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Rillington · 12-05-2011, 17:20

I think we all have differeing views as to the value of VM compared to Sky. If I had the same content with Sky then I'd be paying £20 per month more - £9 for ESPN and £10+ for HD. Therefore, VM on XL is good value when you compare like-for-like but not as good value as it was before as the last six months have seen two price increases (yes one was the VAT increase and out of VM's hands) but a reduction in the number of channels available.

The issue here is that VM upped the price by £2 per month in April but VM has made no effort to replace the channels lost. In other words, we are paying more but getting less. All it seems to be in 2011 is Tivo, and nothing else when it comes to TV and eventually people are going to downgrade of even cancel VM if VM continues to increase prices whilst offering fewer channels.

12-05-2011, 17:20	#100
Rillington Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Services: Virgin Media, DAB Posts: 1,157	Re: Virgin Media lack of tv investment I think we all have differeing views as to the value of VM compared to Sky. If I had the same content with Sky then I'd be paying £20 per month more - £9 for ESPN and £10+ for HD. Therefore, VM on XL is good value when you compare like-for-like but not as good value as it was before as the last six months have seen two price increases (yes one was the VAT increase and out of VM's hands) but a reduction in the number of channels available. The issue here is that VM upped the price by £2 per month in April but VM has made no effort to replace the channels lost. In other words, we are paying more but getting less. All it seems to be in 2011 is Tivo, and nothing else when it comes to TV and eventually people are going to downgrade of even cancel VM if VM continues to increase prices whilst offering fewer channels.