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Virgin media doing charges

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  • SuperHan
    SuperHan Posts: 2,269 Forumite
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    How would you pay at all without a bank account?

    Last time I checked, you couldn't just bung cash in an envelope...
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
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    And you have a choice of staying with VM or get rid of it and get a now TV subscription.

    How long have you been with VM ?
  • p00hsticks
    p00hsticks Posts: 14,869 Forumite
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    edited 1 August 2015 at 10:20PM
    SuperHan wrote: »
    How would you pay at all without a bank account?

    Last time I checked, you couldn't just bung cash in an envelope...

    Akkers was talking about gas and electricity bills - for those, you can take your cash to a post office or Paypoint outlet (e.g. many co-op shops etc) and pay that way.

    not applicable to Virgin media though....
  • Ste_C
    Ste_C Posts: 676 Forumite
    Why wouldn't anyone prefer to pay by direct debit? Even if it wasn't 'free' it's still so much easier.
  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 35,688 Forumite
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    Plus if you have a Santander 123 account you get 3% cash back.
  • cono1717
    cono1717 Posts: 762 Forumite
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    akkers wrote: »
    Every time they ring me to ask me take their gas/electric I tell them where to go. I remind them that it was them that started this trend which penalises poor people.

    Christ, I bet you're just a joy to talk to...
  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    go to talk talk , you get 10% extra off if you pay within 24 hrs of your bill going online , and then they do not collect the DD


    so why cannot virgin say pay within 24 hrs OR set up a DD , in fact if you pay within 24 hrs , we will knock 10% off




    oh gosh , a pig flew past
  • marliepanda
    marliepanda Posts: 7,186 Forumite
    enfield_freddy wrote: »
    go to talk talk , you get 10% extra off if you pay within 24 hrs of your bill going online , and then they do not collect the DD


    so why cannot virgin say pay within 24 hrs OR set up a DD , in fact if you pay within 24 hrs , we will knock 10% off




    oh gosh , a pig flew past

    Yes because all companies offer identical deals.
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