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AOL 8Mbps Platinum for £9.99

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Nutty_Nora_2
Nutty_Nora_2 Posts: 11 Forumite
in Broadband & internet access
I was paying a whopping £29.99 for this. I just called AOL and said that I was a loyal customer and wanted a better deal. They offered me £17.99 plus free weekend and evening calls. I didn't take this up. When I called back they offered me £24.99!!! This was an hour later. I threatened to leave and they came up with the £9.99 deal. I'm pretty pleased with my 10 minute call!!:j
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  • bellamy_47
    bellamy_47 Posts: 194 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    If you call 0800 2796771 option one, request a 'mac code' they will transfer you to the relevant department, explain your friend gets 8mb and free call package for £9.99 and you aren't happy at paying more. should be straight forward after that.
  • dellfanatic
    dellfanatic Posts: 196 Forumite
    That sounds interesting, what call package did you get? I'm on AOL Silver at £9.99 per month (only 1MB :cry: )
    Blackadder: Baldrick, I have a very, very, very cunning plan.
    Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
    Blackadder: Yes it is.
    Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.
  • djblamire
    djblamire Posts: 299 Forumite
    I'm on £9.99 silver @ 2mbps and have been for just over a year now. (No calls package)

    Daniel
  • empfun
    empfun Posts: 608 Forumite
    Why £9.99? Is that suppose to be a benchmark to a competitor's product?
    I know nothing
  • djblamire
    djblamire Posts: 299 Forumite
    I think the £9.99 Platinum is supposed to be comparible to Sky's £10/mth (Although Sky's is up to 16mbps).

    Daniel
  • dellfanatic
    dellfanatic Posts: 196 Forumite
    I'm at/near the end of my "10 day testing period" for DSL max from AOL (yes they agreed to give me the up to 8MB) but my speed test has only shown a marginal increase - I live 700m from our exchange and the BT tester says it should be around 6MB on my line.

    When does the higher speed kick in, at the end of the testing period? :o
    Blackadder: Baldrick, I have a very, very, very cunning plan.
    Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
    Blackadder: Yes it is.
    Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Should have done so by now! Have they actually done anything? What do your router stats tell you? What is your speed test result here.
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • LondonDiva
    LondonDiva Posts: 3,011 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    :kisses3: to Nutty Nora :kisses3: & bellamy_47 :kisses3:

    Just been upped from AOL Silver's £17.99 for 2mb to Platinum's £9.99 for 8mb and free calls on evenings & weekends.:beer:

    thanks for getting me to do something about my apathy guys!:T The reduced line rental would have been good enough, but the speed & calls were a bonus without the faff of moving companies.
    "This is a forum - not a support group. We do not "owe" anyone unconditional acceptance of their opinions."
  • dellfanatic
    dellfanatic Posts: 196 Forumite
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    Normally it was about 950ish upload so it's increased a bit... Ive been on AOL Live help and they keep telling me to wait till the end of the 10 day period :wall:
    Blackadder: Baldrick, I have a very, very, very cunning plan.
    Baldrick: Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?
    Blackadder: Yes it is.
    Baldrick: Hmm... that's cunning.
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    dellfanatic wrote: »

    Normally it was about 950ish upload so it's increased a bit... Ive been on AOL Live help and they keep telling me to wait till the end of the 10 day period :wall:

    Your router stats would show your actual line sync rate but from the look of your upload speed, you are not on max ADSL - up to 8Mb.
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
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