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Unemployment question for my friend

speedy2056
speedy2056 Posts: 83 Forumite
in Phones & TV
My mate was laid off work last week and is with Virgin for phone, tv and broadband services.

It looks like he will struggle to keep paying for these services for a while but he heard rumblings that if you call them and say you are unemployed, they will reduce your bill.

Is this true?

Any help would be appreciated!

Comments

  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    Highly unlikely, if they did that, every Tom, !!!!!! and Harriet would be ringing them.
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    It is true they can reduce your package to the bare minimum but that'll only save money if you are on a top package. Otherwise it's a matter of letting the contract run it's course then shopping around for a better deal.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • speedy2056
    speedy2056 Posts: 83 Forumite
    Thanks for the replies, it's just that he said that he has a friend who called them and got his bills reduced by half for this reason.

    I don't buy it either.
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    OTOH, what has he got to lose?
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • Jucky_Mucky
    Jucky_Mucky Posts: 12 Forumite
    yes, what has e got to lose?
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