[Taffer]

It might be bad news loosing channels, but for me there are other considerations. I already have the full pack (full TV pack with movies and sport with extra box upstairs, Anytime phone and 10MB BB) and have just ordered the £85 VIP pack with the new V+ drive, which gives me everything I already have plus the V+ drive and a couple of extra phone charge discounts, all for 30-odd quid a month less than I am paying now. If I was to move to Sky I would have to pay about £399 for the [inferior] HD hardrive recorder, a higher price for the channels, goodness knows how much for the extra box and to install a BT line and then the line rental on top of the Virginmedia line rental. There is also the fact that I will have to either pay extra insurance after the guarantee expires or buy a new box if it breaks, whereas with Virginiamedia they fix/replace the box for as long as I am with them.
It might not be ideal but if necessary I will wait and buy the DVDs when they come out (SG1, Atlantis, Battlestar, etc.).