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andysacton's avatar
andysacton
Just joined
4 days ago

Have no odea what my new monthly cost will be on renewal.

On 6th August I went online to renew my contract and was offered my existing package at £43 per month which was confirmed by email. 4 days later on the 10th, I received another confirming that I had agreed to the same deal but priced at £77 per month.

I spoke to the web team and was told they couldn't help me but could do me a new deal at £53 per month. When I refused I was told to call. I did that and was told that the deal didn't go through - despite the fact I have confirmation of the contract and start date confirmed over email. I asked to be escalated to a superior and was instead forwarded to the retention team who told me that she could see the deal but the web team take 14 days to process which is why it isn't showing up but failed to explain why I have a second email with a different price (which is the price currently attached to my account). I explained that I needed definitive confirmation of the price in order to agree to continue with the service but was told that she couldn't do that unless I did a new deal with her at £53 per month. Now I am forced to wait until the next bill to discover how much they wish to charge me and fear that I will be without broadband - 3 of us use it to work from home when I refuse to pay their inflated price. 

I need confirmation of what the new contract price is before the end of my contract so I can make an informed choice about whether to switch providers, to ensure that we maintain connectivity.

Please tell me there is someone at Virgin that isn't just commission grabbing and can actually help me before I just go elsewhere and bin this equipment.

 

6 Replies

  • unisoft's avatar
    unisoft
    Super solver

    If you had agreed to any deal you have 14 days to cancel it and revert with no charges. You'll need to do that ASAP as VM will then lock you into that price. If you are confident the price agreed was lower, go for a DSAR request as the call is supposedly recorded if this helps you with any subsequent chats. You should have also received a pre-contract before a final copy appears in your online account. It sounds like you had a copy of this at the correct price, and an online offer can take up to 14 days to process by backend staff. Ignore people on the phone as they will try and get you on another deal as they get commission or credits.

    Wait for a VM rep to show up, if you have the proof the offer was valid, then the fact it "didn't go through" as the VM person said does not hold as clearly it did and was just not actioned.

     

    • andysacton's avatar
      andysacton
      Just joined

      The original deal isn't being honoured as far as I can tell. I have email confirmation of the lower price so hoping that after the 14 days I'm not getting screwed. It's so frustrating that you can never get a straight answer and that each department can't see what the others are doing! It was 2 hours of my time today and probably another 2 in a weeks time!.

      • unisoft's avatar
        unisoft
        Super solver

        At the very least, VM staff on here should be able to confirm via a private message section WHAT is going to happen after your current minimum term contract expires, i.e. price per month. If its currently down as a higher price, you'll need to request ASAP to cancel it IF they refuse to change the deal to what it should be. You then have to make a decision. My advice would be to give 30 days notice, you can always cancel within the 30 days, but if you are not a serial canceller every expiry of contract, it should invoke a call back or SMS texts (if they have a mobile registered) with offers. They are of the moment though, you have to jump on them when they are offered as won't be around next day. Now, you may get lucky and get someone from a UK call centre that offers a decent offer without having to actually begin cancellation notice. They would process any offer there and then, with no waiting for 14 day backroom staff to process.....

  • jpeg1's avatar
    jpeg1
    Alessandro Volta

    Don't bin the equipment, or they will charge you for it.

  • Lets live in hope that VM staff bother to follow this up. Unlikely so I'm looking onto alternative solutions just in case. Easier to cancel a new service before install if someone at VM actually knows what's going on than to sit without anything for a couple of weeks because they don't.

    • Robert_P's avatar
      Robert_P
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      Hello andysacton

       

      It's disappointing to hear of the package confusion caused with the renewal and finding out what exactly is happening and what the price will be going forward. We appreciate you raising this via the forums.

       

      I will send you a Private Message, please keep an eye out in the top right when signed into the forums for the envelope. This is where you will be able to find my Private Message and be able to respond.