General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

To balance that I've had very few issues with Sky , VM on the other hand were a complete nightmare with problems such as broadband going down , oversubscription on both broadband and On Demand in my area , numerous billing issues , terrible offshore customer support.

I guess most people will have different experiences of each provider , area you live etc can also factor in on your experience.

I agree, the area I'm in seems a lot more suited to VM, but family who live a few miles up the road seem to have better success with Sky....It's strange lol

[ase001]

Shocking Service, how about this then!!

My colleague at work had standard broadband from Virgin typically getting 1 to 1.5mb down.

He's receives a letter out the blue, no notice that he had been moved to TalkTalk since VM no longer support standard broadband in his area. Within a couple of weeks TalkTalk sent him a later saying the same and that he was now with supplier X. Can't remember who he said but I'd never heard of them?

In the end you are just a customer they are screwing for profit. And I don't just mean VM but all of them, so I have no loyalties to any of them.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by ase001

As with all, I have being looking around too. Since nothing is coming to Virgin TV soon
I started to think how could they address it?
Simple:
Drop the price by 20%
Make Netflix free
Unrestricted upload on the broadband and increase it from my 1.5mb to at least 10mb!

That would match the deal I've been offered from Sky - except for Sky-Atlantic

Ok I only get 40mb download compared to 50Mb on VM but that won't make much difference to me! I don't plan to stream 4K video anytime soon!

You never know, some of this may come to pass if BT Sport is no longer offered as part of XL in the near future.

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Originally Posted by ase001

Shocking Service, how about this then!!

My colleague at work had standard broadband from Virgin typically getting 1 to 1.5mb down.

He's receives a letter out the blue, no notice that he had been moved to TalkTalk since VM no longer support standard broadband in his area. Within a couple of weeks TalkTalk sent him a later saying the same and that he was now with supplier X. Can't remember who he said but I'd never heard of them?

In the end you are just a customer they are screwing for profit. And I don't just mean VM but all of them, so I have no loyalties to any of them.

Yes, but it's getting pretty cut throat out there. If VM can't compete on price, they will go under.

As these forums demonstrate, everyone wants a cut price deal, so I guess we get the services we deserve!

[ase001]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Netflix has nothing to do with vm they just provide the tivo app, a deal was meant to happen but no idea what happened there.[COLOR="Silver"]

In the Sky family package you get access to box sets, for VM to negate this they could offer Netflix for free! VM VOD is awful at the moment and has been for years, who whats to see VOD reality TV shows that are repeated daily on standard channels anyway?

I know I know, why don't you go to Sky. It's on the agenda but by expressing your feels here hopefully VM may become aware of the problems and feelings of the customers

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by ase001

In the Sky family package you get access to box sets, for VM to negate this they could offer Netflix for free! VM VOD is awful at the moment and has been for years, who whats to see VOD reality TV shows that are repeated daily on standard channels anyway?

I know I know, why don't you go to Sky. It's on the agenda but by expressing you feels here hopefully VM may become aware of the problems and feelings of the customers

Sky have paid gawd knows how much for the rights to these boxsets, i don't think netflix will become free on vm it might be given at a discount say 50% off for vm customers if vm and netflix could agree something but knowing vm there'd be more chance of the moon actually being made of cheese.

[ase001]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

[/COLOR] Yes, but it's getting pretty cut throat out there. If VM can't compete on price, they will go under.

As these forums demonstrate, everyone wants a cut price deal, so I guess we get the services we deserve!

It isn't the fact of moving him that bothered him, they didn't inform him until after it was done! So he didn't have the opportunity to look around, no VM used this to sell unwanted customer and turn a buck. Instead of treating customers in a courteous manor!

The first he knew was a welcome letter from TalkTalk!

[theone2k10]

BT showcase has appeared on freeview, this will come to virgin and sky soon as this will be where bt show the fta champions league matches.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by ase001

It isn't the fact of moving him that bothered him, they didn't inform him until after it was done! So he didn't have the opportunity to look around, no VM used this to sell unwanted customer and turn a buck. Instead of treating customers in a courteous manor!

The first he knew was a welcome letter from TalkTalk!

Without taking this too far off topic, everyone should have got advance notification from Virgin Media either via letter and / or email before being moved to Talk Talk

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...pper-wire.html

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

BT showcase has appeared on freeview, this will come to virgin and sky soon as this will be where bt show the fta champions league matches.

BT Showcase are only on Freeview HD.

If you cant get Film4 +1 on Freeview channel 45 you will not get BT Showcase.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

BT Showcase are only on Freeview HD.

If you cant get Film4 +1 on Freeview channel 45 you will not get BT Showcase.

that explains why it's on youview box but not tv tuner.

[Media Boy UK]

a516 Digital is reporting that "The BBC is preparing to launch six Red Button streams on satellite."

http://www.a516digital.com/2015/05/b...preparing.html

Media Boy HQ has not seen any news on channels numbers for Virgin Media but we say it will be around channel 990.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

a516 Digital is reporting that "The BBC is preparing to launch six Red Button streams on satellite."

http://www.a516digital.com/2015/05/b...preparing.html

Media Boy HQ has not seen any news on channels numbers for Virgin Media but we say it will be around channel 990.

Would this be for Wimbledon?

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

a516 Digital is reporting that "The BBC is preparing to launch six Red Button streams on satellite."

http://www.a516digital.com/2015/05/b...preparing.html

Media Boy HQ has not seen any news on channels numbers for Virgin Media but we say it will be around channel 990.

Good to hear , at least we aren't going to have to be subjected to the crappy streams they make available via the BBC Sport app.

[heavyside]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

Would this be for Wimbledon?

Wimbledon and Glastonbury would be my guess.

[Media Boy UK]

Seen on WWE Raw last night at WWE Elimination Chamber is being shown on June 7th on Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports 2 HD

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From June 1st for the month of June Sky Movies Greats HD will be rebrand as Sky Movies Great Brits HD on Virgin Channel 434.

http://www.sky.com/tv/channel/skymov...es-great-brits

Info was first found in Radio Times by us.

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

On Sky, as soon as a new channel comes out - it goes straight on the system. Liberty Global / VM directors must treat its customers as mugs - at the end of the day, its us that pay the bill.

We do not like the way Virgin Media goes after channels (At end of Broadcasters deals),

But it an good idea The Broadcaster may want £Z per viewer but Virgin Media can say to broadcaster "Here's £X per viewer Take it or leave it".

We think some broadcasters are too big for they boots.