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Author Topic: Haggle!  (Read 1459 times)

stevebrass

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Haggle!
« on: May 22, 2019, 05:08:56 PM »

Just coming to the end of my 12 month contract VM. Offer price was £29  :fingers:per m  - 50Mbs product. Out of contract price was £42 but a quick phone call and now £31 for another 12 months.

Given cheapest 12 month VDSL was £25 per month, at about 15Mbs I have opted to stick with VM.

Had no problems with them thus far..................... :fingers:
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Ronski

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Re: Haggle!
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2019, 07:20:41 PM »

I managed to get my out of contract price from £51 down to just under £40, that's for Vivid 350 BB only. Not had any problems either, so very pleased.
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Re: Haggle!
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2019, 08:10:44 AM »

I need to haggle, how do you approach the conversation, do you just start by saying you going to leave, or can be less aggressive?

I am paying £46 to sky, for a line I dont use and 76/20 vdsl, ronski your 350/20 makes a mockery of that haha for £40.
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stevebrass

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Re: Haggle!
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2019, 09:14:53 PM »

I need to haggle, how do you approach the conversation, do you just start by saying you going to leave, or can be less aggressive?

I am paying £46 to sky, for a line I dont use and 76/20 vdsl, ronski your 350/20 makes a mockery of that haha for £40.

In my experience you might as well cut to the chase and threaten to leave unless they can improve the deal. A bit of market research helps - quote a few comparative prices.
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Ronski

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Re: Haggle!
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2019, 01:35:17 PM »

I need to haggle, how do you approach the conversation, do you just start by saying you going to leave, or can be less aggressive?

I am paying £46 to sky, for a line I dont use and 76/20 vdsl, ronski your 350/20 makes a mockery of that haha for £40.

This is the advice I received, and it seemed to work, I dare say I could have got some more off had I insisted on going through with cancelling, but I couldn't be bothered.

https://forums.thinkbroadband.com/virgin_cable/t/4617618-re-upload-boost-for-350mb.html
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