Biff Tannen wrote:
Will be phoning through a week on friday as new service will be installed some time late Jan. Yes i expect to get that kind of treatment, i know of a guy i work with been living off BT and SKY deals for a few years with the special offers for 6months at a time 'trials'..little like yourself i suspect?
I have been too lazy to barter to be fair. When i tot up the savings though i could have and will make in the future i probably do need to have a word
I don't know anything about free trials. I always pay but rarely do I pay full whack. Companies rely on people being lazy and therefore easy to rip off with extortionate prices.
I've saved over £1000 a year on TV subs, phone and broadband combined just by switching (or threatening to switch) every 12 months. I know I save over £400 a year in gas/electricity costs compared to standard charges. I've switched gas/elec three times in the last 18 months alone.
I have two broadband connections, Virgin (200Mbps) at half price and also an ASDL connection which I hardly use (It's either BT or Plusnet) which is often given free or just a few quid a month with the phone but it all comes in handy when I phone any of them up to cancel or re-negotiate another contract. I never ever throw in my lot for TV, phone and broadband bundles with just the one company as that weakens any negotiating position.