£5 / 5GB too much

[#1]

unless you take the phone as well when it drops by £2.50

[#2]

Quote from: ReedRichards

To me, complaining about paying £5 for an extra 5GB sounds like "I'm really well-off but I want to be even more so".  Spare a thought for the broadband poor.  I pay £12.99 per month for Plusnet Value 10GB.  Unlimited cost more and there is no fibre here.  I look forward to you picketing the Plusnet offices on behalf of myself or anyone else who lives in a Market 1 area.  .

Whilst I understand your position regarding the more than doubling of cost in Market 1 and the inevitable irritation|annoyance|anger, you are still in the same position as me regarding usage over 10GB: £5 per 5GB or part thereof vs £4 for unlimited. Yes, £5 for 100MB is better than £48 for no additional usage but I haven't found any cost figures to explain the reasoning. I suspect it is similar to mobile phone operators - they need to charge 10p/min PAYG to just make a profit or 4p/min with "bundles" where 75% of the call allowance is used, so texts/data are notionally free 
Also, I won't be picketing the Plusnet offices as I see no reason to change my opinions on that action (after 50 years of employment and retirement).

[#3]

Quote from: ReedRichards

To me, complaining about paying £5 for an extra 5GB sounds like "I'm really well-off but I want to be even more so".  Spare a thought for the broadband poor.  I pay £12.99 per month for Plusnet Value 10GB.  Unlimited cost more and there is no fibre here.  I look forward to you picketing the Plusnet offices on behalf of myself or anyone else who lives in a Market 1 area.  .

It's called market forces and you can always move of course, but I guess you feel you have other benefits making living there worthwhile!  I love living on the edge of a city and having almost everything I could possibly need within a 15 minutes drive - or I could use my free bus pass!  😉 -  including a National Park!  Actually I'm a bit of a socialist at heart and wouldn't object to standard pricing for all of life's essentials, which now might include BB, but it's not going to happen.

[#4]

Quote from: James

Why not upgrade to unlimited for an extra £3.50 (if you contract for a year)?

Thanks for your suggestion and assistance. Much appreciated.

[#5]

Quote from: Sir

It's called market forces ...

No its not.  It is manipulation of the market by OFCOM, seasoned with a soupçon of indolence!  There is nothing market-driven about Ofcom's market classifications.