Downgrade within 18 months
sodafountain
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When you sign up for VM, is it like Sky, as in as long as you keep the basic service, you can downgrade to the lowest portion of that service within the contract period.
IE - if you signed up for the VIP Collection, could you downgrade the broadband to say 30MB and remove the Sports channels within the first 18 months, as long as you keep the TV package and the Broadband package (as well as the Telephone package).
Obviously any discount recieved for that collection would be lost, just trying to find out if it is possible.
IE - if you signed up for the VIP Collection, could you downgrade the broadband to say 30MB and remove the Sports channels within the first 18 months, as long as you keep the TV package and the Broadband package (as well as the Telephone package).
Obviously any discount recieved for that collection would be lost, just trying to find out if it is possible.
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I was told that you could add and remove extras (like Sky Sports), but you have to keep pack you are on (say TV XL) for 18 months, if you wanted to downgrade that to say TV M+ you would incur the standard penalty charge as if you were cancelling it.
According to VM, you cannot downgrade to M+ or L or whatever is lower, once you are on TVXL, you have to stay on it for 18 months, and you pay a cancellation fee of, I think, £15 per month left on your contract,mis you want to downgrade to a lower level.
That's what they told me anyway, when I tried.
Think of it from a business point of view. Is it fair for you to get the six months half price benefit of higher priced services then reward Virgin Media with much lower revenue for the rest of the contract period?
You can downgrade to whatever package you like within a particular service (TV,phone or broadband).
You will only incur charges if you CEASE the service. However, as has already been stated, dropping a tier (XL to M+) on TV for example might not save you much, if anything.
You must keep premium channels for a minimum of a month but after that initial period it can be removed immediately. Any charges already billed will be refunded.
However, if you downgrade a service then upgrade it at a later date it MAY tie you in to another minimum term. It is also worth noting that just because you signed up for a collection doesn't mean you can't alter the contents of tiers but you will lose any discounts pertaining to that collection.
And for clarification - I have done all the above instances within my first 7 months of being a customer.
I phoned and asked them, they said it was not possible, so either it has changed, or their CS don't know.
I been with VM for 4 months i'm in a 18 month contract and Friday i was able to downgrade from XL to M+ without any problems or penalties.
Also my 6 month half price offer has not been affected.
You need to change you services profile on this forum then as it neither mention TV XL nor TV M+.
If you were speaking to the overseas call centre then they will know jack s***.
Ring 150 and follow the options of your thinking of leaving us and you will get a UK based agent.
As long as you are sure you are only DOWNGRADING a service tier ( XL to m+) for example and not cancelling a service then there will be no penalty charge.
Cheers for the reminder