Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
20-11-2014, 16:04
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Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
New customers of cable operator Virgin Media (Liberty Global) look set to face higher prices to be announced on Monday 24th November 2014.
Most Virgin Media customers will see their bills increase by 5.9% on average from February 2015.
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php...ne-prices.html
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20-11-2014, 16:43
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re: Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
Another inflation busting rise. Inflation is 1.3% at the moment, and earnings less than that. Surely turning red to purple can't cost that much ? Any 'free' change or 'upgrade' from VM is soon followed by a price rise, getting a bit predictable. If they'd managed to invest in their network and fix the congestion causing iPlayer issues, but they haven't and it doesn't work. Where's the money going? It isn't into the network, but going to shareholders. Cheeky doesn't begin to describe it.
(Line Saver rental is up 14 % ! Hardly worth doing any longer - time to take it out or renew if you can be bothered to stay with them)
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20-11-2014, 16:45
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re: Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
Line Rental at £16.99 a month is shocking. 
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20-11-2014, 16:54
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re: Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
yeah it is sky's is only £16.40 what a rip off
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20-11-2014, 17:29
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re: Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
It's interesting to see how the Big Four line up in annual line rental costs, assuming line rental saver is used:
1. VM £164.00
2. BT £169.90
3. TalkTalk £172.20
4. Sky £196.80 (line saver rental not available)
If you step outside the Big Four, the Post Office charges just £120 per year.
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20-11-2014, 17:33
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on the sky one just call after the install and you can get it at £9.99
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20-11-2014, 17:39
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re: Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
...If you step outside the Big Four, the Post Office charges just £120 per year.
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Sadly, only until January. See:
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/6...increases.html
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20-11-2014, 17:45
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re: Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
BT raise their line rental price to £16.99, the rest pile in.
It's about the only way of hiding increased costs and loss of call revenue in a way that will be relatively unnoticed.
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20-11-2014, 17:48
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re: Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
I really can't wait until my BT contract is up so I can get shot of her land line and just have a cable modem.
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20-11-2014, 18:01
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re: Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
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Originally Posted by dilli-theclaw
I really can't wait until my BT contract is up so I can get shot of her land line and just have a cable modem.
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l wish we could get rid of our landline Dilli but my ICD monitoring machine has to regularly send back info to the hospital so there is no chance of us getting rid of our landline.
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20-11-2014, 19:35
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re: Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
Do we need our land lines anymore?
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20-11-2014, 22:35
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Re: Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
Amended title to reflect correct dates.
Changes to be made
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There will be a £1 increase on Virgin Media landlines but no changes to call plans or call connection fees. The voicemail service remains free alongside free calls to Virgin Mobiles and directory enquiries.
* Pre-paid annual Line Rental Saver will change to £164 (i.e. the equivalent of £13.66 per month, which is up sharply from just £12 today).
* Big Bundles are increasing by £3, except for Big Kahuna and Big Daddy which are increasing by £4.50 – this includes the line rental increase. These remain outstanding value compared to other competitor alternatives.
* Existing broadband-only customers whose prices changed on 1st October 2014 are unaffected.
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20-11-2014, 22:57
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Re: Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
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Originally Posted by denphone
l wish we could get rid of our landline Dilli but my ICD monitoring machine has to regularly send back info to the hospital so there is no chance of us getting rid of our landline.
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Would it work through a Vonage box or other Voip adapter - looks like with Voipfone you can have a free 056 number and can pay as you go, using a SIP compatible adapter
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20-11-2014, 23:05
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Re: Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
My Line Rental Saver ends next week, paid £120 last year.
I haven't renewed this year as I'm thinking of dropping at least the landline, and maybe the TV too.
Just need to find a PVR and a good streaming box, that's the future.
We never use the landline, and £203 a year is far too much to waste on something we don't use anymore.
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21-11-2014, 00:00
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Re: Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015
it will never end going up and up getting very close to quitting with prise rises now
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