Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

Which is ridiculous way of working things in my opinion. I honestly don't understand why it has a RRP of £161

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

I genuinely thought it was a typo - adding the £25 for an O2 sim without discounting it from the £136.

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

It seems that from my reading it's correct. It's £74 for VM and £25 for O2 making it £99. After 18 months, VM is £136, but I'm guessing you still need to add O2 onto that at £25 making it £161.
I genuinely do not understand this one bit. Granted you are getting 1 gig over 600mb, but ultimate oomph are supposed to be on the top package, yet they've made this top package, making ultimate oomph redundant and have slapped an extra £22 on top. Surely it's not just me who thinks that is ridiculous?

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

I'm not commenting on the pricing here as I have no involvement in that.

But it is generally the case that newer 'top of everything' bundles are launched which supersede earlier versions. When the Ultimate Oomph bundles launched, they replaced the older cable only VIP bundles. And there were several versions of those older VIP bundles too.

Even with Ultimate Oomph there are technically two versions - one with two V6 boxes and one with a 360 + 360 mini box.

Oomph bundles are now no longer sold. All new cable + mobile bundles are Volt.

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

It's not just you Mythica.

I realise that they have to make money but those prices are madness if it transpires that it goes up to £161 after 18 months.

Ignoring the extra channels with Sky, you're locked in to VM in a way. Last time my Oomph contract was up, adding everything up (TV, phone, BB, two boxes and a SIM) to get the equivilent with Sky and BT etc was substantially more expensive than a discounted new contract and more expensive than even the full price of Oomph.

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

I ditched Virgin Mobile a while ago, since then, so have other members of my family.

Only two remain on VM, and one of those simply because Im on Bigger Oomph atm.

That package is on a £28 a month discount atm, which runs out early next year.
At that point I'll be cancelling TV (not used anymore) and probably upgrading the BB to 1G.

Nothing 'Volt' related looks particularly appealing.

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

I'm hoping I can just renew what I have, currently on Ultimate Oomph plus an extra 3rd box for £115 and I feel that's not even that good of a deal got better ones for other members of the family.

Other than not currently having UHD (Not bothered until sport comes) and 1G BB, there is no reason to upgrade and have a terrible time in 18 months trying to get a good discount on £161 pounds

As others say Sky now offering 500meg, BT sport, I believe you can beat virgin media's price now

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

If you took out a new O2 (12m) contract, say a 4GB plan for £6.00 per month, can you then get this bumped to 8GB *and* get your broadband speed "doubled"? It seems to be the case although the Volt press release talks about "Double mobile data on all eligible O2 Pay Monthly plans"

Seems a cheaper route to move to the next broadband tier?

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

All the 12 and 24 month PAYM plans on O2 are Volt eligible

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/sim-cards/...actLength=P12M

Obviously you can't get double Unlimited

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

You can, you just wouldn’t notice any difference… ;)

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

I've just checked on Ultrafast for my area and estimated speed is 120meg which is pretty poor for a 500meg package

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

Says I can get 330meg

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

330 ?

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

That didn’t take very long (applied on the 18th).

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...7&d=1635254442

Just checked my O2 account, and the Data Allowance has gone up to 40GB, and done a speed test on my broadband, and it’s still showing the original speed (386Mb/s down, 36Mb/s up), and my VM account still says 350Mb, so I’ll give it a day or two before I chase it up.

Re: Virgin Media O2 to launch Volt bundles
 

If you have a custom, retentions package with discounts, would the Volt VM speed uplift change the existing contract at all? I would assume the existing arrangements remain unaltered ..