General : If you were starting from scratch…

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by jfman

If it wasn’t for many companies unique selling points they’d go bust!

True. Cable started with TV only, then added phone. If broadband hadn't of come along (and digital to free up the capacity) they'd be long gone.

If digital hadn't of happened, but BB had, perhaps they would have closed phone and TV to do it or made them both online long ago to enable them to continue to provide both services??

[nashville]

I still have my landline , it is now connected through the internet with VM, As this is what they are doing now,

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Title amended for clarity

Thank you

Originally Posted by jfman

If it wasn’t for many companies unique selling points they’d go bust!

Their BB isnt so unique anymore.

Like many, I can now get FTTP, with slightly better upload, slightly worse download, but pretty much the same.
I can also get a proper fixed IP with it, rather than rely on VM rarely changing it.

If I was starting from scratch, its highly likely I would go with the FTTP.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by jfman

So you are... entirely satisfied with Virgin’s service?

In terms of comparing it with other offerings available at this stage, yes. I think you know the answer to your other question, so I’ll leave it there.

[Aguero9320]

Sky broadband with a Freesat recorder. Use Netflix, Disney+, Discovery+, NOW Sports for premium stuff.

[caroline]

look online there is some very good deals , i have just renewed my contract with virgin and used the online deals as a bargain tool , and got a good deal this time without saying i was going to cancel .

[dmeldrum]

I’m actually in this position right now. I’m out of contract next week, and Virgin have told me my discount will end in July and my new monthly bill will be £126. I’m moving house in September, so seriously reconsidering what I need and what I would like.

I’ve been in my current house for nearly two years, and never plugged anything into the landline, so don’t need that at all.

I’ve got M500 broadband, which is sufficient.

I have a single V6 box with TiVo, which doesn’t get a huge amount of use, but I’ve always been a TiVo fan, and appreciate having a nice library of recorded stuff available. We use watch Netflix and Disney+ a fair bit, and have Amazon Prime which gets used occasionally.
I have Sky Sports HD, but only for F1 and Cricket. I do watch Eurosport a fair bit.

We have three mobile contracts, none of them with Virgin or O2, so looking at how we can save on that.

The Ultimate Volt package would be cost effective, get me an extra box, allow me to save on a mobile SIm and cover my Netflix needs.

But my new house has fast internet available from a number of providers. I could switch to Sky Stream, Virgin Stream, or just go with broadband and Freeview/Sat. There are so many options now.

I haven’t decided yet whether to

1) Cancel now, and shop around for a new deal with any providers I want in my new home
2) Haggle with Virgin now, bring them with me when I move
3) Pay their new ridiculous monthly bill for a month and handle the stress of having to phone them to both move and change package in one conversation next month

[jfman]

Assuming you’ve no need to retain your landline number (as you say, it’s not used) the cheapest option that’d save you haggling is Ultimate Volt as a new customer at your new address.

You could attempt to downgrade but not enter a new contract to avoid paying stupid prices in the interim but if not recontracting that offer isn’t going to be great.