SKY VS Virgin Media

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Shaun

Isn't that how the free market economy works? Companies slog it out to make a profit and the consumer wind (supposedly).

I honestly think people on here do have doubled standards some times - they whine about discounts and haggling but then think Sky are the devil for having the gaul to charge what they like for their products.

I think you'll find I don't whine about discounts. More the opposite infact, I tend to whine about people getting them.

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Originally Posted by IWKYzerocool

Well at least most of you have a choice at changing to Sky, I cannot as our area does not have BT or Sky, only Virgin Media (Telewest).

I am a big fan of stargate and the new episodes are only available on Skyone.

Your area cannot recieve Sky? Every area is theoretically capable of recieving sky. You only need a clear line of sight to the satellite.

The only reasons I can think of that you can't recieve sky are that there is some sort of physical obstruction to the signal (which can be a tree, or building in the line of sight) or your Landlord/Local Council/Resident's association does not allow the installation of dishes.

[skymovies747]

I never really liked Virgin Media, but I am staying with Sky, and none of you have to be so mean to me, becuase Virgin Media accutly are going to have Sky Sports removed, and I am not saying everyone likes sport, I don't that much...

STOP BEING MEAN PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!

[c1rcle]

Originally Posted by skymovies747

I never really liked Virgin Media, but I am staying with Sky, and none of you have to be so mean to me, becuase Virgin Media accutly are going to have Sky Sports removed, and I am not saying everyone likes sport, I don't that much...

STOP BEING MEAN PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!

Who's being mean? I just said I don't care if Sky take their toys home with them, I have more than enough to watch with just the VirgiNTL channels.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by skymovies747

I never really liked Virgin Media, but I am staying with Sky, and none of you have to be so mean to me, becuase Virgin Media accutly are going to have Sky Sports removed, and I am not saying everyone likes sport, I don't that much...

STOP BEING MEAN PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!

There not being removed and to quote Bill

Fancy producing the evidence for your wild statements and that means real checkable evidence otherwise your statements are worthless

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

There not being removed and to quote Bill

Fancy producing the evidence for your wild statements and that means real checkable evidence otherwise your statements are worthless

I have a feeling we will be waiting a long time for any evidence.

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Originally Posted by skymovies747

I never really liked Virgin Media, but I am staying with Sky, and none of you have to be so mean to me, becuase Virgin Media accutly are going to have Sky Sports removed, and I am not saying everyone likes sport, I don't that much...

STOP BEING MEAN PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!

Come on produce the evidence. ?

[skymovies747]

Go on this wikepida website: www.virginmedia.com and see that Sky has WAY more tv channels or I will help Sky WIN

[c1rcle]

Originally Posted by skymovies747

Go on this wikepida website: www.virginmedia.com and see that Sky has WAY more tv channels or I will help Sky WIN

You do realise there are people who don't pay for the 101 extra Sky movie/sport/news channels & really don't care whether they vanish from the list? Sky can take every single one of their channels off the VirgiNTL list & it won't make the least difference to me, I'll still have more channels than I can easily watch in the 24hrs that make up any day. When I see the Virgin logo I know there's at least one person associated with the company that can be trusted 100%, that is something I can never say about Sky. If you can name a single Sky channel that I might actually miss then I'd be very surprised. But then I know the channels won't be missing if I ever choose to look at them because Sky know they can't afford to turn their backs on the cable providers.

[trilly]

I am glad this post has come up and pleased to see the result of the poll is that the majority of people would stay with VM if Sky pulled the channels.

I do watch and enjoy Lost and would miss it, but I used to be a Sky customer and was treated very badly, so badly they have £12 of my money I just can't be bothered to go back and get.

I don't appreciate the tactics Sky have employed to try and get us to vote with Sky and in a way I wish they woud pull the channels and for VM, and of course us the customers, to stand firm.

VM is not going to be wondferul overnight, they may never be but at least they are trying, Sky are not trying or perhaps thats the point they are trying in the desperate sense! I hope VM have something to turn it back to Sky but the most powerful weapon they have is us, customers who stay.

Originally Posted by skymovies747

Go on this wikepida website: www.virginmedia.com and see that Sky has WAY more tv channels or I will help Sky WIN

Still no evidence for your wild ranting.

[JMcB]

Virgin Media for me i think. I live in N.Ireland so i get the RTE channel on cable and they run all the same stuff as sky like "LOST"

The say thing about this is that SKY need V/M and V/M need Sky. So i dont understand why they both dont work along side each other to give us a better service all round.

Originally Posted by skymovies747

Go on this wikepida website: www.virginmedia.com and see that Sky has WAY more tv channels or I will help Sky WIN

I used to have sky movies and sports..My husband never watched the sports at home preferring to go to his local to watch it all with his mates..Still does.As for sky movies..well you got two premieres per month and there after you could watch it over and over and over for years.The same films came up that I could watch on cable channels for far less (eventually even if it was a year later than sky showed it) so in the end to save a considerable sum of money I stopped.

I have been able to watch an enormous choice on VOD on NTL for some considerable time of some reasonable films.I predict that with VM the choice will improve dramatically.
So if you take away the sports channels and the Movie channels Sky has very little extra to offer in comparison to NTL err sorry VM because most of what's available on sky can be watched elswhere eventually.So losing Sky 1 is no hassle because eventually Sky loses the right to show those shows such as 24 and Lost and they move to other channels.I can wait.

and frankly I can easily live without Sky's contribution to the world of Drama.The 'award winning' Dream Team for one...I'd love to know who gave that show any kind of award?

No Sky is very worried,because they have never,ever sunk to the level of belittling NTL on marketing ads before.Now they are attacking VM because they do think that VM is a serious rival.

[Geezer69]

Very interesting.

I am looking at both at the moment, I am currently with NTL (£30 pcm for broadband, TV and phone). I am moving into a new house soon and have reading a lot about them both - on this forum and digital spy for sky. I really wanted SKY+ for obvious reasons and was going to go with them. Then the V+ service got announced and sounded too good to be true, especially with the dual tuners and HD thrown in. But I have read a lot of the same old problems that I experience now, customer service, slow repsonse from box to remote, EPG playing up all the time and ON DEMAND being prone to errors. I think I may just plump for SKY HD now, especially as they actually have HD channels and broadband is free with a wireless router also. I am still not 100% sure, but I feel they can offer me a better service

[Media Boy UK]

Here is the latest on SKY VS Virgin Media

Virgin are locked in talks with Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB to renew a soon-to-expire deal for the satellite giant to supply it with Sky One.

Mr Wall said that barring any surprises, hit shows 24 and Lost would not go off-air mid-season and that talks were continuing.
Describing meetings so far, Mr Wall resorted to a boxing metaphor: "There have been some low blows but no-one went down like Audley Harrison. Both sides are negotiating in good faith."

[Kaychsea]

I'll stay. We currently get the Sky channels in the Family Pack as was, still haven't figured out exactly what's what yet in the New Order, and Sports almost solely for the football. The only Sky One offering we both watch regularly is 24, although I quite like Rescue Me. I'd include BG as well but I've only just got into this and am working my way slowly through DVDs anyway so won't complain there either.

So we're both reasonably happy to head off down to the pub for games we want, or we'll have a look at the the Setanta offering next season. As for 24 and Rescue Me I may find the urge to delve into alternative sources for the first time.

Originally Posted by skymovies747

Go on this wikepida website: www.virginmedia.com and see that Sky has WAY more tv channels or I will help Sky WIN

Okay. How exactly? Will they get a cup?

[videodj]

Originally Posted by skymovies747

I never really liked Virgin Media, but I am staying with Sky, and none of you have to be so mean to me, becuase Virgin Media accutly are going to have Sky Sports removed, and I am not saying everyone likes sport, I don't that much...

STOP BEING MEAN PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!

There was never any mention of sky sports being removed, it is a premium channel and has to be made available.

The channels in question are sky one, sky news and sky sports news, which are part of sky's basic channel line up.