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Originally Posted by frogstamper
I couldn't agree more, as prices have gone down over the months for other packages VIP prices have gone up, VM's top package is looking less and less attractive.
On a personal note if their is a price increase for HD movies and sport on the VIP package I'll certainly be downgrading, we are already paying £93pm, even if VM say they are "only" charging £5pm that'll push the package to almost a hundred pounds a month...
Also Sky may well charge a £10 monthly fee for their HD channels, but remember thats not just for movies and sport its for over forty HD channels.
On the whole I'm very happy with VM and have been on the VIP pack for over two years now, but any attempt to put the VIP bill up to £100pm will be to much for me.
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But part of that cost - ie SS and SM ,ie SKY's premium channels - is in essence driven by SKYs wholesale price to Virgin....so is not really Virgins cost to you.
When with Sky, I took the whole package except movies but plus HD and I was happy enough paying approx £60pm. Due to circumstance, am nos with Virgin XL +SS sub (V+HD) and all in with the phone and BB pay on average £90 pm. Im happy with that, and will take SS HD...and as I'm someone who doesn't expect something for nothing, i fully expect to pay a few pounds for the feed of SS HD.
Whatever Virgin do, they will never please everyone.
Perhaps not what some folks want to hear, but if your not happy, or you think it is not good value...look elsewhere for another provider. At the end of the day, be it Virgin, Sky BT or any other providers out there, they will charge what fits their business model...and no amount of chat on any forum with regard to ending subs or downgrading will have any effect....its real actions that will count...and personally, I have no doubt that the majority will either keep their current subs or upgrade them. It will be a very small, and ultimately tiny minority that will feel aggrieved enough to downgrade (why would anyone do that??) or leave Virgin.