.

I read that as you'll be losing your £1 discount so you'll be that much worse off. Extremely ingenuous to put the £1.25 saving in there, as you were never charged that because you had eBilling...

Originally Posted by Cobbydaler

I read that as you'll be losing your £1 discount so you'll be that much worse off. Extremely ingenuous to put the £1.25 saving in there, as you were never charged that because you had eBilling...

Ok, biting - so I get charged an extra pound due to losing the discount - but it is ok because people getting a paper bill are charged £0.25p more - so I'm not really 'saving' £1.25.... - unless paper billing will now cost £2.25?

[inneedofhelp]

Doublethink is so fashionable these days. Didn't you know you could both save £1.25 and pay £1 more at the same time? Welcome to the Virgin Zone.

Originally Posted by inneedofhelp

Doublethink is so fashionable these days. Didn't you know you could both save £1.25 and pay £1 more at the same time? Welcome to the Virgin Zone.

I think I might revert to paper bills now

[Ben B]

Basically, some one that gets paper billing pays £1.25 for the privilage. The early adopters of ebilling got a discount of £1 for choosing ebilling over paper billing as well as not having to pay the £1.25 for paper billing, thus saving £2.25 over someone opting for paper billing. Now, the £1 discount is being removed on 1st October so then, someone opting for ebilling will now save £1.25, £1 less than they were previously saving over someone opting for paper billing. If you were a later adopter of ebilling you may not be saving this extra £1 for having paperless billing anyway so the email can be disregarded. You know if you are currently getting the extra £1 discount if you look at your bill and under charges and discounts it says: E Bill Discount 03 August - 02 September £-1.00. Hope that clears things up a bit. In other words yes your bill is going up by a quid if you get the extra £1 discount but you are still saving £1.25 over someone with paper billing

Originally Posted by Ben B

Basically, some one that gets paper billing pays £1.25 for the privilage. The early adopters of ebilling got a discount of £1 for choosing ebilling over paper billing as well as not having to pay the £1.25 for paper billing, thus saving £2.25 over someone opting for paper billing. Now, the £1 discount is being removed on 1st October so then, someone opting for ebilling will now save £1.25, £1 less than they were previously saving over someone opting for paper billing. If you were a later adopter of ebilling you may not be saving this extra £1 for having paperless billing anyway so the email can be disregarded. You know if you are currently getting the extra £1 discount if you look at your bill and under charges and discounts it says: E Bill Discount 03 August - 02 September £-1.00. Hope that clears things up a bit. In other words yes your bill is going up by a quid if you get the extra £1 discount but you are still saving £1.25 over someone with paper billing

aren't we saving only £0.25p ?

[Ben B]

No because paper billing people will have a £1.25 charge on the bill where as ebilling people won't so it's £1.25 less, it's the extra £1 discount (if you have it) which appears on your bill as a credit that's going

Originally Posted by Ben B

No because paper billing people will have a £1.25 charge on the bill where as ebilling people won't so it's £1.25 less, it's the extra £1 discount (if you have it) which appears on your bill as a credit that's going

Exactly - going back to paper billing is looking attractive

[Ben B]

Yeah, if you wanna pay £1.25 for the privilege. That's £2.25 more than you will be paying now before the additional discount is removed

[FairyFairy]

I haven't received that notice yet ... and yup the bill is going up ... again!!!!

I've got to say these sneaky little add ons are getting me down ... not just with Virgin either

[PeteLockwood]

robbing sods! i also got this to say tv is going up by £1 per month, what can i do about this i am only about 3 or 4 month into a contract