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Old 12-12-2008, 20:25   #1
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Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

Anyone else on 2MB upgrade to 10MB free for one month on Virgin's Christmas promotion and get billed for it? What a bunch of idiots.
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Old 12-12-2008, 20:55   #2
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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

Maybe better placed in the billing section.
I should hope you contacted customer services and had your bill corrected. I've not heard of many cases where this has happened, maybe the rep just had a bad day.
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Old 12-12-2008, 21:15   #3
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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

Yes, I rang and they said if you decide not to keep the 10MB call us next month and you'll get the money back. What way is that to run a promotion?
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Old 12-12-2008, 21:31   #4
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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

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Yes, I rang and they said if you decide not to keep the 10MB call us next month and you'll get the money back. What way is that to run a promotion?
That doesn't sound right. A free month’s upgrade to 10Meg is NOT meant to cost you anything, regardless of whether you keep it or not. I would have asked for the credit to be issued there and then.
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Old 13-12-2008, 16:35   #5
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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

Looks like other people were billed too. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=951972

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'Thanks for your recent email to Virgin Media free trial broadband
upgrade.

We wish to inform that if you upgrade to Broadband Size: L from a
Broadband Size: M then you will only pay the cost of Broadband Size: M
for the first month. we confirm that it is not totally free for 30 day
you need to pay £18.00.

For more detail about the offer, we request you to call our customer
care team on below number.'
What a scam.
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Old 13-12-2008, 16:53   #6
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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

If you get charged it is agents not doing their job right

It should be a completely free upgrade with no change to the monthly price, just as it says.
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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

They're breaking the T&C's stated in the offer. You should only be charged your normally monthly cost for M broadband. The £7 extra shouldn't be charged until the second month, unless you cancel first .

From http://www.virginmediapeople.com/12days/
T&C's from day 3.
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You will continue to be charged at your usual monthly rate for size: M broadband service for the first 30 Days.
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Old 15-12-2008, 04:37   #8
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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

Anyone who has been charged for bb size l, check for part month charges / discounts to cover this, if none are showing... PM me with following detail - assuming customer services were not able to assist you / resolve the issue.

Date you called to add BB Size L
Date at the top of your bill
And Date you are charged from / to (page 3 advance charges) should state from xx/xx/xx - xx/xx/xx BB Size L £18.00

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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

Remember though, this forum is no way connected with Virgin Media. Any details sent to anyone is at your own risk
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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

I signed up on Nov 20th for the free upgrade from 2mb to 10mb. Got my bill a couple of days ago, it covers Dec 6th till Jan 5th.

BB L 6 Dec-19 Dec £8.40
BB L 20 Dec-5 Jan £13.33

I will just ask them to take the extra £3.73 of my next bill (usually pay £18 for my BB) when I ring them up on the 19th and cancel it
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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

Hi guys, I'm a bit confused about my bill at the moment.

I went for the 10MB offer on Dec 3rd, do these figures look right, taken from my ebill:



Total service charges
£59.50

Includes VAT at the appropriate rate(s)

Advance charges
£60.50

Description Date/period Amount
Line Rental 24 November - 23 December £11.00
Phone, TV & BB Bundle Saving 24 November - 23 December £-9.50
Talk Weekends 24 November - 23 December £0.00
Free Voicemail 24 November - 23 December £0.00
TV Size: X L 24 November - 23 December £22.00
Filmfour,At Races,Sports1,Sports2 24 November - 23 December £19.00
Broadband Size: M 24 November - 23 December £18.00

Service other
£-1.00

Description Date Amount
E Bill Discount 24 November £-1.00
Telephone Usage Charges

for <phone number deleted>

Total telephone usage charges
£10.22

Call charges
£8.70

See Call details section

VAT
£1.52

Description Amount
VAT at 17.5% on £8.70
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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

Those don't reflect the change as you went for the upgrade after the bill was produced
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Old 16-12-2008, 01:37   #13
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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

This free upgrade for one month is very costly. Last months bill was forty something quid and this month it is £50. Usually I pay £20 for 2MB BB and basic phone. And they refuse to sort it out. F*ckwits.
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Re: Upgrade Free For A Month And Get Billed For It!

What a con. Obviously Virgin does not understand the meaning of "free".

I took up the free 10MB trial on the 15 Dec and the bill I have received today charges me £25 for Broadband Size L.

They are going to refund £7 on the next bill.

Also, out of interest, I had tried to cancel the free trial earlier this week but they could not do so as the month had not elapsed.

So they are charging for the 10MB even before you can decide not to keep it .
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