New deal - any good?
 

Hi

I dont want to hijack anyone elses thread so excuse me for posting a new one.

My current service charges are £78.50 a month for BB-M ,TV -XL(plus skysports collection and kids) and phone with free w/e calls to Land line nos' only.....hence time to ring them up!

My usual monthly bill is £120..so im paying over £40 on calls (mainly local LL and mobiles) and this is going up due to 3 kids and a mother in law

Ive been offered the same package for £60..or £69 with talk unlimited and talk mobile as well.....plus 1 x £10 off for being pointed towards saynot0870!

Looking at past bills this should equate to at least £30 off my all in monthly bill.

Sky will do a similar deal for £7 a month cheaper (plus £75 for the box) so no difference over a year really.

Any thoughts? Ive said yes but have 7 days to change my mind...

Re: New deal - any good?
 

:welcome: to the forum.

Have you checked out the VIP package offered by Virgin?

Re: New deal - any good?
 

thanks for the welcome...

i will have a quick look at that

cheers

Re: New deal - any good?
 

VIP package:
1 x V+ box
1 x added standard set top
XL with sports and movies (on both boxes)
XL broadband (20 meg)
talk unlimited 24 (free landline calls nationally,24/7)
£86 per month.i think you get a quid off if u e-bill..sounds just right for you doog ;)

Re: New deal - any good?
 

cheers

so for £15 more than my 'new deal' of £69 I will get 20mg broadband (instead of 10) and skysports movies plus a V box.

Our current broadband is obviously restricted during the evenings, any idea what the 20meg would get squeezed down to...my son is a PS3 and PC gaming nut

Also whats a V box?..is it worth having?

Re: New deal - any good?
 

The V box is like a sky digibox, it's what connects your TV services to your TV :).

The broadband isn't 'restricted' in the evenings as such, it just has a limit which is quite high and gaming will not trigger the speed decrease.

Re: New deal - any good?
 

of course...i should have said V + ;)

Well now i know what a V+ is i quite fancy one,however Virgin have just told me i cant have the £86 VIP deal as im a current customer...and didnt seem particulary helpful when i just rang them

sky will do 16meg broadband,talk unlimited/international, skysports/mix/kids movie mix, plus sky plus box for £60 a month plus £75 for the box

its a no brainer.. works out cheaper than my 'current' deal plus i get faster broadband, sky movies and skyplus!!

thanks for the advice... i think im off to sky :shrug:

Re: New deal - any good?
 

be careful as bt only allow 8mb to most parts of the country and the cances of you getting the 16mb are next to nil :P

just ring up virgin and say what can you offer me as this company blah blah is offering this this and this :) how can you compare to that and they should give you some options :)

Re: New deal - any good?
 

made another call and hey presto:D i can have it....

thanks for your recommendations

Re: New deal - any good?
 

Can you elaborate when you say that gaming doesnt trigger the speed decrease?
Do you mean that gaming doesnt use enough bandwidth to be STMd

Re: New deal - any good?
 

he means the upload / download allowence its fairly high so gaming would'nt effect it

Re: New deal - any good?
 

Ok thanks, i am kind of worried about tripping the STM because my family tend to use very bandwidth demanding applications, at least 3 of them stream videos for hours at a time

Re: New deal - any good?
 

Ignore this guy...
Unless you live in the middle of nowhere, most exchange are now unbundled/LLU, chances are unless your quite far away you'll get more than 8Mbit and without any STM nonscence.

Re: New deal - any good?
 

Thanks, Ive gone with the VIP package for £86 a month as stated but just a few quick questions.

My current modem is a 255. Will this handle up to 20 meg or will they replace it. (if so they may need a reminder ;) )

My router is a belkin wireless G..(appreciate this isnt supported by Virgin) but likewise will it handle 20meg? ...I dont suppose Virgin supply routers on this deal?


many thanks

Re: New deal - any good?
 

I have a 255 which does 20 Mb/s with no problems - I can't comment on the router, though ..