Virgin deals

Jay22_2

Chris123 wrote: »

I gave them a call just before Sky cut the channels off and was able to get

XL TV
Talk Anytime 400
L Internet
V+
V box

for £56 a month.

Just be warned that when you get your first bill it will be double what you agreed on the phone. They take the month and then a month in advanced.

Hi guys ,
i've got from Vergin media:

TV (L)
Phone (M)
Broadband (M)

all for £20 per months + £25 for installation charge

BarGin

I agreed a package with retentions last month for

Broadband XL free
TV XL + Sky Sports £37

I got them to confirm it by email.

First bill since arrived today - £95.47. I've just phoned CS and they best they can offer is £30 off my current bill and £55 ongoing.

I have replied to the email I got from retentions and if they don't sort it I will be switching to Sky.

BarGin

arushofblood

It's taken me a while to sort this but here goes !

I think I'm paying out WAY over the top here ( and that doesn't include the £34.00 worth of overcharges on my previous 3 bills that I have just managed to reclaim !! )

I'm currently with Virgin on

• TV: XL @ £20.50
• Broadband: M @ £18.00
• Phone: Line rental + Talk Unlimited @ £11.00 + £9.95
• Mobile: 300 Mins, 300 Txts @ £10.00
• No extras

Total cost per month: £69.45 !!! :eek:

Have been a customer for years and years. No fixed contracts.

I guess I would need to stick with XL TV as the kids would like to keep Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon ? Is there a cheaper alternative way to get these chanels ?

Broadband M is fine really, though would accept anything more for free ! I need to stick with VM for this as my business relies a lot on emails and I couldn't afford to be without them whilst changing provider. Unless there is a simple way to do this ?

I don't need Talk Unlimited as I can use the mobile.

I would like to keep the mobile but appreciate that there are other ways of achieving this at a cheaper cost ?

Any extras that can be trown in for a good price would be good

Please help !!!

veruccasalt

I have spent 20 minutes on the phone with Virgin Media today as they seem to have just undone all the discounts I had negotiated with NTL before they switched over. I have been a customer for about 9 years. Currently I pay:

TV Family Pack £20.50
Sports and Movies £23.50
Setatnta £15
Line Rental £11
4 (8?)M broadband £25
Talk Unlimited £16

I get a discount of £11 for all three services with them, and he grudingly gave me a further discount of £10.25 for 6 months

I think my total bill is now going to be about £89.75, which seems extortionate to me!

Can anyone let me know what they think and ideas/suggestions for how to barter this down?

Many thanks

jpieter

Veruccasalt - did you speak to RETENTIONS to get the deal or was it with customer services (who do not have the authourity to give decent discounts )
As for my account deal i went through retentions and i am paying alot less than you are as i stated earlier in this thread :-

''' I phoned Virgin Media today just for a change to get another deal deal at of them.
I ended up getting :-
10mb broadband for only £17.50 a month on a 3 month deal, but phone and renew every 3 months (on a seperate bill )

TV XL package
V+ box (already have old box in bedroom)
Line rental
Talk unlimited
Sky sports
Sky movies

all for an outstanding price of £41.45 a month for EVER !!!!!!! '''''


I have just had the first bill since this deal and it is as stated.
The only difference is the broadband has gone up by £1 a month - but it has now gone upto 20mb speed so cant complain.

TITEASCRAMP

Im getting
BB - L
Phone - Unlimited call anytime
TV - sml
£19 the lot

bobdauilda

jpieter wrote: »

Veruccasalt - did you speak to RETENTIONS to get the deal or was it with customer services (who do not have the authourity to give decent discounts )
As for my account deal i went through retentions and i am paying alot less than you are as i stated earlier in this thread :-

''' I phoned Virgin Media today just for a change to get another deal deal at of them.
I ended up getting :-
10mb broadband for only £17.50 a month on a 3 month deal, but phone and renew every 3 months (on a seperate bill )

TV XL package
V+ box (already have old box in bedroom)
Line rental
Talk unlimited
Sky sports
Sky movies

all for an outstanding price of £41.45 a month for EVER !!!!!!! '''''


I have just had the first bill since this deal and it is as stated.
The only difference is the broadband has gone up by £1 a month - but it has now gone upto 20mb speed so cant complain.

HANG ON?!!? You are getting broadband 10MB and all the rest of the tv/phone packages for £41.45 PLUS £17.50= £58.95

or are you getting all of that for £41.45???

Are you RIchard Branson per chance?

jpieter

The broadband is on a completely seperate account -£18.50 a month (gone up by £1 this month) for 20mb, all the rest for £41.45

£18.50 +£41.45 = £59.95 a month for all

I hope this clears up any confusion

arushofblood

When you speak to retentions, do you start off by saying you want your subscription cancelled or is this the place you ask for a better deal ?

jpieter

It all depends on how many services you have with them - i have everything with them.
At the time I said that i was thinking of moving to SKY and what deal could they offer and try not to accept there first offer and say 'surely you can better that' . I cant guarantee this will work but it did for me.
Also dont tell them ,try and be friendly - this way you will get a better deal- usually anyway.
You can also say that your friend has a good deal and quote a deal from this thread and see what they say.
I hope this works . by the way be prepared to wait on the phone- i had to wait about 20 minutes , but it was worth it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!