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"Mobile and broadband firms accused of fuelling UK ‘greedflation’ with major price hikes"

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... rice-hikes

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Is anyone getting a really hard kick in the ISPs?

Moi? My slow broadband/phone/calls package with NOWTV is going up from £18 a month to £29.50, which ain't great. So I cracked open uswitch, compare the market, and money saving expert, and the best broadband/phone/calls deal I can get is...

£29.50 with NOWTV!

Bugger!

Mine had gotten really expensive because I did that thing where I was too lazy to protest until it crossed a ridiculous threshold. I phoned them up and they knocked a huge amount off the monthly bill and also made it much faster. Who's laughing now??? (Them, because I overpaid for years, obviously)

vom wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:24 pm Who's laughing now??? (Them, because I overpaid for years, obviously)

I had a similar situation with BT, the cads!

My favourite thing is where you sign a contract where you agree on a price and term and you can't leave but they can raise the price.

truly that is a wonderful thing

As soon as I can get full fibre, I'm switching. I'm with Sky at the moment because they're the only ones who could actually set up a connection when I moved in. The annoying thing was, it was cheaper to get the TV bundle included than to not get it. But it is only SD. And you have to pay for a TV licence and more for HD. So I did that and now it obviously costs more. I am a mug

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I once had a very wearying phonecall with bt where they explained that the reason the price went up despite them telling us it was price guaranteed was that it's actually "price cut" guaranteed and so I still got the same price cut even it was just now applied to the price they'd just put up. Every month. Foreverever

BT are a shower of bastards. Mind you, most of them are.

NOW TV emailed me to say that my broadband/phone/calls package is rising to £36.50 a month, unless...

...I take a new offer up with them, which is identical to the package I've currently got, and which will save me a quid a month...

Err... uh... okay, then!

BT sent us an email yesterday saying that on Sunday our broadband/phone/line/everything package goes up from 50£ a month to 75£ a month

Yeah fuck off bt

So I might have no internet again soon if I cancel it in a huff

From £50 to £75?!?

That is disgraceful!

dng wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:29 pm So I might have no internet again soon if I cancel it in a huff

I'm presuming you've tried all the usual price comparison webistes?

I'm hoping my mum works the same special powers you've worked on now tv

I like the way everyone complains about the licence fee, yet we gave to pay shit internet companies 7 billion pounds a month for fucking nothing at all

Also, I'm being switched from working tax credits to universal credits next month, where switched means I won't qualify for universal credits because I don't make enough money. Which is nice

Im going to finally be forced to start an onlyfans I suppose

dng wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:30 pm Also, I'm being switched from working tax credits to universal credits next month, where switched means I won't qualify for universal credits because I don't make enough money. Which is nice

Oh bloody hell.

Sorry to hear that man!

dng wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:26 pm I'm hoping my mum works the same special powers you've worked on now tv

Ha! Remember I've got shite broadband, though. 7mpbs at best.

blombluss wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:06 am

dng wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:30 pm Also, I'm being switched from working tax credits to universal credits next month, where switched means I won't qualify for universal credits because I don't make enough money. Which is nice

Oh bloody hell.

Sorry to hear that man!

Yeah, its pretty shite.

Maybe its time to finally monetise the forum

I suppose a Labour election win might make things a little less crappy. We can only hope.

blombluss wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:08 pm I suppose a Labour election win might make things a little less crappy. We can only hope.

Hahahaha

dng wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:29 pm BT sent us an email yesterday saying that on Sunday our broadband/phone/line/everything package goes up from 50£ a month to 75£ a month

Blimey - im only paying 40 quid for Zen and I thought they were expensive

If anyone wants a referral for a £25 voucher and expensive broadbeans let me know

Pual wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:44 pm

blombluss wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:08 pm I suppose a Labour election win might make things a little less crappy. We can only hope.

Hahahaha

^

I would actually rather vote Reform UK than Labour

(Green though obvs)

dng wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:26 am Maybe its time to finally monetise the forum

That might raise 37p or so!