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Originally Posted by ezzie_uk

V+ charge changes explained.......

As of 1st June, new customers will pay a £150 install/service charge.
XL TV customers will pay no monthly rental for the box
L and M customers will pay £5 per month

NO OTHER INSTALL FEE APPLIES

Existing customers have the option of migrating to the new plan, and paying £100 service fee, then they will pay the above line rental.

These prices mean that customers will save money within the year of taking the service out!

Right now, V+ customers pay a £75 install charge plus a £10 monthly rental (with TV Size: XL). That means in one year the customer will pay £195 for their V+ service (£75 + £120 = £195).

From 1 June a V+ customer (XL) will pay £150 install plus nothing every month. So in the first year they’ll pay £150 for their V+ service (£150 + £0 = £150).

So the customer will save £45 in the first year alone. Then each following year they’ll save an additional £120 in monthly rental fees.

The V+HD box is still rented from virgin media, meaning that if a fault occours it will be fixed or replaced, whereas Sky still cover their Sky+ box, and their seperate HD box with a 12month warranty then charge £99 (each) for another years cover or a £65 call out fee.

Sky+ service is also only free when you take out sports/movies, otherwise £10 month.

In almost all possible scenarios of customers having a V+ Box V Sky+ box, a saving is made of up to £20/month rental (TV size M V 2mixes), and a £9 up front saving is always made.

Compared with Skys HD box, a saving is always made everymonth up to £20 again, and you save £209 up front in all cases.

Learn your facts please

Sky is dropping the Sky Plus charge for all packages

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...on-charge.html