General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2

[MutleyF]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

Thanks people.

I wonder if I should chance retentions or email the ceo.

Emailing the CEO to simply get a discount will probably mean you get ignored.

Retentions would surely be best

[Frazz]

Originally Posted by MutleyF

Emailing the CEO to simply get a discount will probably mean you get ignored.

Retentions would surely be best

You have your opinion but I always email the CEO and you then get put onto their staff and have always got excellent discounts from them. Retentions are a waste of time.


Happy to let you know what I pay for my 152Mb BB, 2 tivo, 1 V+, tv xl and phone xl

[MutleyF]

I do think personally there should be no retention deals - you either have services at the going rate, or you move on in the same way we do with gas or electric suppliers.

Appreciate that's just me though, but I do say that there should be some kind of automatic discount in place if you have been a customer for xx number of years. This discount should be applied to all, so this would make it fairer to everyone.

Food for thought ....

[pengedragon]

I've always gone via retentions and been very happy with the outcome, that said I do think we should all be paying the same price for the same services, it does seem an odd way to do things

[telegramsam]

Agree with you guys, one price for all with a discount for all after a number of years.

[{FU}Fubar]

Anyone else got the tivo update? mines been stuck on stage 1 for the last 30 mins and doesn't seem to be doing anything scrolling the white bar

[Perfect Choice]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

Thanks people.

I wonder if I should chance retentions or email the ceo.

What's on the BT sport free channel? Is it off air most of the time?

Ring retentions and be sensible. I moved from XL and L TV with 50MB BB and M phone (so only TV was reduced). There is a special "retentions" offer available (or was when I called).

Moving to L TV loses plenty of HD channels and several +1 channels plus Sports channels but otherwise most channels are still available be it in SD. History is a channel you will lose completely. Sky Arts was another but that is only in HD now anyway. There were a few others but irrelevant to me so happy enough with the move back to L TV.

[nodrogd]

Sky Arts is available in SD. Its been moved to the Entertainment section of the EPG (Channel 122).

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

Good evening friends. Do we have a list of channels on m+ ? My friend is on xl and wants to downgrade due to price increases etc. the virgin media site is chaotic and I can't see any list of channels! It's so complicated.

My friend likes history channel and drama. Is this on m+?

Has anyone got any offers from virgin media due to price increases by threatening to go from xl to medium plus? I don't know if I can get my friend any lovely deals as he's really struggling currently

Handsome regards

Why doesn't he just leave (or threaten to leave) and join Plusnet? History is in their £5pm pack and Drama is on Freeview so on their service as well.
Total cost including line rental would be £36pm if he could live with a fibre speed of 38Mb. https://www.plus.net/tv/
TalkTalk do a similar deal as well, couple of £ per month more expensive and no free/inclusive BT Sport 1.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by {FU}Fubar

Anyone else got the tivo update? mines been stuck on stage 1 for the last 30 mins and doesn't seem to be doing anything scrolling the white bar

It should only stay on stage 1 for a few seconds, so yours has got stuck. Turn the power off at the wall (or the rocker switch on the back), then turn back on again.

If it gets stuck again, give VM a call. You may need a technician visit.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by jj20x

Aha! the world according to Media Boy HQ.

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Yep, wouldn't it have been easier to just put not available to BT Sport viewers on Virgin Media?

Ah, but that wouldn't be true! Shhh - don't tell anyone...

[Perfect Choice]

Originally Posted by nodrogd

Sky Arts is available in SD. Its been moved to the Entertainment section of the EPG (Channel 122).

Just checked my Tivo box remotely and you are right! Missed that somehow and just saw the HD version only available under XL TV. Thanks for highlighting!

The PDF of the VM channel guide (June 15) is out of date showing Real Lives on channel 122 (it is now on channel 160). I now have the August version (found at https://my.virginmedia.com/content/d...annelGuide.pdf) which gives the updated listing!

So at least I can still watch Sky Arts SD, shame History SD channel is not in the L package as well, H2 is included at least.

[Richc1977]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

What's on the BT sport free channel? Is it off air most of the time?

Had a look at ch 548 and it came on at 7pm and is the same feed as BT Sport Europe and not BTS Showcase which had different logos and ads. As of 22.57pm tonight it's still showing the BTS Europe feed.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Richc1977

Had a look at ch 548 and it came on at 7pm and is the same feed as BT Sport Europe and not BTS Showcase which had different logos and ads. As of 22.57pm tonight it's still showing the BTS Europe feed.

Makes sense, I couldn't see how VM would host the regular BT Showcase channel which invites viewers to contact BT to get BT Sport and broadband.

[jobbie8]

Originally Posted by Richc1977

Had a look at ch 548 and it came on at 7pm and is the same feed as BT Sport Europe and not BTS Showcase which had different logos and ads. As of 22.57pm tonight it's still showing the BTS Europe feed.

Will that mean the first episode of Fear The Walking Dead won't be shown on 548?