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Virgin £8.50pcm deal - contract expires soon - what happens next?
~16-17months ago I signed up to the Virgin £8.50pcm deal (100mins and 100texts). This had a contract length of 18months so will expire soon.
I sent Virgin a webform asking what would happen to my tariff (would it be replaced by another tariff? would I have to sign-up to a new deal?).
This was about 1week ago, and they haven't bothered to reply (I will be sending a new email to them later today asking the same question).
Last night I rang Virgin customer service and was told that I could
a) Sign up to a new deal
OR
b) Continue on the current tariff forever.
Something tells me that (b) is just plain wrong. I find it difficult to believe that Virgin would allow me to continue on this tariff, when they could just as easily bump me to the next nearest one (£10 pcm for 24 months=£15pcm for 18months) or make me go back onto PAYG.
I remember seeing a loooong thread on this board dated Feb 2009 about this tariff so I suspect I ain't the only one here who must be coming to the end of this deal.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
SteveO.
I sent Virgin a webform asking what would happen to my tariff (would it be replaced by another tariff? would I have to sign-up to a new deal?).
This was about 1week ago, and they haven't bothered to reply (I will be sending a new email to them later today asking the same question).
Last night I rang Virgin customer service and was told that I could
a) Sign up to a new deal
OR
b) Continue on the current tariff forever.
Something tells me that (b) is just plain wrong. I find it difficult to believe that Virgin would allow me to continue on this tariff, when they could just as easily bump me to the next nearest one (£10 pcm for 24 months=£15pcm for 18months) or make me go back onto PAYG.
I remember seeing a loooong thread on this board dated Feb 2009 about this tariff so I suspect I ain't the only one here who must be coming to the end of this deal.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
SteveO.
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Comments
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All that's happened is you've finished the minimum term (18 months) after that the contract carries on as a month on month rolling contract until you either, upgrade or leave.0
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The above said is true it will just continue to roll on
However one thing to mindful of is that if your last deal was at a loyalty or discounted rate there is a likelihood it will revert back to the full amount once the contract has expired.
Your best off trying to negotiate a new deal before the time comes just encase0
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