[dmchapman]

Ok, thanks all for the feedback. I've kicked it all off this afternoon and have an install date of 17th Feb.

First call went to India - got rather confusing and ended up with a "special deal" that was 70 quid a month with XL upgrade free for a couple of months (but only the uplift - not free tv for 2 months). install of 75 quid for the V+, and 20 quid for the 50Mbit BB.

After 5 attempts at my postcode and 4 attempts at my phone number I wasn't completely convinced they had got the details correct (and it seemed too expensive a month) so I said I'd think about it.

10 mins later I rang back on the customer service number and hit the option "I'm thinking of leaving Virginmedia". Got answered by Michelle who (apart from having a bad day and apologising for being ex-blonde!) was *Excellent* and not offshore.

V+ XL, old box upstairs, 50Meg BB with the free router (I assume this isn't a true 5GHz N router? Anyone know what model?), phoneline for a shade over 60 quid a month, and both installs for 49.99.

Sure, I might have been able to get a cheaper deal if I'd hassled but I'm happy with that price (assuming it all happens and I've not been fed rubbish!).

New 12 month contract though (not surprised really) - although she did say I'm free to alter the package at anytime within that 12 months - is that really true?

Cheers all,

Darren