June Price Rises?

[King Of Fools]

From http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...734#post712734

Originally Posted by Neil

But this is the company that is apparently dropping their MPEG 4 HDTV Box in favour of MPEG 2.....

What's next-more price rises in the next few months?

[Edit]-Just to clarify: Both of those point I have mentioned above are things that I have been informed will be happening.

They have not been confirmed by ntl yet, but they would appear to be as close to fact as you can get at the moment.

Also-if people want to discuss those two things, can you start a new thread as this one is about the 0845/0870 charges to call ntl?

MPEG 4 dropping & June price rises-you heard it here 1st.

Given we already have another thread discussing the MPEG4 being dropped:
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...80#post=710980

I would be interested in discussing any rumours on these price rises in June.

[Neil]

From what I gather....

1) Cheap calls to the USA being removed.

2) £4 non DD charge per account.

[Chrysalis]

what was the old non DD charge £2?

[Graham M]

Given how many non-DD customers I know, if they increase each one by only £2 then they'll be raking it in lol.

[Derek]

Originally Posted by Neil

1) Cheap calls to the USA being removed.

I wonder if this will include the reduced rates with the international call plan or be used as an opportunity to upsell customers to plans with the ICP included (if they even do that anymore)

Originally Posted by Neil

2) £4 non DD charge per account.

What is the Sky non-DD charge? I seem to remember it was £4.00 but can't find it on their website anywhere.

[King Of Fools]

Originally Posted by Neil

From what I gather....

1) Cheap calls to the USA being removed.

2) £4 non DD charge per account.

Thanks!

If they are the only changes it will not make any difference to me!

Is it just me or is there way to many price increases going on lately????

[Stephen]

Also peak/off peak call time is changing Peak rate is going to be 6am till 6pm instead of the current 8am till 6pm. So if you want to make a few cheap calls before heading to work you will need to get up earlier.

Also the international call plan is dropping from £2 a month to £1.50, telephone line rental will be going up by 50p.

[Chrysalis]

price rises alongside drops in service.

merger bigger company, normal behaviour for a dominant company people, ntl probably feel invincable now.

Originally Posted by DarthYoda

Also peak/off peak call time is changing Peak rate is going to be 6am till 6pm instead of the current 8am till 6pm. So if you want to make a few cheap calls before heading to work you will need to get up earlier.

Also the international call plan is dropping from £2 a month to £1.50, telephone line rental will be going up by 50p.

I'm confused again.Line Rental? I thought the phone was free with DTV.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

I'm confused again.Line Rental? I thought the phone was free with DTV.

No No No No No-Phone line rental is not free with ntl DTV.

You pay £10.50 over the price of the TV package & they 'include' line rental, they don't sell it without the phone as if they did no one would take it as it's completely inferior to BT's in pretty much every way.

It's been a bone of contention for years, if you look at the prices on their website it shows (for example) £19.50* , then at the bottom it says...

Originally Posted by ntl

*Price excludes £10.50 phone line rental which you must take with your TV Pack

[mob227]

Sky charge a £4 non dd fee and can any one confirm that ntl is going to charge £4 for non DD aswell

I pay my bill by DD but some people can not pay by dd as they dont have a bank account or just dont like DIRECT DEBIT i think the £4 non dd fee is a money make scam and ntl have clicked on to what sky are doing so are going to scam people aswell come on fair enuf if it was a £1 non DD fee but £4 is a p*ss take

That is my view on it

Originally Posted by dezzo

I wonder if this will include the reduced rates with the international call plan or be used as an opportunity to upsell customers to plans with the ICP included (if they even do that anymore)



What is the Sky non-DD charge? I seem to remember it was £4.00 but can't find it on their website anywhere.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by mob227

Sky charge a £4 non dd fee and can any one confirm that ntl is going to charge £4 for non DD aswell

I pay my bill by DD but some people can not pay by dd as they dont have a bank account or just dont like DIRECT DEBIT i think the £4 non dd fee is a money make scam and ntl have clicked on to what sky are doing so are going to scam people aswell come on fair enuf if it was a £1 non DD fee but £4 is a p*ss take

That is my view on it

Yes NTLs non-DD charge will be changing to £4. I am guessing it is to try and persuade more people to switch to DD. Its the best way to pay bills. All my Bills are paid by DD. Takes the hassle out of remembering to pay them.

BT only charge an extra £1 for non payment by DD

I choose not to pay via DD where NTL are concerned due to all the incorrect billing errors etc that I get every month! (Well the last 5 months in a row anyway!)

I quit my phone & TV package & NTL have now given me good reason to quit my broadband to!

[Neil]

Well-I've just had some very interesting info passed to me regarding these price rises....

I'm in the process of verifying it now (no offence to the 'passer' if you're reading this-you know I trust you )

I'll update you ASAP, but if it is true then it isn't good news.