Poor Chat Service

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Was using plusnet chat to find out why i am still paying line rental wen its offered free to new customers now and the woman at the other end just stopped chatting. Was my question confusing. My contract is up and you offer the same deal what i am paying £41 odds for at £27.99. Due to you ignorant staff i am away to look at what talk talk and sky are offering. 

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Broadband is the same as the insurance companies regarding increases for existing customers, at the end of your contract it is essential to check and compare services before taking out a new contract.

New customers always seem to get the best deals on the assumption they will remain with that particular company.

From a personal point of view if I got a good service from any company and would only save a few pounds by changing I would not bother but there is a limit on what I or most other people would pay for a service they could get elsewhere as often mentioned on these forums by those who have changed suppliers.

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13 quid a month saving on the new customer rate. Whats that 150 quid more in my tail. I would stay had they did a better service but for the person on chat just to ignore me. Talk talk offer same BB speed with phone and some TV channels at £9 cheaper so sod this bunch i think ill jump ship. 

Yeah i have been changing my car ins also each year. No such thing as customer loyalty anymore so why should we keep renewing. I binned 13 years with Direct Line as i was saving almost 200 a year. They just let me go with no asking why or any attempt to keep you. 

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Sorry to hear about your experience over live chat @1888

I'll make sure the chat is reviewed and will pass feedback on where appropriate.

Whilst line rental is shown as included in the cost for new customers, it's just how it's displayed. For example, the current deal of £24.99 at www.plus.net would be broken down as £18.99 line rental and £6 unlimited fibre.

Unfortunately we can't always price match our new customer deals for existing customers I'm afraid.

Apologies for any disappointment.

Anoush

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@gleneagles wrote:

Broadband is the same as the insurance companies regarding increases for existing customers, at the end of your contract it is essential to check and compare services before taking out a new contract.

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That is a little bit of a twist on reality. 

The contract is open ended continuing until explicitly terminated by either party.

The contract has a minimum term.

During the minimum term there is an introductory discount.

After the minimum term the price for the contract is that which was stated and agreed to at the commencement of the contract.  Thereby it is not an increase at the end of the contract, rather the removal of the clearly stated discount at the end of the minimum term.  Such change at the end of the minimum term therefore should not be a surprised to the customer ... it is what they agreed to.

In my experience at the end of minimum terms, Plusnet have always been willing (on request) to strike another tie-in deal, more or less similar to that available to new users, tough possibly with a longer minimum period.  Call the usual support number and select the option "I'm thinking of leaving" ... being nice and not aggressive usually delivers the best deals.  Remember that you are talking to another human being and just like you, they want to be respected.

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@Townman wrote:

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being nice and not aggressive usually delivers the best deals.  Remember that you are talking to another human being and just like you, they want to be respected.

And what is that rubbish meant to mean? If i phone anyone they do get respect till mucked about. Did your beloved plusnet show me respect by ignoring me in chat? I think not. 

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Plusnet or anyone one else ... I have found that a little dignity and consideration gets far more of what you want than shouting the odds at people.

...but if you believe shouting the odds is more effective - go on be my guest.

and the woman at the other end just stopped chatting

You clearly have presumed that you were intentionally cut off.  Have you considered the possibility that the session simply died?  These things happen; are they really so important to get so irate over and raise your blood pressure so?  As I said, phone COTS, tell then your are considering leaving, be nice and see if you can get a deal which will make you happy.  What out come do you really seek here - a platform to vent from or a deal which will make you happy ... you do have choices.