Cancelling Virgin Media 2 months early. Cost?

I am seriously considering switching to BT Infinity so I can get the Sport Channels for free. What is the cost of terminating Virgin Media now when my contract ends in 2 months?

[Raistlin]

I would imagine they would charge the next two months at whatever rate you're paying now.

[ferretuk]

Fees detailed here:

http://store.virginmedia.com/the-leg...tion-fees.html

Also worth bearing in mind that it could take several weeks to get Infinity installed...

[jb66]

just aswell to continue paying for a month then handing in your 30days notice

[colin25]

Originally Posted by jb66

just aswell to continue paying for a month then handing in your 30days notice

That would be my suggestion too

Cheers everyone

Eeeeek! I didn't understand that it was only fiber optic to your street and not your door. The phone network to my house, or in my house, always used to drop off with BT as we have a dodgy line. Placed the order yesterday but cancelled today, lucky I found that out now.

[Qtx]

Yeah its similar to Virgin's Fibre in that respect although BT's fibre is usually closer to your house due to how VM in many areas daisychain cabinets with copper coax.

As you still have a few months left on the VM contract, couldn't you get the BT fibre install anyway and if it didn't perform as expected just cancel within the first 28 days? Not sure how they work but im wondering if it is possible they would rewire from your house to resolve the problem and keep their new customer?

Btw, FTTC = Fibre To The Cabinet. VM and BT services are both FTTC although BT do have FTTP (Premises) in some select areas.

I thought Virgin Media was Fiber to the door? They can't be using my normal phone line as that's really dodgy....

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

Originally Posted by Damien

I thought Virgin Media was Fiber to the door? They can't be using my normal phone line as that's really dodgy....

Nope its FTTC

And do they then use the same lines as BT?

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How come Virgin Media get near to the speeds advertised and BT fall short ?

[Qtx]

Originally Posted by Damien

And do they then use the same lines as BT?

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How come Virgin Media get near to the speeds advertised and BT fall short ?

The telephone lines in most places have been in there for years and are old simple copper lines. All the ones I have seen have looked filthy. VM don't use any telephone lines for their fibre and the copper coax cable they use is new, has an inner and outer core with shielding and its dimensions are good for radio frequencies.

So the BT connections are making the most of old wiring already in place compared to VM's newly installed cables which are specific to the job.

VM don't use anyone else's wiring. They put their own telephone line in and their own coax which serves the tv and broadband.

Sure someone can explain it better and more neatly lol.