SD TV price rises - Page 62

passingbat · 12-03-2012, 11:08

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

A problem here is that some customers of VM and Sky are paying too much money for what they get.

I am to blame also as l pay a staggering £75.00 for VM each month, that inc tv ,bb and phone. for XL, on Sky l pay £80.00 per mth, but only get Tv, but get the whole lot. If l stopped and went Freeview, l would not get the football.

So l cannot complain, BUT l can complain that if these companies stopped giving away freebee's to NEW customers, then l think it would stop. As an existing customer l cannot get the same deals as new customers. ie my mother in law can get BB for half price, whereas l pay the full price and VM say l cannot change it.

I have been told that we have to pay the top price for Tv bb and phone to cover the cost - unless someone knows different, we also know of someone who can get the SAME package as us,- £15.00 cheaper

It sounds as if when Sky get fibre broadband, then you could move completely over to Sky and save a lot of money.

I think when Sky get fibre BB, a lot of people will consider moving to Sky and VM should start to plan to counteract that, given that ATM, Sky win on TV and Phone and VM omly have BB and Tivo and one of those will soon be neuttralised. Tivo wll keep me, but how many others will seriously consider Sky when they get fibre? Quite a few I think.

borrissey · 12-03-2012, 11:28

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Originally Posted by passingbat

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

A problem here is that some customers of VM and Sky are paying too much money for what they get.

I am to blame also as l pay a staggering £75.00 for VM each month, that inc tv ,bb and phone. for XL, on Sky l pay £80.00 per mth, but only get Tv, but get the whole lot. If l stopped and went Freeview, l would not get the football.

So l cannot complain, BUT l can complain that if these companies stopped giving away freebee's to NEW customers, then l think it would stop. As an existing customer l cannot get the same deals as new customers. ie my mother in law can get BB for half price, whereas l pay the full price and VM say l cannot change it.

I have been told that we have to pay the top price for Tv bb and phone to cover the cost - unless someone knows different, we also know of someone who can get the SAME package as us,- £15.00 cheaper

It sounds as if when Sky get fibre broadband, then you could move completely over to Sky and save a lot of money.

I think when Sky get fibre BB, a lot of people will consider moving to Sky and VM should start to plan to counteract that, given that ATM, Sky win on TV and Phone and VM omly have BB and Tivo and one of those will soon be neuttralised. Tivo wll keep me, but how many others will seriously consider Sky when they get fibre? Quite a few I think.

Are sky going to be using Bts infinity?

passingbat · 12-03-2012, 11:38

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Originally Posted by borrissey

Are sky going to be using Bts infinity?

Presumably they are using BT's fibre network; whether it is re sold Infinity or Sky's equipment in the exchange, I don't know, but I seem to recall reading somewhere, that Sky plan to launch fibre in April. Not sure how true that is though.

muppetman11 · 12-03-2012, 13:38

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Originally Posted by passingbat

Presumably they are using BT's fibre network; whether it is re sold Infinity or Sky's equipment in the exchange, I don't know, but I seem to recall reading somewhere, that Sky plan to launch fibre in April. Not sure how true that is though.

http://corporate.sky.com/investors/p...w_fibre_launch

Alan Fry · 12-03-2012, 13:40

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Hi muppetman, I will say this only once, VM are good on the phone service, my main gripe with VM, is that yes VM do show the nature of there products BFORE you choose, BUT they also give out promises that they don't keep.

Ie 80 HD channels are on the horizon, In talks with Premier Sports, Atlantic etc, how long do these talks take there are unhappy customers out there that ARE still with VM and rant apart from myself.

I believe in you get what you pay for BUT you cannot justify putting the price up like we are having, without an increase in products.

I have said before that l don't mind paying more IF the channels increased.

One more time I like VM phone / BB, But the TV needs looking at

We don't have even 70 HD channels even in Sky

carlwaring · 12-03-2012, 15:18

Indeed. There are, according to this post, only 64

gaz2810i · 13-03-2012, 19:13

This Price increase has seriously made me question the cost of my services. It has also made me realise how expensive Virgin is compared with Sky. I have just been on the phone to both companies and I am shocked with what I have heard.

I am on the top VIP package, with two TiVo boxes, and pay around £105.

Needing to cut costs I managed to get Virgin down to around £69.90 by cutting the phone extras, loosing Sky Sports and sky movies, while lowing my Internet to 20 meg. Fantastic I thought...

I then asked about keeping Sky premium and the costs went back up to VIP levels. well £99 (no HD)

I then phoned Sky and amazingly they only wanted £60 for their full Broadband, TV and phone package without the sports and movies. This included multi-room and HD. With Sports and movies it came to a price of £88.

OK I would loose TiVo, ESPN, the great OD service and broadband would be 2 meg instead of 20, but I could keep sky Sports and sky movies, get more HD and finally experience Sky Atlantic for myself.

borrissey · 13-03-2012, 19:13

WOW Just spoke to Sky all that I have now is: £53 + £9 + £10.25 + £10.25 = £82.50.

I'm better off staying lol.

gaz2810i · 13-03-2012, 19:26

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Originally Posted by borrissey

WOW Just spoke to Sky all that I have now is: £53 + £9 + £10.25 + £10.25 = £82.50.

I'm better off staying lol.

Whats that for?

I was told if you get multi-room you get sky HD included.

I love my Virgin media services but honestly, i just don't know if the extras are worth th extra costs.

TonyHoyle · 13-03-2012, 19:27

Plus the cost of the phone line, normally £12 (and, if you don't have a BT line already, possible £150 install charge).

Easy to cost sky without taking that into account.

SnoopZ · 13-03-2012, 19:44

Sky is far more expensive for me too if i wanted to just replace the TV part of VM, if they dropped the HD charge of £10.25 a month then maybe it could be a viable option.

gaz2810i · 13-03-2012, 19:52

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Originally Posted by TonyHoyle

Plus the cost of the phone line, normally £12 (and, if you don't have a BT line already, possible £150 install charge).

Easy to cost sky without taking that into account.

Nope I was told it included the line rental and install charges are free, only £10 for line setup.

I just rang them back to confirm was given the same info.

borrissey · 13-03-2012, 19:56

It's for what i got now which is XL TV, Movies and sports collections, ESPN, Prem HD, Multiroom.

Then there's the £12 phone line charge on top of that which you MUST have if you want multiroom. It was for 2 Sky HD boxes.

So would be a upgrade in channels and a down grade in boxes because I have 2 TiVOs.

I pay £72 a month, come April 1st. Thats with what I listed not the phone line.

Arthurgray50@blu · 13-03-2012, 22:32

I was thinking of going to VM, but over a farce today with my son, FOUR calls todayto various parts of the world, to try and sort out a problem, and today it was his FIRST DAY, and they made a cock up. l might stay where l am

13-03-2012, 22:43

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Today my wife was going through all the channels on VM (the same as Sky) and said to me, ' all this money we pay out for channels and most of them are crap' and l just laughed and for once l totally agree with her.

We all moan that certain channels that customers want ie Atlantic etc, is there for Sky, yet l have never watched it. Premier Sports (or Setanta) is on Sky but not VM l would love to see that channel - so the viewer wants and wants, But as VM Say's 'we are in talks'

i got sky,virgin media and freeview..
most of the time me and my lady watch normal tv 1 to 5..
i dont know why i bother with sky and virgin media?