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By *ools and the brain OP   Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Anyone else had the email about the extortionate price increase?

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By *beeMan
over a year ago

Bristol

There's no escaping it, got one from BT today and EE last week.

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By *ools and the brain OP   Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.


"There's no escaping it, got one from BT today and EE last week."

Yeah I had one from O2 but that was acceptable.

But £11 a month is a big jump.

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By *avexxMan
over a year ago

cheshire

would say shop around but tbh there all doing the same,,

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By *ottom charlieMan
over a year ago

washington


"Anyone else had the email about the extortionate price increase?"
well if plenty of their customers changed to another supplier it would hit them in their vast profits there are plenty of cheaper companies and just as good why pay extra just for the name,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bloody hell, I’m just switching from BT to Virgin ….

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

You often won't pay a fee to get out of contact either but research this.

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By *pank the MonkeyCouple
over a year ago

Down the Rabbit Hole and Round the Corner

Sky and plusnet have just bumped there prices up again

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By *ribsaMan
over a year ago

A box at end of your bed

Yep plusnet done the same and I just had email from tescos mobile putting their contract prices up too. The whole country will be on strike for higher pay soon how is anyone going to manage the way prices keep increasing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They’re all inflation +4% aren’t they?

Robbing bastards the lot of them.

I’m waiting until AFTER the price increase then getting new deals elsewhere. I was tempted to leave BT in January on a better deal but then of course it would have gone up by 14% or 15% at the end of March, so I’ll wait until 1 April instead

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By *oulkissMan
over a year ago

Croydon

I'd never use Virgin or BT, I've worked in that industry and know all about the crap they pull with overloading capacity etc.

That said, my ISP isnt the cheapest, but they do givbe me 1gbps, will investigate if I think there is a problem and don't filter/block any sites - including thepiratebay etc, so are well worth the money.

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Virgin media are one of the best companies to haggle with. Can get some great benefits/bonuses along with some reasonable discounts

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By *awty_TwoCouple
over a year ago

Near Maidstone


"Anyone else had the email about the extortionate price increase?"

We find good broadband plus a ROKU stick in every TV in the house is a lot cheaper and more flexible than Virgin will ever be. They are losing customers by there thousands, so putting price up to try to accommodate that loss.

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"Anyone else had the email about the extortionate price increase?"

It’s crazy , mine went up from 30 to 62 for internet only. After much negotiation I got them back to 30 but we fell out and I cancelled.

I took Three , SIM based connection no install , next day delivery £10 per month and I haven’t noticed it being any worse than VM tbh, I steam and use internet from2 devices, maybe if you have a family at home it won’t work though.

It may be time to abandon internet connections altogether till if you have good 4G , up your mobile data and get chrome cast enabled on everything

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"They’re all inflation +4% aren’t they?

Robbing bastards the lot of them.

I’m waiting until AFTER the price increase then getting new deals elsewhere. I was tempted to leave BT in January on a better deal but then of course it would have gone up by 14% or 15% at the end of March, so I’ll wait until 1 April instead "

They know they can do it , internet & telecom is one of the few sectors that’s 100% recession proof, war proof, pandemic proof. They grow when other sectors retract , they grew massively through COVID.

There’s no justification , their staff and infra costs haven’t risen anything like that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't have sky, virgin or BT.

No broadband either.

Just my mobile data which is enough for what I do.

I have a movie app for the latest films and Freeview TV

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By *illycarrolCouple
over a year ago

n/cle on tyne

Its like every company in Britain now jumping on the bandwagon increasing prices because of--- fill your own blanks in, we will see soon all the companies record profits after these rip off price rises

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Some of the companies now have social tariffs _not due to having any social conscience - which can be worth looking at, in case you're eligible. I cut an elderly relative's telephone costs way down and the price is static now.

Ir is time to be loyal to ourselves and not these parasites. I'm in the process of moving

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By *ustamanMan
over a year ago

weymouth

I rent a garage off aster it's gone up 12•5%. Buggers used the peak inflation figure October not the new lower rate

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

As per government advice, get a 2nd or 3rd job or get a better paying job!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got notified that my EE bill and Sky broadband is going up.

Glad I don't have Sky TV dread to think how much they'd be.

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By *inthgowmale45Man
over a year ago

linlithgow

Virgin - phone them up they offer a 7.50 discount for 6 months automatically without talking to anyone. I held on and got £15 a month off.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

EE prices are going up by more than Virgin Media.

Are these high price hikes justified?

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Where my daughter lives she could only get Virgin.

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By *awty_TwoCouple
over a year ago

Near Maidstone


"Where my daughter lives she could only get Virgin."

Where my son lives you’d be hard pushed to find one….

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