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Originally Posted by m419
Back in 1997, the services was much cheaper
TV Max package: £15.99
Telephone line rental: £6.99
Total: £22.98
Call rates where about 4p per minute national rate and 3p per minute local rate and we had free calls to cable numbers in the same franchise locally.
Then Telewest Digital in 2002:
Supreme TV package: £17.99
Telephone line Rental: £10
Total: £27.99 without Surf Unlimited Dial up internet
Total: £38 with surf unlimited dial up internet
Total: £54 with surf unlimited and Talk unlimited
(Talk unlimited was £16 per month back then)
The XL TV package or Supreme package as it is know by Telewest customers has increased bit by bit over the years:
1997: Analogue TV Max package £15.99 Cable London price
2002: Supreme TV package £17.99
2003: Supreme TV package £18.99
2005: Supreme TV package £19.50
2006 Supreme TV package £21.50
2007 introduction of XL TV package after losing the Sky channels and Virgin Media thought Virgin Central would be a good substitute and thought £22.50 would be a reasonable price
As of 2012 it is now £24.50 or about £30 without a Virgin phone line, and there are plenty of people that have TV as a stand alone product. Those with Tivo it is £27.50, it is getting a bit steep.
I don't like the way companies make you take out bundles trying to make you spend more than you need to, the TV should be the same price even on its own!
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Yes back in 1997 prices were indeed a lot cheaper but there was no digital and a lot less channels. Also no 50Mb broadband
A Mars bar was 26p around then too. Now they are 56p and smaller and thinner chocolate.