Virgin Media Retention thread

jem16

Scrounger wrote: »

I doubt if you'll manage to negotiate BB and phone line for £10 though (but no harm in trying).

It's possible - I got pretty close at £11.45 (XL phone).

Scrounger

jem16 wrote: »

I got pretty close at £11.45 (XL phone).

Yes, but you're Scottish!

[I'm from Yorkshire and you got a better deal than me]

Scrounger

hothothot_3

will keep you updated.......If someone can get it for 11.45, than theres no way im paying one pence more.

Ive got my suspicions that these people get big commissions to keep customers retained.....they can start splitting it with me.

jem16

Scrounger wrote: »

[I'm from Yorkshire and you got a better deal than me]

What's your 10Mb speed like in the evening?

Scrounger

jem16 wrote: »

What's your 10Mb speed like in the evening?

VM have cooked their goose, I'm going to join O2 in 12 months time.

Scrounger

jem16

Scrounger wrote: »

VM have cooked their goose, I'm going to join O2 in 12 months time.

Scrounger

Crikey - you're worse than me. Mine doesn't usually slow down till around 8pm although tonight it seems slower.





Try it again - I did two quick tests and very different results.

hothothot_3

Jem, Scrounger..........what should I say to them next time they call?

jem16

hothothot wrote: »

Jem, Scrounger..........what should I say to them next time they call?

Tell them that you can't afford any more than £10 for 10Mb BB. You need to quote deals that you have already found like O2/Be for £7.50pm.

hothothot_3

jem16 wrote: »

Tell them that you can't afford any more than £10 for 10Mb BB. You need to quote deals that you have already found like O2/Be for £7.50pm.

but with 02, you need to have a BT landline......so im guessing it would amount to 17 in total?

so if VM offer for 11, thats a good deal?

Scrounger

hothothot wrote: »

but with 02, you need to have a BT landline......so im guessing it would amount to 17 in total?

Yes, probably a bit more, say £11.34 + £7.50 = £18.84.

hothothot wrote: »

.. so if VM offer for 11, thats a good deal?

Yes, very good deal.

In mine and jem's cases though we already had BT lines so it made it easier to haggle and (ie if VM hadn't relented and had disconnected then i could very easily have moved to O2 adsl at zero cost).

Scrounger