Virgin Media Discussion Thread

[1mm3]

What are people paying for 100bb only?

I was previously on £24.50 a month, they would always offer a good discount on calling up but they won't budge from £30 a month now.

Can easily sign up on wife's name, plenty of offers at £24/ £25 through uSwitch and cable.co.uk

 

[Journey]

they offered me 3 v6

Just cancel, and wait a few days they will call you, don't accept anything less than the price a new customer gets plus some bill credit. Otherwise if you live with another adult, cancel your services and sign up in a new name, at the same address and get the cashback, bill credits and cheap monthly price.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

Just cancel, and wait a few days they will call you, don't accept anything less than the price a new customer gets plus some bill credit. Otherwise if you live with another adult, cancel your services and sign up in a new name, at the same address and get the cashback, bill credits and cheap monthly price.

does the name change definitely work

 

[Journey]

does the name change definitely work

Yes, since it is a different person under a different credit agreement. What I'd say though is, you'll find once you give them the 30 days notice you'll get nagged to death to stay, just stand your ground and tell them what you'll get as a 'valued' new customer rather than sticking around. They'll sort something out, and if not you just sign up and have it reactivated after a couple of days under the new account, with stacks of cashback and bill credits etc.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

I cannot do without tv or broadband for a few days

 

[Journey]

I cannot do without tv or broadband for a few days

As I said they'll call you so it won't get to that. You can always cancel your cancellation, if you can't get a deal you like.

 

[Azza]

I cannot do without tv or broadband for a few days

You can't do without TV?!

For internet just tether your device(s) to your phone.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

my phone is only 20gb plus I don't get a signal at home, I'm not the only person in the house

 

[MartinPrince]

Guys as before, I can get discount on VM new customers, have signed up quite a few of you lot already, for more info PM me

Cheers, sent you trust message.

 

[xb8browney]

Going to call tonight to get my price down, M350 is £35 for new customers so I'm looking at paying that, currently paying £42.50. if they won't budge I'll put my notice in and sign up as a new customer in partners details

 

[PAULRYAN52]

can my dad sign up for ultimate oomph if I cancel

 

[xb8browney]

Yes

 

[PAULRYAN52]

would he need to ring up if we want 3 boxes and not be able to get cashback

 

[xb8browney]

You'd lose the cashback by calling but you could ask for bill credit maybe

 

[PAULRYAN52]

could I place the order like normal then contact them and ask them to add the third box just before the installation date

 

[xb8browney]

Something you'd have to risk imo

 

[PAULRYAN52]

ok thanks

 

[Shadowness]

Thought I'd update peeps on my outcome.

As I predicted, no one called me back after cancelling. Ended up calling two days before being disconnected asking if they definitely can't do anything. Offered £51, was £67,

Not to bad a result I guess, but I knew they'd call my bluff!

 

[Vertigo]

Seems 1gb is now available to me in Brum but confirmed with a rep that it's a minimum 18-month term and they won't budge.

Not prepared to commit for that long right now as want to wait and see what happens with FTTP.

 

[Relentless81]

Seeing this thread has just reminded me of the yearly anguish of having to contact them and threaten to cancel unless they can match the previous years monthly payment, really hate phoning Virgin Media life is too short to be stuck on the phone waiting to speak to someone