SD : TV price rises

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Hugh

erm, Sky prices will be rising in September, I am sure.

Of that there is no doubt Hugh and their nasty surprises has just been put off until then.

[Joedm45]

Unfortunately April has always been price increase month, I'm surprised so many people are angry about this news.

I for one expected an increase and £2 is about average considering recent years increases.

As Hugh says, vote with your feet and maybe VM might think again about increasing in future.

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by m419

I believe they will invest the money wisely, BT Vision is terrible, but don't for one minute think that BT don't know what they're doing, Ofcom lets BT get away with alsorts these days, so with BT's investments into fibre optic networks, who knows what BT Vision will bring!

Also TalkTalk TV was apparently closed to new customers for redevelopment, who knows what will happen with that! To be honest I think it is a missed opportunity, bit too late

Orange dropped its plans to launch a similar service to BT Vision, but now that the company is now Everything Everywhere, i'm sure they have something planned too, as the Orange home broadband and home phone service has almost flopped after being labelled the worst broadband provider in the UK.

Both Sky and Virgin Media will put prices up as i'm sure they have a lot of plans to invest in there TV services to make sure that the likes of BT,TalkTalk and Everything Everywhere do not make an impact on the pay-tv industry

The only player in the Pay-TV industry are Sky and Virgin Media, and that how it will stay for a long time!

Unless BT seriously improves its tv service or buys BskyB (bar the channels, which would remain under News Corp ownership)

[m419]

Originally Posted by Joedm45

Unfortunately April has always been price increase month, I'm surprised so many people are angry about this news.

I for one expected an increase and £2 is about average considering recent years increases.

As Hugh says, vote with your feet and maybe VM might think again about increasing in future.

£2 is nothing, a packet of 20 cigarettes costs up to nearly £7, some central London shops that can range up to nearly £8, so you tell me if people can afford Virgin Media's prices or not

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Joedm45

Unfortunately April has always been price increase month, I'm surprised so many people are angry about this news.

I for one expected an increase and £2 is about average considering recent years increases.

As Hugh says, vote with your feet and maybe VM might think again about increasing in future.

l am happy where l am but as customers we are entitled to have the odd grump here and there and if people people want to move then as Hugh says then that is their prerogative.

[m419]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

The only player in the Pay-TV industry are Sky and Virgin Media, and that how it will stay for a long time!

Unless BT seriously improves its tv service or buys BskyB (bar the channels, which would remain under News Corp ownership)

That's what i'm saying, fibre optic investments is like stage 1. They don't have to be a content provider to be successful, NTL,Videotron,Cable London and Cable and Wireless proved that.

BT's network and equipment is available throughout much of the UK reaching most of the UK apart from Kingston upon Hull. BT will simply use tactics like Free 50MB broadband and unlimited calls when they subscribe to a TV package costing £30 or something to worm customers in.

A lot of people are reluctant to leaving BT for another phone company so it would be quite easy with some people.

[andy_m]

Sky announced a price freeze in August last year until September this. In other words not so much a pay freeze, more an announcement as to when they next intend to review their prices.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Joedm45

Unfortunately April has always been price increase month, I'm surprised so many people are angry about this news.

I for one expected an increase and £2 is about average considering recent years increases.

As Hugh says, vote with your feet and maybe VM might think again about increasing in future.

But if im reading this correctly it's a £4.00 icrease for new XL customers taking TIVO and the same for existing XL customers upgrading to TIVO

[paultrademark]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

But if im reading this correctly it's a £4.00 icrease for new XL customers taking TIVO and the same for existing XL customers upgrading to TIVO

Plus any increase on the Phone/BB prices.. could get expensive

[LexDiamond]

Originally Posted by andy_m

Sky announced a price freeze in August last year until September this. In other words not so much a pay freeze, more an announcement as to when they next intend to review their prices.

Depends on what tv package the customer wad on. Under the new packages some customers cost would increase so for them it was a freeze.

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by m419

That's what i'm saying, fibre optic investments is like stage 1. They don't have to be a content provider to be successful, NTL,Videotron,Cable London and Cable and Wireless proved that.

BT's network and equipment is available throughout much of the UK reaching most of the UK apart from Kingston upon Hull. BT will simply use tactics like Free 50MB broadband and unlimited calls when they subscribe to a TV package costing £30 or something to worm customers in.

A lot of people are reluctant to leaving BT for another phone company so it would be quite easy with some people.

Does Kingston upon Hull telecom provider (Kingston Communications or KC) have fibre optic services?

Bt Vision will be in serious trouble once YourView lauches!

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by m419

I believe they will invest the money wisely

I believe in Santa and World Peace.

The TiVo increase is a brilliant ruse. It will come to everybody within a few months, not just new customers. At least someone at VM has got brains. Get them cheap into people homes, then increase the charge by 67%. Oh yes, make loads of staff redundant as well.

[m419]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Does Kingston upon Hull telecom provider (Kingston Communications or KC) have fibre optic services?

Whether it does or doesn't, BT do not operate there, Kingston Communications, a seperate local company which operates under the same regulations as BT operates there, you will notice the telephone boxes are the same, but they are white

[andy_m]

I'm sure Virgin know that in the current climate simply having Tivo won't be enough if their prices aren't competitive. The only serious pay TV competition remain Sky, who are already more expensive and who will likely be further increasing their prices in September. I don't want to have to pay more money, but I don't think Virgin seriously have much to fear by doing it.

[m419]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Does Kingston upon Hull telecom provider (Kingston Communications or KC) have fibre optic services?

Bt Vision will be in serious trouble once YourView lauches!

They used to but they came to a halt in 2006 for some reason.

With Your View, i'm sure a large company like BT will come up with something. If they don't then it will be another big flop