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ntluser · 02-09-2010, 17:41

There has been talk about a new improved VIP package and when I got some mail from Virgin Media a day or two ago I thought it would contain details but it was just advising about the price increases.

When I signed up to the VIP it was really good value.During the spat with Sky I signed up to a 2 pack ( Entertainment & Knowledge) basic box subscription with Sky as I did not want to miss out on Sky One and some of the other channels. Now that Sky & Virgin have resolved their difference I am paying for Virgin VIP and Sky.

I am reluctant to give up on Sky because the sound quality and subtitling is better which is useful as my wife wears hearing aids. However like other VIP users there are bits I do not use like the mobile phone and international call elements.

Being on a pension, I would like to reduce my expenditure. I am currently on 20Mb but would like 50Mb. I have unlimited UK national calls for £9.95 which I would like to keep. I am considering the possibility of getting my telephone and broadband from Virgin and getting my TV from Sky but that would mean giving up my V+ & my spare STB box.

The Sky World package ( channels, sports & movies) plus Sky Plus HD plus multiroom looks promising but I'm not sure if I can get telephone, TV and broadband for less than the £112 I am paying at the moment.

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ntluser Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester Age: 78 Services: Virgin Media XL Telephone,TV with Tivo box & Superhub3 upto 150Mb Broadband, Sky World, & Freeview+ Posts: 1,901	Re: VIP/VIP+ New and Improved VIP Package There has been talk about a new improved VIP package and when I got some mail from Virgin Media a day or two ago I thought it would contain details but it was just advising about the price increases. When I signed up to the VIP it was really good value.During the spat with Sky I signed up to a 2 pack ( Entertainment & Knowledge) basic box subscription with Sky as I did not want to miss out on Sky One and some of the other channels. Now that Sky & Virgin have resolved their difference I am paying for Virgin VIP and Sky. I am reluctant to give up on Sky because the sound quality and subtitling is better which is useful as my wife wears hearing aids. However like other VIP users there are bits I do not use like the mobile phone and international call elements. Being on a pension, I would like to reduce my expenditure. I am currently on 20Mb but would like 50Mb. I have unlimited UK national calls for £9.95 which I would like to keep. I am considering the possibility of getting my telephone and broadband from Virgin and getting my TV from Sky but that would mean giving up my V+ & my spare STB box. The Sky World package ( channels, sports & movies) plus Sky Plus HD plus multiroom looks promising but I'm not sure if I can get telephone, TV and broadband for less than the £112 I am paying at the moment.