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EBaker
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15 days ago
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New contract: same package better price or customise - challenge is you can only add, not remove

All I want to do, as a loyal customer 10+ years, is to simply retain my M250 fibre broadband and home phone package.  I no longer need TV Maxit or TNT Sports.  Don't even use home phone, but feel it's necessary to have a landline.  The Virgin TV package I never use as my TV entertainment is via broadband linked sources/paid apps.  My bill doesn't split out the cost of these indiviudally.  I pay c£99 per month for a package (out of contract) that I quite literally don't benefit from and can no longer justify financially due to personal circumstances that were not forseen and difficult household budget decisions now have to be made.

Virgin Media’s online package customisation for loyal customers is so frustrating, it only allows you to add services, not remove them!  Making it difficult for you to explore a more cost-effective package after your contract expires. While new customers get attractive deals, existing ones are faced with hurdles that are clearly designed to make it harder to complete online, you need to speak directly with customer service or the retentions team to make meaningful changes. The process is designed to push upgrades rather than reductions, leaving loyal customers feeling trapped in higher-cost bundles rather than being able to tailor their services to their actual needs.

I wonder, do Virgin Media actually care about it's loyal customers? Or is it all about short-term gains based on attracting new customers, while we are left paying the price for the same service.  With competitors rapidly expanding full fibre networks, they may very soon find themselves losing the very customers who built their success.

  • Good morning EBaker 

    Thanks for posting and welcome back to the community.

    I am sorry you feel this way and will put your recommendation forward about the package change facility to remove services in the online account as a suggestion. 

    Please either call the team on 150 / 0345 454 1111 option 4, or message via Whatsapp on +44780 308 9684 (automated at the start) and we'll be happy to review your account.

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  • Good morning EBaker 

    Thanks for posting and welcome back to the community.

    I am sorry you feel this way and will put your recommendation forward about the package change facility to remove services in the online account as a suggestion. 

    Please either call the team on 150 / 0345 454 1111 option 4, or message via Whatsapp on +44780 308 9684 (automated at the start) and we'll be happy to review your account.

    • EBaker's avatar
      EBaker
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      Thanks so much for your prompt reply, very much appreciated.

      I note when entering my account today and exploring my renewal deal options that the Virgin Media position had signficantly improved from yesterday.  I am presuming linked to this conversation and Virgin Media's desire to retain loyal customers and listen to their needs?

      As a result of the deal offered, I can confirm that I have accepted a new 18 month contract.  I am very pleased with this outcome as Virgin Media has always been the provider I wish to use given their superior service (currently) versus other providers in my specific postcode/house number area.  It's not until you research options you realise that the advertised broadband speeds for example are average, and not necessarily what you can receive.

      Thanks, I am once again a happy "loyal customer"..... really important that Virgin Media listen to this customer revenue stream and make sure they flex to ensure long-term retention.