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Sky raise their prices
I haven't had a pay rise for 4 years so how come they can raise their prices.
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I haven't had a pay rise for 4 years so how come they can raise their prices.
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I haven't had a pay rise for 4 years so how come they can raise their prices.
Increased overheads. Share holders. Sky have been informing people of the intended rises for months now. Ring rententions otherwise switch if your not happy. |
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If everyone complained and refused the service, the prices would go down.
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If everyone complained and refused the service, the prices would go down.
Water, we got no choice, sadly. Sky Tv or any Tv for that matter is not important, if they charge too much then drop them. Plenty of home phone suppliers at the moment, the problem is if you want broadband from someone else, you normally have to take their phone service as well. If enough people said stuff it I am not paying that amount then prices would come down or the company would go bankrupt. the reason prices go up is because people will pay for it, certainly with Sky TV, it seems they can put the prices up to anything and gullible people will still shell out the money. |
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skys line rental has gone up 18% ! which is just ridiculous then they say that they are still cheaper than Bt by 10p well virgin is cheaper by 60p.
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Sky, BT and the rest know that the majority of us need to pay line rental to access broadband, whilst we use our mobiles and even VOIP more for phone calls, hence why they whack up the price of line rental - we can avoid hikes in phone calls, but not for line rental.
A licence to print money, in my view. |
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Sky, BT and the rest know that the majority of us need to pay line rental to access broadband, whilst we use our mobiles and even VOIP more for phone calls, hence why they whack up the price of line rental - we can avoid hikes in phone calls, but not for line rental.
A licence to print money, in my view. the Broadband line/service is shoehorned into the TV Line/cable in fact |
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MSE are advising that customers can exit line rental and combined line rental & broadband packages without penalty: Quote:
Sky will allow customers to leave their landline contract without penalty as a result of the hike ...... http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/new...e-prices-by-18This also applies to customers with a combined landline and broadband package, but not broadband-only, as there's no price rise here. ..... Also reported by Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/bil...time-year.html |
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If you live in a Cabled area then there is no need for a phone line with your Broadband service as Cable companies separate the Phone Line and the Broadband Line,
the Broadband line/service is shoehorned into the TV Line/cable in fact |
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Yes but you still pay 'line' rental.
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Its a business, no profit = no business = no internet. Wireless is not a viable option, far too many problems with it, maybe in a few years it will get better. I prefer a nice solid fast signal via a line into my house and not rely on some dodgy transmitter stuck on a church steeple lol
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Its a business, no profit = no business = no internet.
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Wireless is not a viable option, far too many problems with it, maybe in a few years it will get better. I prefer a nice solid fast signal via a line into my house and not rely on some dodgy transmitter stuck on a church steeple lol
My connection have been stable, sure a few times it was nto as fast as it should have been, but they seem to have sorted that out now and I get over the speed i am suppose to get. i pay for 10 megabits and done a speed test i get between 11 and 13.Far better than what I got with ADSL. The transmitter i am connected to is not a church steeple, it is stuck on out Cathedral tower. At least the money I am paying is going into our local economy, and not to somebody from who knows where. I am also not supporting Indian call centres. |
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If you live in a Cabled area then there is no need for a phone line with your Broadband service as Cable companies separate the Phone Line and the Broadband Line,
the Broadband line/service is shoehorned into the TV Line/cable in fact Virgin Cable charge their OWN Line Rental - which is EXTRA to any of their bundled cable TV or Internet prices - BUT you stiull have to pay it to get any of the bundled prices!!! It is fully as much (if not more!) than BT charge. While it is just about possible to order cable TV or Internet WITHOUT VM Line Rental - the penalties (extra monthly rental and/or no free installation) make this a lot more expensive. |
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I expect you do in some ways, so the only way to avoid line rental is to do something like I have and go wireless .
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This post is entirely incorrect in most respects!
Virgin Cable charge their OWN Line Rental - which is EXTRA to any of their bundled cable TV or Internet prices - BUT you stiull have to pay it to get any of the bundled prices!!! Quote:
It is fully as much (if not more!) than BT charge.
No it's not! Virgin £13.90/£10 if you opt for LRS BT £14.60 (£15.45 soon)/£10.75 LRS Sky £14.50/LRS unavailable VM are actually cheaper for line rental!! Quote:
While it is just about possible to order cable TV or Internet WITHOUT VM Line Rental - the penalties (extra monthly rental and/or no free installation) make this a lot more expensive.
It isn't "just about", it is possible and openly advertised on their website! I've mentioned this to you before, it's not a penalty but you get discounts on their standard pricing when you bundle services, as with any other service provider. Try to get 30Mb BB or higher for £22.50 without a phone line (which BTW is reduced to £14.50 if you bundle it with their line rental) anywhere else and you'll find you won't be able to.
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I get vm 60mb bb for 20.50 per month, i have no other services.
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But as over half the country, or more can't get VM, it's not much use for most !
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I haven't had a pay rise for 4 years so how come they can raise their prices.
![]() or simply leave Sky and go with BT or Talk Talk |
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But as over half the country, or more can't get VM, it's not much use for most !
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I read in the paper after Sky's line rental goes up they said we are 10p cheaper than BT! oh right well thats ok then, Same old story they are a con outfit end of story if it wasn't for sports channels where would they be??
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Nice idea - but it's only available in very restricted areas, and if it becomes popular will soon hit severe bandwidth limitations. Most such service are also expensive, and only provide a certain amount of bandwidth per month.
'up to' 35Mb is available but I dread to check the price. It states 'unlimited' with the usual caveats. Not cheap by any account IMHO |
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I read in the paper after Sky's line rental goes up they said we are 10p cheaper than BT! oh right well thats ok then, Same old story they are a con outfit end of story if it wasn't for sports channels where would they be??
However, you can pay BT 12 months in advance and save - currently equivalent to £10.75/month (£129 upfront) It's widely reported that Sky don't offer the 12 month upfront payment now but evidently it depends who you speak to in Sky Customer Services. There are several threads about this on SkyUser forums and the general conclusion is: 1 You can only pay in advance if you're an existing customer 2 You can't pay in advance if you're an existing customer 3 Only new customers can pay in advance 4 New customers can't pay in advance
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hopeing 4G takes off and then we can all tell BT to shove there line rental
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It isn't "just about", it is possible and openly advertised on their website! I've mentioned this to you before, it's not a penalty but you get discounts on their standard pricing when you bundle services, as with any other service provider.
For VM it is not just extra monthly cost BUT also significant initial installation costs (which are waived for their preferred bundles) in not wanting to do it EXACTLY as they want! |
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