General : Virgin TV (2026)

[gus0898uk]

Hello all, I have been a member on these forums for years with just a few posts, I have just changed my contract which was coming to an end, this post may help someone.

First of all the VM 150 phone button press connected me to Retentions in Manila.
I was on M500 Volt speed, Mega TV inc Sky Sports, Sky cinema, TNT sports, Netflix standard with ads and Anytime chatter landline, paying £119pm.

The gentleman I spoke to took some understanding but I think he looked after me in the end. I have agreed to a new 5.0 hub replacing my 3.0 with 1G broadband, (keep my V6) Netflix standard, Mega TV inc SS,Cinema, TNT sports, anytime chatter land line and I have agreed to pay £99pm plus the usual £4 annual increases for 2 years.

I know some people will have a better deal but I am happy with this, being of a certain age I do not have to worry about changing things as I like the simple life. So, I am saving £240per annum with a slightly better service and any problems I know that I can rely on you guys for some info.

[Kevc69]

although I use sky stream now I've noticed that more and more programs have gone missing, movies have been particularly hit. Lots of movies now have suddenly gone behind sky cinema or prime pay walls.
The comment I read recently about people going back to dvd seems to be valid.
I guess that having got a lot of consumers onto streaming with the promice that you can access them anytime has given the opportunity to extract more revenue.

[Legendkiller2k]

Originally Posted by Kevc69

although I use sky stream now I've noticed that more and more programs have gone missing, movies have been particularly hit. Lots of movies now have suddenly gone behind sky cinema or prime pay walls.
The comment I read recently about people going back to dvd seems to be valid.
I guess that having got a lot of consumers onto streaming with the promice that you can access them anytime has given the opportunity to extract more revenue.

Most movies on Sky cinema now are either on HBOMAX Paramount+ or Disney+

[TimeLord2018]

Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k

Most movies on Sky cinema now are either on HBOMAX Paramount+ or Disney+

Sony Pictures Pay 1 deal for new releases is going to Netflix globally in the next year or 2, Sky deal can't have long left to run.

You can see why only HBO Max basic with ads is included with Sky Ultimate TV with no option to upgrade to Standard With ads , only Standard and Premium

The Main exclusive Pay 1 movie will end up coming from Comcast Universal Pictures.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Kevc69

although I use sky stream now I've noticed that more and more programs have gone missing, movies have been particularly hit. Lots of movies now have suddenly gone behind sky cinema or prime pay walls.
The comment I read recently about people going back to dvd seems to be valid.
I guess that having got a lot of consumers onto streaming with the promice that you can access them anytime has given the opportunity to extract more revenue.

Keep it cheap and simple, get everybody using it and then introduce conditions/reduce value for money/put the price up by stealth. The oldest business trick in the book.

[Legendkiller2k]

Originally Posted by TimeLord2018

Sony Pictures Pay 1 deal for new releases is going to Netflix globally in the next year or 2, Sky deal can't have long left to run.

You can see why only HBO Max basic with ads is included with Sky Ultimate TV with no option to upgrade to Standard With ads , only Standard and Premium

The Main exclusive Pay 1 movie will end up coming from Comcast Universal Pictures.

The option to upgrade to standard with ads is now there for £1 extra p/m.

[RichardCoulter]

Re: Posts about the TiVo licensing fees.

As per a Virgin employee (Benmcr) each V6 TV package has an inbuilt amount for the TiVo licensing fee ie it is paid by the customer and not Virgin.

As far as I know, TV package costs on the 360 are the same (variable individual customer discounts will affect the actual price paid) as the V6.

This means that Virgin are effectively still charging 360 customers the TiVo fee and pocketing it!

[nomadking]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Re: Posts about the TiVo licensing fees.

As per a Virgin employee (Benmcr) each V6 TV package has an inbuilt amount for the TiVo licensing fee ie it is paid by the customer and not Virgin.

As far as I know, TV package costs on the 360 are the same (variable individual customer discounts will affect the actual price paid) as the V6.

This means that Virgin are effectively still charging 360 customers the TiVo fee and pocketing it!

Or as it costs money to develop and maintain the TV360 software, the money goes towards that.

[SonicMaster]

The improved integration of the FAST channels on the Virgin TV 360 is superior to before, with a proper EPG and the picture loading just like a regular broadcast channel. Much easier to just flick through, like any other channel.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

The improved integration of the FAST channels on the Virgin TV 360 is superior to before, with a proper EPG and the picture loading just like a regular broadcast channel. Much easier to just flick through, like any other channel.

Guess you use this do many other here, me it's a no

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

The improved integration of the FAST channels on the Virgin TV 360 is superior to before, with a proper EPG and the picture loading just like a regular broadcast channel. Much easier to just flick through, like any other channel.

Did this only change after the FAST channels were removed from the V6? Do you mean that you no longer have to press a button to load the channel from a slate? A proper EPG is much better than what was offered before.

[SonicMaster]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Did this only change after the FAST channels were removed from the V6? Do you mean that you no longer have to press a button to load the channel from a slate? A proper EPG is much better than what was offered before.

Possibly. I don't know when they were removed from the V6. But it's a recent change. They behave just like a regular broadcast channel, so flicking through the EPG you now wouldn't know they were FAST channels except for not being able to record them.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

Possibly. I don't know when they were removed from the V6. But it's a recent change. They behave just like a regular broadcast channel, so flicking through the EPG you now wouldn't know they were FAST channels except for not being able to record them.

3rd June I think they were removed ftom the V6 EPG, not 100% sure as I never used them. For those that do, this is an improvement and will stop the box recording the previous slates thinking that they were programmes!

When flicking through the EPG, do the FAST channels now appear onscreen as quickly as traditional TV channels?

[SonicMaster]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

3rd June I think they were removed ftom the V6 EPG, not 100% sure as I never used them. For those that do, this is an improvement and will stop the box recording the previous slates thinking that they were programmes!

When flicking through the EPG, do the FAST channels now appear onscreen as quickly as traditional TV channels?

Yes they do. As I said, you now wouldn't know they were FAST channels except for not being able to record them.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by gus0898uk

Hello all, I have been a member on these forums for years with just a few posts, I have just changed my contract which was coming to an end, this post may help someone.

First of all the VM 150 phone button press connected me to Retentions in Manila.
I was on M500 Volt speed, Mega TV inc Sky Sports, Sky cinema, TNT sports, Netflix standard with ads and Anytime chatter landline, paying £119pm.

The gentleman I spoke to took some understanding but I think he looked after me in the end. I have agreed to a new 5.0 hub replacing my 3.0 with 1G broadband, (keep my V6) Netflix standard, Mega TV inc SS,Cinema, TNT sports, anytime chatter land line and I have agreed to pay £99pm plus the usual £4 annual increases for 2 years.

I know some people will have a better deal but I am happy with this, being of a certain age I do not have to worry about changing things as I like the simple life. So, I am saving £240per annum with a slightly better service and any problems I know that I can rely on you guys for some info.

thats a nice deal Gus.

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

Yes they do. As I said, you now wouldn't know they were FAST channels except for not being able to record them.

yep its excellent now!