Virgin Media to raise broadband and phone prices in Feb 2015

[johnathome]

Originally Posted by passingbat

I've never bothered to see what's missing on TV M compared to Freeview, but one channel that TV M has, that I believe Freeview still doesn't have, is 5 HD.

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This pack includes TV M

http://store.virginmedia.com/big-bundles/big-easy.html

Ah, just remembered TruTV is one, as is MotorsTV, although you need a data connection for that.

[cj136uk]

Originally Posted by johnathome

Ah, just remembered TruTV is one, as is MotorsTV, although you need a data connection for that.

Well with TVM on VM you get
5HD and TiVo

On Freeview
no 5HD and you take your pick with the box you get (youview would be the nearest to TiVo)!
and S4C nationally.

you do get:
Aljazeera HD
Community HD
4HD+1
4/7HD
Movie Mix
Motors
movies 4 men
True entertainment
Trutv

But I don't think the freeview list will excite you enough to them!

Freesat is missing the UK TV channels, but does have:

you get the freetime box!

BET
all the CBS channels
more movies
the True entertainment/movie channels
RTHD
NHK HD
IrishTv
more music/children's channels than the other free tv options

So its swings and roundabouts.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by johnathome

Ah, just remembered TruTV is one, as is MotorsTV, although you need a data connection for that.

Motors TV is now available through a normal Freeview channel, channel 71. But because it is compressed, you need an HD or YouView box to get it. Alternatively, it is still available for longer hours via Freeview's IPTV channel 240 courtesy of the rather niche Arqiva Connect TV service.

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Originally Posted by cj136uk

Well with TVM on VM you get
5HD and TiVo

On Freeview
no 5HD and you take your pick with the box you get (youview would be the nearest to TiVo)!
and S4C nationally.

you do get:
Aljazeera HD
Community HD
4HD+1
4/7HD
Movie Mix
Motors
movies 4 men
True entertainment
Trutv

But I don't think the freeview list will excite you enough to them!

Freesat is missing the UK TV channels, but does have:

you get the freetime box!

BET
all the CBS channels
more movies
the True entertainment/movie channels
RTHD
NHK HD
IrishTv
more music/children's channels than the other free tv options

So its swings and roundabouts.

The retail YouView box has better on-demand service with access to Now TV (on-demand films all-you-can-eat only at present), Sky Box office (PPV film rental), Netflix, and UKTV. Boxes connected up to TalkTalk or BT have more on-demand services and also additional pay tv channels.
Freesat does not offer Now TV, Sky Box Office, Netflix or UKTV. It does offer CurzonOnDemand. BT YouView also offers this.

[cj136uk]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Motors TV is now available through a normal Freeview channel, channel 71. But because it is compressed, you need an HD or YouView box to get it. Alternatively, it is still available for longer hours via Freeview's IPTV channel 240 courtesy of the rather niche Arqiva Connect TV service.

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The retail YouView box has better on-demand service with access to Now TV (on-demand films all-you-can-eat only at present), Sky Box office (PPV film rental), Netflix, and UKTV. Boxes connected up to TalkTalk or BT have more on-demand services and also additional pay tv channels.
Freesat does not offer Now TV, Sky Box Office, Netflix or UKTV. It does offer CurzonOnDemand. BT YouView also offers this.

Yes the novtv on youview is very cut down and isn't really nowtv its ppv. you don't get access to live channels or the series stack.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by cj136uk

Yes the novtv on youview is very cut down and isn't really nowtv its ppv. you don't get access to live channels or the series stack.

Yes, it's because only live IPTV channels sent from BT or TalkTalk to their respective customers can be deciphered by the boxes. This also rules out the Arqiva Connect channels too. Hopefully, it should change in 2015; it's not that Sky does not want to market them this way.

[Mullington]

Just received my £3.99 a month extra. So it will now cost £16.99 a month for the privilege of cold callers trying to scam me every day? Nice!

[andy_m]

For those interested I'm back! Had a phone call today from Virgin having given thirty days notice on Monday. Offered me my current package (TV XL, TiVo, V+HD, Sky Sports HD, anytime phone, 50mb broadband) at £64 per month, and it's protected from the February increase, for a new 12 month contract.

That's 40p cheaper than the Sky half price offer (Sky+HD, Family HD pack, Sky Sports HD, unlimited fibre broadband, anytime calls, but no second stb).

It also means I keep the channels I would have lost by going to TalkTalk (BT Sport and the HD channels being the only real concern).

And it leaves me with multi-room for upstairs which I was something I still hadn't decided how to resolve.

So I signed back up! Until this time next year...!

[denphone]

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by andy_m

For those interested I'm back! Had a phone call today from Virgin having given thirty days notice on Monday. Offered me my current package (TV XL, TiVo, V+HD, Sky Sports HD, anytime phone, 50mb broadband) at £64 per month, and it's protected from the February increase, for a new 12 month contract.

That's 40p cheaper than the Sky half price offer (Sky+HD, Family HD pack, Sky Sports HD, unlimited fibre broadband, anytime calls, but no second stb).

It also means I keep the channels I would have lost by going to TalkTalk (BT Sport and the HD channels being the only real concern).

And it leaves me with multi-room for upstairs which I was something I still hadn't decided how to resolve.

So I signed back up! Until this time next year...!

That gives me encouragment because i am practically the same minus TIVO and have sky movies as well with slower broadband and they want to charge me with Feb increase £107!!!

[Perfect Choice]

Not received anything on price rise so how are you receiving the details - by letter? I'm actually on a fixed discount retentions deal now to run out next July. From the intial information at the start of this thread on what is rising, it actually only seems the line rental will affect me which is going up right now but I happen to pay the £144 line rental saver last Sunday so have avoided the new higher £164 price until next December. So thinking I may be OK until until next July?

[heero_yuy]

Just got a letter showing £4.98 a month increase. That's a good 7-8% rise on what we currently pay.

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by andy_m

For those interested I'm back! Had a phone call today from Virgin having given thirty days notice on Monday. Offered me my current package (TV XL, TiVo, V+HD, Sky Sports HD, anytime phone, 50mb broadband) at £64 per month, and it's protected from the February increase, for a new 12 month contract.

The cable companies always seem to lose their bottle sooner or later. I have fond memories of them losing their bottle on pretty much everything.

Anyone remember their trying to insist that people give up retention discounts in return for broadband upgrades and ending up both upgrading people gratis and giving them deeper discounts?

This ignoring upgrading people's tiers in areas that hadn't had the necessary network upgrades for much the same reasons - they have no confidence in the product and rely on discounting for retention.

You have to feel for the poor suckers who pay full price.

[johnathome]

Originally Posted by andy_m

For those interested I'm back! Had a phone call today from Virgin having given thirty days notice on Monday. Offered me my current package (TV XL, TiVo, V+HD, Sky Sports HD, anytime phone, 50mb broadband) at £64 per month, and it's protected from the February increase, for a new 12 month contract.

That's blooming good!

I have a Tivo and VHD box, XL TV, M phone and 120mb BB and i'm paying over £70!

[Superblade7]

Originally Posted by andy_m

For those interested I'm back! Had a phone call today from Virgin having given thirty days notice on Monday. Offered me my current package (TV XL, TiVo, V+HD, Sky Sports HD, anytime phone, 50mb broadband) at £64 per month, and it's protected from the February increase, for a new 12 month contract.

That's 40p cheaper than the Sky half price offer (Sky+HD, Family HD pack, Sky Sports HD, unlimited fibre broadband, anytime calls, but no second stb).

It also means I keep the channels I would have lost by going to TalkTalk (BT Sport and the HD channels being the only real concern).

And it leaves me with multi-room for upstairs which I was something I still hadn't decided how to resolve.

So I signed back up! Until this time next year...!

Great news Andy, glad they worked to keep you after all

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by andy_m

For those interested I'm back! Had a phone call today from Virgin having given thirty days notice on Monday. Offered me my current package (TV XL, TiVo, V+HD, Sky Sports HD, anytime phone, 50mb broadband) at £64 per month, and it's protected from the February increase, for a new 12 month contract.

That's 40p cheaper than the Sky half price offer (Sky+HD, Family HD pack, Sky Sports HD, unlimited fibre broadband, anytime calls, but no second stb).

It also means I keep the channels I would have lost by going to TalkTalk (BT Sport and the HD channels being the only real concern).

And it leaves me with multi-room for upstairs which I was something I still hadn't decided how to resolve.

So I signed back up! Until this time next year...!

Interesting! Glad you got it sorted. I wonder if there's a change of tactics at VM, seems a lot of people didn't exactly get blown over by retentions this time whereas in the past, they hand out discounts like candy. Is it possible that Virgin made a mistake with how they've briefed the agents to handle this price rise and not given them enough leeway? Or they're forcing people to actually go through with the disconnect so that they don't give away the best discounts until the 30days are going.



And in an unrelated note, I've not had a letter through or anything but I'm on mates rates. Fingers crossed we're not getting a rise to balance off the silly rises others are getting!