Why is broadband getting MORE expensive
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over time? I noticed our Vodafone broadband had gone up from 29.50 to £33.96 (they stated 4.5% but now that I look at it...) two months ago. Just been onto a comparison site and for the same type of speed from all providers it’s more or less the same price around £33. Best I can get is EE who is £28 so close to my original Vodafone 3 years ago which was actually £27 when I joined.
What a f
king rippoff they all are. s
Just rechecked my numbers and the increase is over 15% so how the fk they claim 4.5% I don’t know
What a f
king rippoff they all are. s Just rechecked my numbers and the increase is over 15% so how the f
k they claim 4.5% I don’t knowEdited by CoolHands on Wednesday 2nd June 11:39
CoolHands said:
over time? I noticed our Vodafone broadband had gone up from 28 to £33 (4.5%) two months ago. Just been onto a comparison site and for the same type of speed from all providers it’s more or less the same price around £33. Best I can get is EE who is £28 so close to my original Vodafone 3 years ago which was actually £27 when I joined.
What a fking rippoff they all are. s
Top rant! What a f
king rippoff they all are. s 
If they’re all going up then that sounds like its just what it costs.
Haven’t your wages been going up?
It's not the cost that's the issue for me, it's the unreliability and poor performance that boils my piss.
I'm lucky enough to be able to have Ultrafast but for some reason I have had to wait 3 weeks for it to be switched on again, despite there having been a supply to my home before. It's due to be switched back on on June 16th but it won't work as there's no modem thingy. I asked them to send me one but evidently they have to turn the supply on first, so they can then see it's not working and send an engineer to see there's no modem thingy for himself.
I'm lucky enough to be able to have Ultrafast but for some reason I have had to wait 3 weeks for it to be switched on again, despite there having been a supply to my home before. It's due to be switched back on on June 16th but it won't work as there's no modem thingy. I asked them to send me one but evidently they have to turn the supply on first, so they can then see it's not working and send an engineer to see there's no modem thingy for himself.
There's quite a lot of "brand new customers only" goes on I think.
Plus it's also become a race to the bottom.
I took the plunge and went with a smaller provider and pay a few quid more (I work from home so am very dependent on good connectivity) and generally the smaller providers don't do this "special promo deal then we'll fk you over" type stuff.
Plus it's also become a race to the bottom.
I took the plunge and went with a smaller provider and pay a few quid more (I work from home so am very dependent on good connectivity) and generally the smaller providers don't do this "special promo deal then we'll f
k you over" type stuff.It’s a race to the bottom. Everyone buys the cheapest. When that provider gets enough customers they up the prices to make some money. After a few months those customers move to the next cheapest.
If you go with a decent provider (e.g. Zen) you get a contract that stipulates no price rises ever, and the service is excellent.
If you go with a decent provider (e.g. Zen) you get a contract that stipulates no price rises ever, and the service is excellent.
fk! It’s actually gone up over 15% from March bill to April onwards
That’s not even what they stated in their email warning of increasing costs of 4.5%?!
Edit ahh there’s a sneaky fixed cost addition of £3 per month to my bill from May onwards! So 4.5% + fixed additional £3 which is over 15% in other words
They can fk right off
k! It’s actually gone up over 15% from March bill to April onwardsThat’s not even what they stated in their email warning of increasing costs of 4.5%?!
Edit ahh there’s a sneaky fixed cost addition of £3 per month to my bill from May onwards! So 4.5% + fixed additional £3 which is over 15% in other words
They can f
k right off Edited by CoolHands on Wednesday 2nd June 11:44
CoolHands said:
Can’t see how anyone can defend it. Inflation isn’t 4.5% and competition should bring prices lower.
How much did it go up last year?Competition only brings prices down if the alternatives can produce the service for less. At some point they are running as efficiently as possible so can't bring cost down.
As for inflation, inflation indicates what general prices have risen, not specific things.
So bread could go up 0% and Cheese up 10%.
i.e. inflation indicates the rises in price, it's NOT a limit or indication to what companies should charge, you've got it the wrong way round.
Ultimately, if the competition are no cheaper, then the cost is what is is. They aren't charities and aren't going to provide it at a loss.
You mentioned EE were cheaper, so your answer is right there, move to EE.
So, just move to EE if they are the cheapest.
It's that simple.
Not sure why people get in such a tizzy about this sort of thing, just move to a cheaper product if available.
There's no price fixing conspiracy nonsense either. It only takes one company to offer cheaper and everyone moves to them.
It's that simple.
Not sure why people get in such a tizzy about this sort of thing, just move to a cheaper product if available.
There's no price fixing conspiracy nonsense either. It only takes one company to offer cheaper and everyone moves to them.
I cant imagine a life so inane that this would get to me that much, I would just switch supplier and carry on about the rest of my day. My bill actually went down when I went from BT Infinity to Gigafast/Vodafone as the service was cheaper and there was no BT line rental etc. I pay £28.39 a month up from £28 when I signed up last January. THE HORROR!
mmm-five said:
Let me guess, you didn't bother to read the contract/T&Cs you signed?
As they all do it now there's not much mileage in reading the small print (though one should, of course, do so). It's usually a %age plus CPI plus plus too.A mate of mine got an unlimited data contract ages ago and the provider didn't put any increase clauses on it. He clung to it for dear life
I guess this is why they've now flipped the other way.It's one reason I cannot stand subscription model that invade every aspect of life now.
Brainpox said:
It’s a race to the bottom. Everyone buys the cheapest. When that provider gets enough customers they up the prices to make some money. After a few months those customers move to the next cheapest.
If you go with a decent provider (e.g. Zen) you get a contract that stipulates no price rises ever, and the service is excellent.
How do Zen compare price wise?If you go with a decent provider (e.g. Zen) you get a contract that stipulates no price rises ever, and the service is excellent.
Murph7355 said:
As they all do it now there's not much mileage in reading the small print (though one should, of course, do so). It's usually a %age plus CPI plus plus too.
A mate of mine got an unlimited data contract ages ago and the provider didn't put any increase clauses on it. He clung to it for dear life I guess this is why they've now flipped the other way.
It's one reason I cannot stand subscription model that invade every aspect of life now.
When I had my first smart phone (HTC Hero) I signed up for a phone contract with data. There was a top up data allowance at £2 per month to give unlimited data. After a while I took the data top up which increased my total monthly bill from £8 to £10. A mate of mine got an unlimited data contract ages ago and the provider didn't put any increase clauses on it. He clung to it for dear life
I guess this is why they've now flipped the other way.It's one reason I cannot stand subscription model that invade every aspect of life now.
Despite it having a limited number of texts I have not moved to another contract. It is still at £10 per month with unlimited data. Amazed that the network haven't ended this tariff and tried to move me on to a more expensive contract.
geeks said:
I cant imagine a life so inane that this would get to me that much, I would just switch supplier and carry on about the rest of my day.
As I've shown above it's gone up by a quarter, that is out of order to most people. My main point is - internet is essential to modern successful life yet they're ripping the arse out of customers. Luckily I'm not poor but it is not good they behave like this. I guess you enjoy the yearly merry-go-round of car insurance, broadband, tv deals (sky etc), home insurance, gas + electricity supply etc etc etc waste of time that we have to do because all they want to do is ripoff the public. Spending ages pissing about with s
tty comparison websites that then spam you.More fool you
CoolHands said:
geeks said:
I cant imagine a life so inane that this would get to me that much, I would just switch supplier and carry on about the rest of my day.
As I've shown above it's gone up by a quarter, that is out of order to most people. My main point is - internet is essential to modern successful life yet they're ripping the arse out of customers. Luckily I'm not poor but it is not good they behave like this. I guess you enjoy the yearly merry-go-round of car insurance, broadband, tv deals (sky etc), home insurance, gas + electricity supply etc etc etc waste of time that we have to do because all they want to do is ripoff the public. Spending ages pissing about with s
tty comparison websites that then spam you.More fool you
Would it get to me that much I would be posting about % increases on PH? No, can't say it would.
But in the grand scheme of things I probably spend a hour a year sorting things like this out, most people probably spend more time on masturbatory navel gazing.
Thus it always was.
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