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Chad · 12-02-2012, 13:21

I just called Virgin to discuss the new prices and to change my overall package. I must admit I'm a very happy boy indeed.

Under the latest price changes my package would be £106.71 plus £10.00 for BoxNation and roughly another £20.00 for calls made from my home land line. So I'd be looking at paying between £130.00 to £140.00 per month.

Called Virgin and cancelled my home landline and have taken a 18 month contract on a Blackberry mobile instead. Dropped my broadband from 50mb to 10mb, which will in turn go up to 30mb in the next 4 weeks when my area has it's speed increase. Cancelled SKY Movies and SKY HD. My new package price for TV and mobile is £95.00 per month. A saving of up to £45.00 if I don't go over the minutes on my new mobile.

So I still have phone access, still have great broadband speed but lost SKY movies

I have however just used £29.98 of the £45.00 I'll be saving to get my wife and I annual tickets for Cineworld which is about 4 miles away. The other £15.00 I've saved can be used to by popcorn and hotdogs

I'm actually delighted. I love movies but haven't been able to get to the cinema as much as I used to. With my annual ticket I can see all the latest movies. It also means the wife and I can have a few more nights out than we have been enjoying over the past 12 months.

Virgin Media price hike has turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I would wholeheartedly encourage people to reassess their packages, and have a long hard think about what you really need. It's only been in the last 2 weeks I've thought about how much time I actually spend watching SKY Movies, or SKY HD channels and it turns out not a lot really. Not enough to justify the £7.00 HD charge and movie subscription cost.

I've also got a sense of satisfaction I've not accepted the price hike, reduced the level income Virgin receive from me and saved myself over £500.00 per year.

12-02-2012, 13:21	#480
Chad Inactive Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Edinburgh Services: SKY Family, SKY Broadband Unlimited, YouView, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Boxnation Posts: 5,137	Re: TV price rises I just called Virgin to discuss the new prices and to change my overall package. I must admit I'm a very happy boy indeed. Under the latest price changes my package would be £106.71 plus £10.00 for BoxNation and roughly another £20.00 for calls made from my home land line. So I'd be looking at paying between £130.00 to £140.00 per month. Called Virgin and cancelled my home landline and have taken a 18 month contract on a Blackberry mobile instead. Dropped my broadband from 50mb to 10mb, which will in turn go up to 30mb in the next 4 weeks when my area has it's speed increase. Cancelled SKY Movies and SKY HD. My new package price for TV and mobile is £95.00 per month. A saving of up to £45.00 if I don't go over the minutes on my new mobile. So I still have phone access, still have great broadband speed but lost SKY movies I have however just used £29.98 of the £45.00 I'll be saving to get my wife and I annual tickets for Cineworld which is about 4 miles away. The other £15.00 I've saved can be used to by popcorn and hotdogs I'm actually delighted. I love movies but haven't been able to get to the cinema as much as I used to. With my annual ticket I can see all the latest movies. It also means the wife and I can have a few more nights out than we have been enjoying over the past 12 months. Virgin Media price hike has turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I would wholeheartedly encourage people to reassess their packages, and have a long hard think about what you really need. It's only been in the last 2 weeks I've thought about how much time I actually spend watching SKY Movies, or SKY HD channels and it turns out not a lot really. Not enough to justify the £7.00 HD charge and movie subscription cost. I've also got a sense of satisfaction I've not accepted the price hike, reduced the level income Virgin receive from me and saved myself over £500.00 per year.