Giffgaff price increase/data reduction

MillicentBystander

When you offer truly unlimited internet it invariably ends in tears - there must be a hardcore of massive data users who just pounce on whoever offers it until it eventually spoils it for others. But, hey, don't offer unlimited internet unless you are prepared to be fleeced...

Herongull

thegoodman wrote: »

The zgiffgaff is a community thing, I am sure members would have voted for this change. Most must have agree to less.
Any further changes at later date would also go through the community.

Otherwise what is the point of having the community if the company is going to make the changes anyway?

Surely you aren't serious?

Buzby

So whilst you pay Vodafone dearly for their network infrastructure, you see nothing wrong with providing your own, and not getting a discount for doing so? If your house doesn't have BB from someody, you'll get full signal strength and no connection to anywhere.....

thegoodman

Herongull wrote: »

Surely you aren't serious?

That's what many of the users have been saying, not me

Herongull

thegoodman wrote: »

That's what many of the users have been saying, not me

Ahhh! You were being ironic;)

I thought it must be that or else extreme naivety.

buscape

steveE2 wrote: »

Update on consultation
http://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Contribute-Innovation-Promotion/Updated-Mobile-Internet-Community-Consultation/m-p/6033944#M150508

Quote from that thread:

Note: Another classic marketing/negotiating strategy is to make a first offer which is so outrageous that everyone gets angry about it.

Only then do you release the real offer which isn't nearly as bad, and you can claim you've "listened".

Everyone is then so pleased they never had to accept the outrageous offer that they'll happily accept the new one without question...

Seems to have worked in this case.

Is anyone on here going to leave giffgaff because of this price increase?

rwalton159

Note: Another classic marketing/negotiating strategy is to make a first offer which is so outrageous that everyone gets angry about it.

Only then do you release the real offer which isn't nearly as bad, and you can claim you've "listened".

Everyone is then so pleased they never had to accept the outrageous offer that they'll happily accept the new one without question...

Nice one and I believe this is now Government policy.

Kernel_Sanders

buscape wrote: »

How come giffgaff are having to pay O2 per MB for data when they're owned by O2? Doesn't make any sense if it's true.

Of course it makes sense; it's more profit for O2.

diamonds

Looks like o2 50% owned Tesco is becoming better deals than o2 or its 100% subsiduary GG lol

Kernel_Sanders

diamonds wrote: »

Ah, no-one comes close....

The first UK network, the first multi-international mobile telco, the first to outsource customer care, the first to screw customers mid contract, the first to make a £20 billion pound loss :rotfl:

I thought it was the British treasury who made the big loss....http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jun/26/vodafone-faces-tax-payment-row