Another increase from Virgin (£3.50 month).
We're well out of contract, and currently getting a bundle, but it's £50/ month, and all I really want now is the broadband.
Can anyone advise on the best way (if it's possible) to drop the phone and TV without having to start a contract ?
The thing is that I too want less speed there is only me here. I notice however that the others are putting up their prices as well, and I did ask myself are they all in this together. I still use my virgin phone with talk anytime, and I do not use or get tv, it seems a little unfair to me to force us to get the package we do, and not adjust their costs to keep people rather than getting rid of them. The only reason I'm staying is the hassle of changing email addresses and getting a but line back in again, knowing too well that this time next year all land lines will be voip anyway. I'm sort of thinking they are all playing the game of upping the costs so when 5g comes out they can make it look attractive and do away with loads of bits of wire and stuff, or am I being cynical? Brian
Jethro_uk wrote on 22/07/2019 :
Others are complaining too about the VM increase.
For comparison - I am on Plusnet with fttc 40Mb, free anytime calls to landline and mobiles, paying £30.48 including line. Tat is a special deal I negotiated with them for 18 months. I have just joined Plusnet for mobile £7 for 3Gb, unlimited calls, unlimited texts, with a 12 month contract.
As I have free calls on the mobile now, I asked PN if I could drop the 'anytime' on my landline and save the £8. They agreed so from next month I will still have the landline, 40Mb fttc, but only pay £22.48 + £7 for the mobile.
Around here, VM are the only game in town if you want grown-up broadband. My speeds are c.100-150 MBps on their basic package.
All other providers won't be pinned down to anything over 5MBps at the moment - whatever their advertising may claim. I know because my previous employers IT geniuses tried to kill off homeworking by insisting the VPN ran at 10MBps which meant quite a few staff couldn't get in (politics more than technology, btw). I also got a letter from BT refusing to guarantee anything over 3MBps ...
I may look into switching to just a VM business broadband only service. Flat £30/month last time I looked.
I would be less grumpy about the price hike if every time I looked for something from VM - like HD versions of SD channels - it didn't inevitably end in needing an "upgrade". Bearing in mind even with VM you need a NetFlix subscription etc etc.
On Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:02:49 -0000 (UTC), Jethro_uk <jethro snipped-for-privacy@hotmailbin.com wrote: <snip>
Same here (basic broadband (no TV / phone), never accepted a speed upgrade, still paying the recent rate). ;-(
A mate is using a 4G / WiFi home router thingy with unlimited data that gives him a faster service than any phone line based provider for just over £20/month (depending on where you are etc).
Cheers, T i m
HomeOwnersHub website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.