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 BT price rise
Topic Originator: Milos Drizzle  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 13:20

Just got a letter from BT saying they are increasing prices by a whopping 14.4%! That’s the CPI rate plus 3.9%. Not sure where they get the 3.9% from, but there you go. Seems a rather savage price increase, but they are claiming it’s part of my contract, which it will be, and I’ll just have to suck it up until the end of my contract when I can shop around.

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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 13:39

Isn`t an annual increase of CPI rate +3.9% built into all phone deals? For us pensioners there is the comfort of knowing our state pension for the new tax year will benefit by the rate of inflation because of the `triple lock`. I got a letter recently which indicated my state pension will increase by 14.75% in April!

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Topic Originator: DBP  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 14:04

Virgin the same
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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: Milos Drizzle  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 14:05

Quite possibly is built into phone contracts. Though quite what the connection is between the price to the consumer of pasta and washing machines to the cost of running BT is anyone’s guess. Pensions, on the other hand, should be locked into those.

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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: jake89  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 14:56

Pretty sure there`s a clause whereby you can leave if they raise the price. I`ve done this in the past with Virgin. What they`ll likely do is offer to match the previous price.
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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: the saline hill puma  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 15:37

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DBP, Mon 27 Feb 14:04

Virgin the same


In my email from virgin it gives the option to leave the contract early if unhappy with new product price
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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: Buspasspar  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 15:54

Lend us a pound wee eck :-)

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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: Andrew283  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 16:54

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wee eck, Mon 27 Feb 13:39

Isn`t an annual increase of CPI rate +3.9% built into all phone deals? For us pensioners there is the comfort of knowing our state pension for the new tax year will benefit by the rate of inflation because of the `triple lock`. I got a letter recently which indicated my state pension will increase by 14.75% in April!


Lucky for some...
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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 16:54

Haven`t you benefited from the triple lock, Bpp? I seem to remember you lobbying for it when it looked like the government wasn`t going to apply it at one point.

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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: londonparsfan  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 17:44

EE are roundabout that as well.
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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 17:45

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wee eck, Mon 27 Feb 13:39

Isn`t an annual increase of CPI rate +3.9% built into all phone deals? For us pensioners there is the comfort of knowing our state pension for the new tax year will benefit by the rate of inflation because of the `triple lock`. I got a letter recently which indicated my state pension will increase by 14.75% in April!


Thought it was 10.1%?
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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 18:11

I think 10.1% applies to those who retired after 2016. There`s a different calculation for those who retired before then.

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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 19:04

So I got my State Pension October 2016, ain`t had any correspondence regarding rises, neither has my wife.
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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: moviescot  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 19:27

Never had a phone contract. Complete rip-off. Been with Giffgaff for years. £10 a month when I started about 8 years ago, still £10 now.
In fact they said my usage on data was so low they suggested I went down to £8 a month. Just stayed at the £10 though
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Topic Originator: Buspasspar  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 19:29

Topic Originator: wee eck like
Date: Mon 27 Feb 16:54

Haven`t you benefited from the triple lock, Bpp? I seem to remember you lobbying for it when it looked like the government wasn`t going to apply it at one point.

Yes wee eck I have .. this wonderful caring Government have given me an extra £108 per month .. but have taken it back with the increase in council tax and energy prices .. lend us a pound :-))

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Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 20:17

The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away...

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Topic Originator: Buspasspar  
Date:   Mon 27 Feb 22:38

Amen

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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: veteraneastender  
Date:   Tue 28 Feb 08:58

"So I got my State Pension October 2016, ain`t had any correspondence regarding rises, neither has my wife."

Ours came in the mail about a week past - but we qualified a wee bit before that date.

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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: Luxembourg Par  
Date:   Tue 28 Feb 13:18

Sky just been accouncing another rise in prices too...

Price changes per month from 1 April 2023

Sky Signature +£2.00

Sky HD +£1.00

Sky Sports +£2.00

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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: istvan kozma  
Date:   Fri 3 Mar 20:35

Quote:

Milos Drizzle, Mon 27 Feb 13:20

Just got a letter from BT saying they are increasing prices by a whopping 14.4%! That’s the CPI rate plus 3.9%. Not sure where they get the 3.9% from, but there you go. Seems a rather savage price increase, but they are claiming it’s part of my contract, which it will be, and I’ll just have to suck it up until the end of my contract when I can shop around.


Yep I`d clocked this so was ready for this eye watering increase. I`m with EE too so of course it`s exactly the same doing.

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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert  
Date:   Sat 4 Mar 08:26

Virgin doing similar rises!😡
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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: Parboiled  
Date:   Sat 4 Mar 08:51

With regard to state pensions, are there still bozos out there who think Ruk DWP will continue to pay ours post Indy?
Or, if god forbid, Scot Gov assumes responsibility that they won’t make a complete balls of it?

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Topic Originator: fcda  
Date:   Sat 4 Mar 09:46

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Parboiled, Sat 4 Mar 08:51

With regard to state pensions, are there still bozos out there who think Ruk DWP will continue to pay ours post Indy?
Or, if god forbid, Scot Gov assumes responsibility that they won’t make a complete balls of it?


Time to put down the daily mail.
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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: Tenruh  
Date:   Sat 4 Mar 10:36

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Parboiled, Sat 4 Mar 08:51

With regard to state pensions, are there still bozos out there who think Ruk DWP will continue to pay ours post Indy?
Or, if god forbid, Scot Gov assumes responsibility that they won’t make a complete balls of it?


If you can prove your Scottish you`ll still get it with a generous enhancement . You will get a one way ticket back to where you came from.
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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert  
Date:   Sun 5 Mar 13:40

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wee eck, Mon 27 Feb 18:11

I think 10.1% applies to those who retired after 2016. There`s a different calculation for those who retired before then.


You sure about that?

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/new-dwp-payment-rates-april-29366358
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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sun 5 Mar 14:10

Yes; I can`t remember where I read it but it`s out there somewhere. As I said I`ve got more than 10.1% and I`m not the only one.

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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert  
Date:   Sun 5 Mar 16:02

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wee eck, Sun 5 Mar 14:10

Yes; I can`t remember where I read it but it`s out there somewhere. As I said I`ve got more than 10.1% and I`m not the only one.


Sure that`s your State Pension, doesn`t increase till April?

British Coal seems to be the only one giving 14% and that was applied January.
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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sun 5 Mar 17:12

I`ve never worked for British Coal! I`ve got a letter from the Pension Service (part of DWP) dated 28/01/23.

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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert  
Date:   Sun 5 Mar 18:00

Flummoxed!

Still not got any letters about increases, just have to wait for the 10.1, on my private pension as well!

I`ll be rich🤣🤣🤣
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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: wee eck  
Date:   Sun 5 Mar 18:48

There are websites where you can check what next year`s pension will be.

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 Re: BT price rise
Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert  
Date:   Sun 5 Mar 19:01

Yeah, 10.1% the consistent figure!

Daily Record just confirming the numbers.

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