01-02-2012, 10:42
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TV price rises
TV XL package to go up by £2 in April so what are your thoughts on it?.
http://shop.virginmedia.com/digital-...-packages.html
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01-02-2012, 10:46
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Well considering sky have frozen prices and only virgin increase, not forgetting channels going with no replacement, I think it's wrong
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01-02-2012, 10:56
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Re: TV price rises
It was inevitable really to pay for all the extra super duper channels they have been giving us...........
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01-02-2012, 10:57
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Re: TV price rises
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It was inevitable really to pay for all the extra super duper channels they have been giving us...........
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Give them time kop.
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01-02-2012, 11:00
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Re: TV price rises
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Give them time kop.
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Ok,on a serious note Den tell me one channel that they have added that is worth the price hike?
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01-02-2012, 11:01
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Re: TV price rises
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Can they put price up if you agreed a contract at a fixed rate? I agreed a set price for 12 months can they just change it
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01-02-2012, 11:04
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Re: TV price rises
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Can they put price up if you agreed a contract at a fixed rate? I agreed a set price for 12 months can they just change it
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DF or any of the Virgin staff will give you the correct information on that as l am not sure.
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Ok,on a serious note Den tell me one channel that they have added that is worth the price hike?
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Perhaps there are happenings on the horizon.
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01-02-2012, 11:07
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Re: TV price rises
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Can they put price up if you agreed a contract at a fixed rate? I agreed a set price for 12 months can they just change it
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Technically yes they can, as it's the terms and conditions. As with any price rise though, you have the right to cancel any service that does have an increase.
However normally if you have a short term offer (3 / 6 months) then they are usually honoured and price increase doesn't occur until the end of the offer period
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01-02-2012, 11:10
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Re: TV price rises
Obviously not to do with TV but are there any broadband or phone price rises in the pipeline Ben and also are Sky premium TV channels prices going to rise as well.
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01-02-2012, 11:11
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Re: TV price rises
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Ok,on a serious note Den tell me one channel that they have added that is worth the price hike?
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Sky Anytime content. The UKTV HD channels. Sky Arts HD. Sony Entertainment. CBS Action.
They've all launched since the last price change
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01-02-2012, 11:13
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Re: TV price rises
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Technically yes they can, as it's the terms and conditions. As with any price rise though, you have the right to cancel any service that does have an increase.
However normally if you have a short term offer (3 / 6 months) then they are usually honoured and price increase doesn't occur until the end of the offer period
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So just to confirm if they put the price up i have the right to cancel?
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01-02-2012, 11:15
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Re: TV price rises
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So just to confirm if they put the price up i have the right to cancel?
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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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01-02-2012, 11:24
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Re: TV price rises
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Big mistake at a time when a lot of people's disposable income has been cut , pay TV is getting far too expensive , it will be interesting to see what happens at Sky in September. The XL with TIVO will become 29.50 now won't it when took with a phone , seems steep to me.
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01-02-2012, 11:24
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Re: TV price rises
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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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That might be the way out for a lot of unhappy TiVo users then..
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01-02-2012, 11:25
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Re: TV price rises
but then you will lose any discounts your package had got
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