Comments on: Prices up at Virgin Mobile Canada http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/canadian-wireless/prices-up-at-virgin-mobile-canada-35638/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:36:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: RGPersson http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/canadian-wireless/prices-up-at-virgin-mobile-canada-35638/comment-page-1/#comment-268615 RGPersson Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:11:58 +0000 http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/?p=1759#comment-268615 Of course it is Bell behind all of this. What other company would have the arrogance to put in place such inflationary price increases? But where is the people's "guardian" the CRTC? Not only do we have these outrageous rate hikes but Telus now charges for issuing a paper bill, expecting their customers to provide band width and a computer for them to use to bill for a service the consumer is buying. Outrageous and usurious beyond belief. Why are Canadians so pathetically apathetic? Bell and Telus both need to have their asses kicked, big time. Of course it is Bell behind all of this. What other company would have the arrogance to put in place such inflationary price increases? But where is the people’s “guardian” the CRTC? Not only do we have these outrageous rate hikes but Telus now charges for issuing a paper bill, expecting their customers to provide band width and a computer for them to use to bill for a service the consumer is buying. Outrageous and usurious beyond belief. Why are Canadians so pathetically apathetic? Bell and Telus both need to have their asses kicked, big time.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/canadian-wireless/prices-up-at-virgin-mobile-canada-35638/comment-page-1/#comment-101473 Patrick Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:47:35 +0000 http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/?p=1759#comment-101473 I bought my wife a Virgin phone 3 years ago. She was on the 10 cents-a-minute anytime/anywhere/anyhow program (with auto top-up). I just checked online and see their per-minute rate has skyrocketed to 30 cents. Bell is to blame for screwing up Virgin (haa, haa, haa). Why Canadians have to continually get hooped by the wireless companies is beyond me. I bought my wife a Virgin phone 3 years ago. She was on the 10 cents-a-minute anytime/anywhere/anyhow program (with auto top-up). I just checked online and see their per-minute rate has skyrocketed to 30 cents. Bell is to blame for screwing up Virgin (haa, haa, haa). Why Canadians have to continually get hooped by the wireless companies is beyond me.

]]> By: PrepaidWirelessGuy http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/canadian-wireless/prices-up-at-virgin-mobile-canada-35638/comment-page-1/#comment-78946 PrepaidWirelessGuy Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:55:11 +0000 http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/?p=1759#comment-78946 Completely agree that no one likes a price hike, and that it won't bode well for their reputation, however, profitability really is key. To my knowledge, Virgin hasn't posted a profit yet in the US either, so turning things around in Canada to become profitable I would expect is a key strategic objective. Ultimately, customers benefit in the long run if companies/competitors can remain in business. Cheers, PrepaidWirelessGuy http://www.prepaid-wireless-guide.com/compare-prepaid-plans.html Completely agree that no one likes a price hike, and that it won’t bode well for their reputation, however, profitability really is key. To my knowledge, Virgin hasn’t posted a profit yet in the US either, so turning things around in Canada to become profitable I would expect is a key strategic objective. Ultimately, customers benefit in the long run if companies/competitors can remain in business.

Cheers,
PrepaidWirelessGuy
http://www.prepaid-wireless-guide.com/compare-prepaid-plans.html

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