We've just changed from Pipex to Talk Talk
on the basis that it's about a tenner a month cheaper than the package we had with Pipex, which was 30 quid a month. But Talk Talk is Pipex's parent company, so we "wouldn't have to pay the one-off connection fee". Nice one squire.

However, checking bank details last night revealed a direct debit for Talk Talk at the princely sum of £58. I found the recently arrived and as yet unopened bill, and lo - a one off connection fee of £29.99 has been applied to the account. It will only take a phone call to sort it out, but it's 20 minutes of being on hold wasted where something more productive could be done, like having a wank or a cup of coffee.

Halifax charging £1 a day for every day you're overdrawn was another unwelcome surprise. Thanks Howard, you utter cunt.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 25 Mar 2010, 10:16, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Ha ha ha ha h ah ah ha ha ha h ah ah ha aha ha
1 phone call!
hah ha ha h ah aha hahahahahahahahahahahaa *breathes*
20 minutes ha ha ha ha h ahahahahahahahaha
*chokes*
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 25 Mar 2010, 10:19, Reply)

^this.

( girlinthehole, Thu 25 Mar 2010, 10:21, Reply)

^This
so much ^this
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Thu 25 Mar 2010, 10:22, Reply)

I say 20 minutes...
It's a rough estimate as the call has yet to be made. It may take several calls, routed to the other end of the world and bounced via a satellite orbiting Mars.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 25 Mar 2010, 10:34, Reply)

i once came home to no electricity - so no heat, light or ability to cook

I phone N-power, 40mins of hold music later and I fucked off to the pub, cancelled them as soon as possible after that.

I enjoy telling those people who sell N-Power in the street this story very loudly in front of potential customers.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 25 Mar 2010, 10:37, Reply)

We came home once to find no electric and we didn't have gas so no heat light food ect.
With a newborn baby. We phoned and were told "some point in the next 24 hours" We asked if they could be more specific and they said no. I said "so you could turn up at 3 in the morning?" "yes" she replied. I told them we had a newborn and she said yes that's why you get within 24 hours others have to wait longer. I sent My wife and newborn daughter to her mothers and stayed in the house with no heat and no light in the winter. They took 2 days to get there. When the engineer arrived he was so disgusted at how long it took them to arrange a call out for us he used his portable key meter thing to put £50 on our key. Turns out he lived at the other end of the street and was on call, they could have had him there in 5 minutes. Never ever use EDF they're cunts
( Peej, Thu 25 Mar 2010, 12:05, Reply)

Talk talk did this to me
Not put on hold, Call lasted about 3 minutes, Account credited with £29.99. Easy Peasy.
( Peej, Thu 25 Mar 2010, 11:21, Reply)