[ Homephone] Homephone Pricing increase in January

[ Homephone] Homephone Pricing increase in January
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SaHiL @ 3rd Nov 12:25PM:
[ Homephone] Homephone Pricing increase in January

Bell is increasing all their home phone pricing plans by $2 come this January.

This was confirmed to me by a retention csr while I was negotiating a better pricing.
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HiVolt @ 3rd Nov 02:02PM:
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Increasing it again? didn't they just shove a $2 increase this year?

BTW, isn't the price regulated? They had to get CRTC approval for the latest $2 hike. Maybe the CSR was feeding you BS.
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anon @ 3rd Nov 02:34PM:
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said by HiVolt :

BTW, isn't the price regulated?

Absolutely! Bell tells the CRTC how much they're going to ream people next and, like all well-behaved flunkies, the CRTC rubber stamps its approval on it and goes on vacation.

The kabuki seems to fool enough of the unwashed masses into believing that they have control to keep them from rioting in the streets.
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sbrook @ 3rd Nov 02:35PM:
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Actually, no it isn't regulated at all any more in urban areas. (those where they've got forebearance from Regulation.) Rural area costs though are still regulated.
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skyR @ 3rd Nov 05:41PM:
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they just increased their internet plans by $2 so no surprise here..
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horco @ 3rd Nov 06:28PM:
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Do you happen to have the retention line for them? I want to renegotiate my line as well.
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SaHiL @ 6th Nov 03:25PM:
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Got this in my bill today under section for Telephone Services page:

Effective January 1, 2010, Home phone packages will increase by $2 per month and overseas long distance base rates will be changing. Bundle discounts will continue to apply. To modify or bundle your services, please call 310-BELL or visit bell.ca/contactus.
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VHS @ 6th Nov 04:24PM:
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thank goodness my 2yr contract ends in January! bye bye to bell home phone!
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anon @ 6th Nov 11:06PM:
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anon @ 11th Nov 04:12PM:
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homephone is not regulated? does that mean that they can waive the `moving fee $55 and give us cheaper rates if they want to retain us`??
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AkFubar @ 11th Nov 04:53PM:
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Ohhhh man another increase?

Bell's Cash Cow

sbrook @ 11th Nov 04:56PM:
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Yes it does regulno ... as long as your'e in a deregulated part of Bell's network ... which is most urban exchanges.
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anon @ 11th Nov 11:44PM:
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said by AkFubar :

Ohhhh man another increase?

+1 on the image Fubar.

There is no running away from being milked, even if at a wholesaler.
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Radar73 @ 13th Nov 10:24AM:
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said by SaHiL :

Got this in my bill today under section for Telephone Services page:

Effective January 1, 2010, Home phone packages will increase by $2 per month and overseas long distance base rates will be changing. Bundle discounts will continue to apply. To modify or bundle your services, please call 310-BELL or visit bell.ca/contactus.

My Nov 4 bill only says this:
"Effective January 1, 2010, overseas long distance base rates will be increasing. To modify your service,
please call 310-BELL or visit bell.ca/overseasld."
Nothing about that $2 increase for Homephone. They just increased my Hpmephone by $2 a couple of months ago, so maybe they're slow rolling that out to everyone. If they do increase mine again, I'll be getting my phone service elsewhere, just like I did for TV, LD, and DSL.
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sbrook @ 13th Nov 10:58AM:
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That increase is probably on deregulated exchanges.
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