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Qtx 01-02-2013 09:58
Sky starting to challenge Virgin Media as second largest provider
 
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Sky Broadband overtook TalkTalk in terms of the number of broadband customers at the end of the last quarter and now has 4,235,000 customers as of 31st December 2012. If it keeps adding customers at a similar rate to the 132,000 in the last quarter it is on course to stroll past Virgin Media and be the second largest broadband provider in the UK later in the year.

The Sky Broadband service is just part of the BSkyB empire, and with 33% of its customers taking a triple play product (TV/telephone/broadband) there is still lots of scope for growth in terms of attracting existing TV customers onto its telephone and broadband products. Interestingly 38,000 of the new sign-ups to broadband in the last quarter took just telephone and broadband. The Sky LLU service is now available on 2,108 exchanges an increase of 201 compared to twelve months ago, and 73% of customers are on full LLU (MPF) rather than shared LLU (SMPF).

The launch of NOW TV has attracted 25,000 subscribers and the Sky Go service has 3,066,000 unique users. A big change in the last year was the opening up of the Anytime+ service to customers using any broadband provider and with some 1,715,000 Sky+ boxes connected to a broadband service this is providing popular and is another piece in the puzzle as people continue to switch from linear TV programming to the on-demand model.
Courtesy of ThinkBroadband: http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5...-provider.html

Bold highlight is my own.

Derek 01-02-2013 10:01
Re: Sky starting to challenge Virgin Media as second largest provider
 
That many new customers is probably why my service has been utterly terrible since Xmas at peak times.

Qtx 01-02-2013 10:17
Re: Sky starting to challenge Virgin Media as second largest provider
 
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Originally Posted by Derek (Post 35530169)
That many new customers is probably why my service has been utterly terrible since Xmas at peak times.
That is the exact same reason many were switching their broadband from Virgin to Sky. Any problems like that will get sorted out by Sky quickly, where with virgin in can take up to a year or longer

Mr Banana 01-02-2013 10:33
Re: Sky starting to challenge Virgin Media as second largest provider
 
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Originally Posted by Qtx (Post 35530168)
Courtesy of ThinkBroadband: http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5...-provider.html

Bold highlight is my own.
Not sure why that's as suprise when they could provide services to 25 million homes and VM can only provide services to 12 million?

Qtx 01-02-2013 10:35
Re: Sky starting to challenge Virgin Media as second largest provider
 
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Originally Posted by Top banana (Post 35530178)
Not sure why that's as suprise when they could provide services to 25 million homes and VM can only provide services to 12 million?
You arrived quicker than expected :rolleyes:

My highlight was not a surprise. Just backs up a few things said recently ;)

Mr Banana 01-02-2013 10:59
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Originally Posted by Qtx (Post 35530181)
You arrived quicker than expected :rolleyes:

My highlight was not a surprise. Just backs up a few things said recently ;)

Any reason for your sarcasm when I have stated a fact about the size of area they both cover?

Qtx 01-02-2013 11:45
Re: Sky starting to challenge Virgin Media as second largest provider
 
:nutter:

:bsmack:

muppetman11 01-02-2013 11:52
Re: Sky starting to challenge Virgin Media as second largest provider
 
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Originally Posted by Top banana (Post 35530186)
Any reason for your sarcasm when I have stated a fact about the size of area they both cover?
Don't VM also have a 'National' service which uses BT phone lines ?

Mr Banana 01-02-2013 12:06
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35530209)
Don't VM also have a 'National' service which uses BT phone lines ?
Yes but don't think it has many customers

Maggy 01-02-2013 12:09
Re: Sky starting to challenge Virgin Media as second largest provider
 
There will be no baiting or flaming in this thread.Opinions about the topic but not about CF members.

craigj2k12 01-02-2013 12:41
Re: Sky starting to challenge Virgin Media as second largest provider
 
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Originally Posted by Top banana (Post 35530213)
Yes but don't think it has many customers
Still proves your point about coverage wrong

denphone 01-02-2013 12:44
Re: Sky starting to challenge Virgin Media as second largest provider
 
l think the simple fact is no matter what Sky does with its broadband in the next few years it still has a awful way to go to match Virgin network and thats a fact which is undisputed no matter how much some people want to tell us differently.:)

Hugh 01-02-2013 12:51
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Den, there is no denying that some people have problems, often severe, with their VM BB - Sky are implementing some great Fibre BB, which can only be good for the customer as this will give more competition, hopefully.

craigj2k12 01-02-2013 12:52
Re: Sky starting to challenge Virgin Media as second largest provider
 
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35530229)
l think the simple fact is no matter what Sky does with its broadband in the next few years it still has a awful way to go to match Virgin network and thats a fact which is undisputed no matter how much some people want to tell us differently.:)
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2013/02/59.jpg

Skys FTTC service is lightyears ahead of Virgins cable service

denphone 01-02-2013 12:58
Re: Sky starting to challenge Virgin Media as second largest provider
 
l am not denying that some people don't have problems and l hope they get them sorted out but as we all know things are often exaggerated considerably and are never as bad as some people want to make out and yes indeed bring on the competition as this can only strengthen the customers hand in the long run.

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Originally Posted by craigj2k12 (Post 35530235)
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2013/02/59.jpg

Skys FTTC service is lightyears ahead of Virgins cable service
Well that is open to considerable debate Craig.:)


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