02-10-2025, 20:59
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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
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Originally Posted by ozsat
What was done by Sky years ago?
Sky still have Sky Sports in SD and charge add a small charge for HD.
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Not in the UK. Sky Sports has only been available in HD for a number of years and there is no longer an extra charge.
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02-10-2025, 21:25
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#662
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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
I still have £6.00 charge for Sky Sports HD on Sky with a £4 discount - that's on top of their regular HD charge.
All Sky Sports SD channels are still there except Main Event - but SD sport channels do NOT show up in an HD sub guide.
Still got a couple of them manually added to my box - picture is terrible.
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Originally Posted by cje85
Not in the UK. Sky Sports has only been available in HD for a number of years and there is no longer an extra charge.
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Last edited by ozsat; 02-10-2025 at 21:39.
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02-10-2025, 21:39
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#663
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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
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Originally Posted by ozsat
I still have £6.00 charge for Sky Sports HD on Sky with a £4 discount - that's on top of their HD charge.
All Sky Sports SD channels are still there except Main Event - but SD sport channels do NOT show up in an HD sub guide.
Still got a couple of them manually added to my box - picture is terrible.
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You may be on a legacy package but there is no longer any extra HD charge for UK residential subscribers. The Sky Sports SD channels are still there for Irish customers who still have to pay more for HD, and can opt for SD only to save a few € per month.
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02-10-2025, 22:01
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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
I think you have to recontract to get rid of the HD charge.
It was still an active charge on my September bill - as was the regular Sky HD charge.
I've just recontracted. The Sports HD still shows as £6 but with a £6 discount. Sky HD is still £9pm with a £4 discount.
HD should be standard with no extra charge.
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Originally Posted by cje85
You may be on a legacy package but there is no longer any extra HD charge for UK residential subscribers. The Sky Sports SD channels are still there for Irish customers who still have to pay more for HD, and can opt for SD only to save a few € per month.
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Last edited by ozsat; 02-10-2025 at 22:08.
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02-10-2025, 23:30
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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
Mine still shows Sports HD Subscription Discounted by £4.00 (making it £2.00).
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Sky Sports HD Subscription Discounted:-£4.00
• Offer end date: 6th April 2106
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I last re-contracted in July 2024.
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02-10-2025, 23:57
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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
Well they aren't supposed to , some people have received emails about a refund for still being incorrectly charged.
https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Account...il/m-p/4785274
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Think this was done on Sky years ago.
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And Looks like some on Sky were still incorrectly getting charged when they shouldn't have been.
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04-10-2025, 13:14
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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
The details of Virgin’s repackaged bundles is set out here.
https://www.advanced-television.com/...eshes-bundles/
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Last edited by OLD BOY; 04-10-2025 at 13:18.
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Yesterday, 05:41
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#668
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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
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any big changes old boy??
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Today, 01:08
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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
Quote:
Originally Posted by ozsat
I think you have to recontract to get rid of the HD charge.
It was still an active charge on my September bill - as was the regular Sky HD charge.
I've just recontracted. The Sports HD still shows as £6 but with a £6 discount. Sky HD is still £9pm with a £4 discount.
HD should be standard with no extra charge.
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They do have to recontract - Virgin will give you a 24 months deal.
https://www.advanced-television.com/...eshes-bundles/
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Today, 11:24
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#670
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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
In the TV bundles on their website
Sky Sports including HD can be added as a 30 day rolling contract - £31.75
Looks like the HD add on has been removed entirely.
Last edited by TimeLord2018; Today at 11:39.
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Today, 17:27
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#671
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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK
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24 months- sounds like they are desperate to stop people leaving when they realise how bad they are.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TimeLord2018
In the TV bundles on their website
Sky Sports including HD can be added as a 30 day rolling contract - £31.75
Looks like the HD add on has been removed entirely.
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That's expensive, by playing the cancellation game people get Sky Sports for as little as £17.99 with Now TV.
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Today, 18:11
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#672
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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
---------- Post added at 18:11 ---------- Previous post was at 18:10 ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
24 months- sounds like they are desperate to stop people leaving when they realise how bad they are.
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That is a 12 month contract though, best prices for Entertainment and/or Cinema are 12 months aswell now , I can work out why they are doing it..
24 months is standard now for Sky and EE TV beside Flex/Sky Stream.
Last edited by TimeLord2018; Today at 18:27.
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