BT price increase from April 2017

The topic title says it all, see the following link for details

https://business-reporter.co.uk/2017/01/20/bt-announces-price-increases-broadband-tv-customers/

Well they've gotta pay Jeremy Renner and Ryan Reynolds somehow, those guys don't work for free you know.

Well they've gotta pay Jeremy Renner and Ryan Reynolds somehow, those guys don't work for free you know.

and the BT pension fund.

The topic title says it all, see the following link for details

 

https://business-reporter.co.uk/2017/01/20/bt-announces-price-increases-broadband-tv-customers/

That's the bad news. The good news is that any BT customer affected can now cancel their contract within 30 days of receiving notice of the change without incurring charges, and transfer to another provider. I just hope that people will be sensible enough to do just this.

Why is it that when Sky and TalkTalk increase prices no one bats and eyelid, but when BT do it's a front page story on the Beeb?

Why is it that when Sky and TalkTalk increase prices no one bats and eyelid, but when BT do it's a front page story on the Beeb?

Maybe because it is the largest broadband and phone provider in the UK and when they announce an increase the others normally follow.

Maybe because it is the largest broadband and phone provider in the UK and when they announce an increase the others normally follow.

Except Sky and TalkTalk already announced price rises a month or so ago, so in fact BT is the last of them to announce a rise. Oh anyway, not saying it's great, just really don't get the media BT hate.

Except Sky and TalkTalk already announced price rises a month or so ago, so in fact BT is the last of them to announce a rise. Oh anyway, not saying it's great, just really don't get the media BT hate.

Don't know about TalkTalk, but Sky haven't announced a price change as yet, Normally what happens is Openreach put the price up of the network then as openreach and BT are the same, BT announce price change first then others follow suit.

just really don't get the media BT hate.

Everyone's got a story about how BT (or more often Openreach) messed something up and caused stress, so storys bashing BT practically write themselves.

Don't know about TalkTalk, but Sky haven't announced a price change as yet, Normally what happens is Openreach put the price up of the network then as openreach and BT are the same, BT announce price change first then others follow suit.

Um...http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/sky-prices-going-up-march-9658301

That's really not what happens. Sky and TalkTalk pretty much always increase prices well above Openreach increases, but by all means believe the BT hate. Of course Sky TV is totally affected by Openreach wholesale prices...

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Everyone's got a story about how BT (or more often Openreach) messed something up and caused stress, so storys bashing BT practically write themselves.

Yet TalkTalk have lower customer sat scores than BT. Skys are fractionally better though

https://press.which.co.uk/whichpressreleases/talktalk-bottom-in-which-broadband-customer-satisfaction-survey/

I'm going to stop now as I'm sounding like a company stooge!

Everyone's got a story about how BT (or more often Openreach) messed something up and caused stress, so storys bashing BT practically write themselves.

I think BT, EE and Plusnet topped the customer complaints list just recently.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38379283

Why is it that when Sky and TalkTalk increase prices no one bats and eyelid, but when BT do it's a front page story on the Beeb?

Another leading Beeb story:

BT shares plunge 19% on Italian scandal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38728816