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Contract 'Renew Today' e-mails are totally bonkers!

AndrewFisher
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I'd like to start by thanking Virgin Media for giving me a good laugh upon reading the two e-mails sent to me this week, one titled "Happy with your current package? Renew today" and the other "Andrew, renew today for an exclusive offer", both of which are a hoot and say the same thing.

An "exclusive offer" - wow, did I get excited before I opened the email. Yes, at last, I thought to myself, VM have come to the same conclusion as me that I'm paying far too much for this stuff and are going to make me a really good offer for once after all these of being a loyal but weary customer.

No chance.

The e-mail said...

"Your contract’s coming to an end soon. Why not save yourself the hassle of shopping around with this exclusive offer? It’s the package you know and love – with the same 264Mbps average download speeds – for just a little extra a month."

Err, so what's the exclusive offer? The opportunity to pay "just a little extra a month"? It's bonkers!

Virgin Media are having a laugh! All the way to the bank in seems.

Well, my current contract which includes a discount is £68/month rising to £93 when the discount expires on January 25th 2024 and my exclusive offer is £100 per month from Jan 25th plus the pleasure of another price increase in April 2024 of  APR + 3.9%, so that'll be about another £10.

So I can't see anything exclusive about paying £68 now and over the next four months it jumping to £93 then £100 then £110. No chance.

So the question is, I won't be responding to those emails to sign up with a new contract, so what do VM do? Do they just terminate my services on January 25th and send me off to another supplier on a much lower new customer price?

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newapollo
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@AndrewFisher wrote:

So the question is, I won't be responding to those emails to sign up with a new contract, so what do VM do? Do they just terminate my services on January 25th and send me off to another supplier on a much lower new customer price?


It's a rolling contract and continues at full price once you reach the end of your discounted deal unless you either negotiate a new deal with VM or give VM your 30 days notice to cancel the account. (Section N of the VM /Terms_and_Conditions)

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Cardiffman282
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Check your online upgrade offers. The "status quo" package one might be cheaper than the "exclusive" cobblers. 

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