Nice. What's the data cap?
O2 - anyone else just had notice of a 17.8% increase
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unlimited for £16 a month.
So as previously stated my virgin package is £27 and they want to put it up £9 to £36 which is about 33%. Obviously I contacted virgin and complained and they came back that they know times are hard so they can offer me the exact same package I'm on for £59. Result!
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Not sure if I missed the sarcasm here, or your numbers don't quite add up!
Oh there's a lot of sarcasm. Their solution for me to save money was to offer me the same package at over double the price I currently pay even though I have around a year left on my contract.
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So did they reduce the bill or not?
No, I could either accept the £9 increase or they could offer me the same package at double the price I currently pay. They could not offer me anything less.
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That’s mental. Dunno how companies get away with it.
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If you want a Virgin Media deal people take out VM/O2 combined and people think it’s a good deal until they hike the prices, which is what they are doing.
They all going to be at it.
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Part of the reason why I switched to a sim only deal with Smarty, cheap, unlimited data with no annual price hikes for just £16 a month.
With ee..problem. I have is they seem so much better than other suppliers. Assume o2 are still crap and smarty are part of three which again assume they are still rubbish?
Used to be with giffgaff, but they're o2 core and while I like giffgaff as a company they were generally slow and had no visual voice mail
Used to be with giffgaff, but they're o2 core and while I like giffgaff as a company they were generally slow and had no visual voice mail
Where did you see the 4th Feb published please?
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Increased operating costs are being passed onto customers. I don’t understand why this is shock to people.
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2 things .
1. It’s whilst people are in contract.
2. RPI att 13.9% is bad enough but to top it up by 3.9% is just a total rip off.
But it's in the contract and has been for a few years now so there should be no surprise when they action it. Doesn't make it any less crap but it shouldn't be a surprise.
Saw it in the HUKD thread about the VM mobile deal. Anyway it is monthly deal so can move into new cheaper contract.
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People wouldn't be so bothered if the prices would actually come down when inflation is in the negatives but they don't, or atleast haven't historically.
If pay rates only increase by an average of 3.1% annually, and bills increase by a minimum of 3.9% then eventually there will be a point where no one can afford anything. Infact were getting close to that now when even middle income families are having to cut back drastically. Poorer families are already at the point of not caring and just making do as best they can by using any means necessary.
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I think your missing my point .
Contract or not given how high inflation is and RPI at 13.4% they could have as a good will just waived the +3.9 % . Would probably have kept a lot more customers, like I said it’s just greedy .
Given inflation will drop it makes it even worse.