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Lockes

The reason for this is I got my virgin media bill in the other day, now my services cost around £67 for a month, thats for tv internet and unlimited calls. Anyway I got my bill in yesterday and its a staggering £300

just for a month.

Anyway after further investigation I found out that its my 3 teenage daughters phoning mobiles

, so to teach them a lesson I am getting everything cut off.......so I dont know how long I will be away. Its just something I need to do

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MauserMember

OMG!

6/7/093:01 AM

tuppsMember

Hurry back lockes..

6/7/093:02 AM

spongebob squarepantsMember

awwwww locke's.......

how old are they???.....if they get an allowance from you i'd dock it til the bill is covered.....and get a pin number for your phone from virgin that you have to key in before you can make a call...(i'm sure there's something like that they offer)....

seems a shame you have to suffer cos of their stupidity.....

6/7/093:03 AM

LockesMember

quote:
Originally posted by tupps:
Hurry back lockes..

I think 2 weeks will teach them a lesson do you

6/7/093:03 AM

Hotpants HelenMember

quote:
Originally posted by Lockes no 1 fan:
The reason for this is I got my virgin media bill in the other day, now my services cost around £67 for a month, thats for tv internet and unlimited calls. Anyway I got my bill in yesterday and its a staggering £300 just for a month.

Anyway after further investigation I found out that its my 3 teenage daughters phoning mobiles , so to teach them a lesson I am getting everything cut off.......so I dont know how long I will be away. Its just something I need to do

Ditch the mobile bit but you can keep the broadband, TV and basic phone package for around £30 quid. That is what it costs me for my bundle.

Also when you ring them to cancel they may well offer you a cheaper package as they are desperate to keep their customers.

I rang to cancel my Virgin package but really I just wanted a few extra channels and I got them at no extra cost.

6/7/093:04 AM

tuppsMember

quote:
Originally posted by Lockes no 1 fan:
quote:
Originally posted by tupps:
Hurry back lockes..

I think 2 weeks will teach them a lesson do you

Either that or some nobbling of the hands..

6/7/093:04 AM

wandawitchMember

Do you have an extra large package? (

)

6/7/093:05 AM

LockesMember

quote:
Originally posted by spongebob squarepants:
awwwww locke's.......

how old are they???.....if they get an allowance from you i'd dock it til the bill is covered.....and get a pin number for your phone from virgin that you have to key in before you can make a call...(i'm sure there's something like that they offer)....

seems a shame you have to suffer cos of their stupidity.....

I did have a pin.......but they had discovered it while going through the redial button. Their ages are 19, 18 and 13. I do give them a small allowance (just what I can afford) so I am keeping that for the bill

6/7/093:06 AM

Scooby dooMember

OMG.

They do need to be taught a lesson.

I'm sure it will hurt them more than you. Hurry back though.

6/7/093:06 AM

Former Member

Oh no Lockes... you must be fliipin' furious!!!

Don't go away too long though...

6/7/093:06 AM

Sheep in a JeepMember

Get a lock put on the phone and put a password on your computer, that way they suffer and you still get your internet use.

make them clean the house from top to bottom over the next month as punishment plus pay you their pocket money.

6/7/093:07 AM

LaceyMember

Blimey!

nightmare.

6/7/093:07 AM

LockesMember

quote:
Originally posted by nosey rosie:
Oh no Lockes... you must be fliipin' furious!!!

Don't go away too long though...

furious isnt the word

I phoned them to cancel my services this morning and they said it would go of next Saturday

6/7/093:08 AM

sciencewasrobbedMember

Goodness lockes!! the little scamps!!
Awww! As Tupps says, hurry back

6/7/093:08 AM

MargueritaMember

Awe what a shame thats an awful big bill I would be furious hope you get it sorted and be back soon

6/7/093:12 AM

*+*Lara*+*Member

Oh no!! Well you can still cancel the cut off date if you can come up with a different plan.

I have Virgin and we have a tarrif for mobiles. My highest bill is £137 per month but I have the VIP package and an extra box upstairs.

Hope you can resolve this without having to lose your fun.

6/7/093:13 AM

pigeonpieMember

Bye.

6/7/093:14 AM

Former Member

My darling boys did a similar thing years ago when they must have been of a similar age. We grounded them, took their mobiles off them and cut all the plugs off their game consoles, TV's, etc., for a month AND made them pay the money back from their savings accounts.

It never happened again...

6/7/093:15 AM

BBBSMember

quote:
Originally posted by Lockes no 1 fan:
The reason for this is I got my virgin media bill in the other day, now my services cost around £67 for a month, thats for tv internet and unlimited calls. Anyway I got my bill in yesterday and its a staggering £300 just for a month.

Anyway after further investigation I found out that its my 3 teenage daughters phoning mobiles , so to teach them a lesson I am getting everything cut off.......so I dont know how long I will be away. Its just something I need to do

that sounds perfectly fair but you do know you can add call barring to your account and then block all calls to mobile numbers or all outgoing calls unless you choose to unblock it to make a call yourself, thats what we do.

6/7/093:15 AM

MentalistMember

Put them on pay as you go, put mine on that they have limit each month and if they use it up tough

Come back soon

Sorry I read that completely wrong they are ringing mobiles not using mobile so ignore first part of post

6/7/093:16 AM

wandawitchMember

quote:
Originally posted by Joods:
My darling boys did a similar thing years ago when they must have been of a similar age. We grounded them, took their mobiles off them and cut all the plugs off their game consoles, TV's, etc., for a month AND made them pay the money back from their savings accounts.

It never happened again...

Brilliant

6/7/093:17 AM

ozzycamMember

What a shame, you wont be missing much anyway without the l/f......Keep your chin up.....

6/7/093:28 AM

ScottyMember 10 years

Sorry to hear that locke. I had the same problem with my son..I cut the mobiles off.

Hurry back.

6/7/093:28 AM

BBBSMember

quote:
Originally posted by Scotty:
Sorry to hear that locke. I had the same problem with my son..I cut the mobiles off.

Hurry back.

its calling mobiles not using them that has caused his bill scotty.

but yes as i said call barring can cut off calls to mobiles

6/7/093:30 AM

ScottyMember 10 years

quote:
Originally posted by Big Brothers Big Scam:
quote:
Originally posted by Scotty:
Sorry to hear that locke. I had the same problem with my son..I cut the mobiles off.

Hurry back.

its calling mobiles not using them that has caused his bill scotty.

but yes as i said call barring can cut off calls to mobiles

Sorry BBBS..that`s what I meant. My phone bills were huge...this month 94p.

6/7/093:36 AM

BBBSMember

quote:
Originally posted by Scotty:
quote:
Originally posted by Big Brothers Big Scam:
quote:
Originally posted by Scotty:
Sorry to hear that locke. I had the same problem with my son..I cut the mobiles off.

Hurry back.

its calling mobiles not using them that has caused his bill scotty.

but yes as i said call barring can cut off calls to mobiles

Sorry BBBS..that`s what I meant. My phone bills were huge...this month 94p.

lol thats better than mine, i think mine was about £1.07 this month (and that was calls to 0845 numbers at the post depot to get them to do deliveries properly (ie ring the damned bell and wait for a response instead of just sticking a card in the letterbox to be found later because they dont want to wait.)

6/7/093:43 AM

j0anneMember

omg sorry to hear that good luck xxxx ....make them pay back big time xx

6/7/093:44 AM

CindsMember 10 yearsMemoriam

quote:
Originally posted by Lockes no 1 fan:
The reason for this is I got my virgin media bill in the other day, now my services cost around £67 for a month, thats for tv internet and unlimited calls. Anyway I got my bill in yesterday and its a staggering £300 just for a month.

Anyway after further investigation I found out that its my 3 teenage daughters phoning mobiles , so to teach them a lesson I am getting everything cut off.......so I dont know how long I will be away. Its just something I need to do

You can ban phone calls to any number that is not in your local area code, including mobiles!

6/7/093:47 AM

darloboy (Play The Game!)Member

, OMG but come back soon Lockes

6/7/093:48 AM

prettycocoaeyesMember 10 years

OMG I would beat their arses to a pulp...

Just kidding... I hope you sort it all out....

6/7/093:49 AM

madkittenMember

Undersatand Poor you

6/7/094:26 AM

BaroloMember

I'd be absolutely furious!

I hope they learn their lesson and it doesn't happen again.

6/7/094:30 AM

~Orchid~Member

good luck locke

6/7/094:31 AM

JennyMember

Don't see why you should suffer any more than having such a huge bill to pay. Keep your subscription on, you're going to have to pay the bill anyway. Bar them one way or another from going anywhere near any of the services, and make them pay you back, and/or do loads of jobs round the house and garden till you think they've got the message.

6/7/094:51 AM

KayteeMember 10 years

Awwwwww! Lockes

Make them pay somehow and hurry back

6/7/094:54 AM

*yogi Bear*Member

is your bill itemised lockes? get them each to highlight the numbers they called and pay back their own it's the fairest way on them (lol although i can't imagine you wanting to be very fair on them) when all of us were living here that's the way we did it.... and phone any numbers no-one takes credit for to find out who it is.

6/7/094:58 AM

Tayto.Member

Sorry to hear that Lockes. We'll all miss you. Been there done that so I know how you're feeling.

6/7/095:10 AM

bozzimacooMember

quote:
Originally posted by Lockes no 1 fan:
The reason for this is I got my virgin media bill in the other day, now my services cost around £67 for a month, thats for tv internet and unlimited calls. Anyway I got my bill in yesterday and its a staggering £300 just for a month.

Anyway after further investigation I found out that its my 3 teenage daughters phoning mobiles , so to teach them a lesson I am getting everything cut off.......so I dont know how long I will be away. Its just something I need to do

...but you're one of us...

if needs must, this bb is crap anyway, well done for teaching your kids a harsh lesson on not to take the P... see ya when it's over

6/7/095:17 AM

LockesMember

wow thanks for all the advice guys.............I might try and rethink my plan

6/7/097:54 AM

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