Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II

[Opinion]

Originally Posted by donkbong

Hello i don't know if i mention this on friday i had a letter from sky asking to come to back to sky and they will give free 12 months Sky Sports . But i do not want to leave virgin media. I'm stuck don't know what to do.

phone VM and say that sky are offering so and so, and then see what they come back with, may not be as good, but im sure they wont just let a customer cancel their subscription without offering something... give it a go.. whats the worse that could happen, they say no, you stick with em anyway,

[donkbong]

Originally Posted by Opinion

phone VM and say that sky are offering so and so, and then see what they come back with, may not be as good, but im sure they wont just let a customer cancel their subscription without offering something... give it a go.. whats the worse that could happen, they say no, you stick with em anyway,

Hello man thanks i will give it go see what happen hopefully not the worse for me.

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Luxe HD and Rush HD can't believe Sky even count these in there HD count there trash.

Well if they came to Virgin I am sure they count them too.

Btw why are people using the term $ky it makes you look envious and a bit chavvy

[howardmicks]

Originally Posted by donkbong

Hello i don't know if i mention this on friday i had a letter from sky asking to come to back to sky and they will give free 12 months Sky Sports . But i do not want to leave virgin media. I'm stuck don't know what to do.

I had a phone call off them,Offered me sky world for 12 months half price and waivered the £10 hd charge,If you think about i it costs £27.50 for sports and movies with VM currently only sd.And the cost for the discounted sky is £24.25 and that would include HD movies and Sports(also 3+4HD)I cancelled the sports and movies with vm and save 3.25 per month and have the best of both worlds and cheaper.

[Krankor]

Originally Posted by Hiroki

Btw why are people using the term $ky it makes you look envious and a bit chavvy

chavvy is a description best used for those that freely admit to not paying for a television license.

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by Krankor

chavvy is a description best used for those that freely admit to not paying for a television license.

Yeah just a shame I actually have one for the house now (worse luck) or i'd have loved to have adorned the chavvy title like the people who use the term $ky.

[The Yank]

Originally Posted by mattpafc

I just hope it will be included with no price hike for VIP customers or I shall probably downgrade and do away with sports and movies altogether.

must admit VIP is getting more and more less attractive.

[Lew]

Originally Posted by The Yank

must admit VIP is getting more and more less attractive.

More and more less? :headsplode:

[frogstamper]

Originally Posted by The Yank

must admit VIP is getting more and more less attractive.

I couldn't agree more, as prices have gone down over the months for other packages VIP prices have gone up, VM's top package is looking less and less attractive.
On a personal note if their is a price increase for HD movies and sport on the VIP package I'll certainly be downgrading, we are already paying £93pm, even if VM say they are "only" charging £5pm that'll push the package to almost a hundred pounds a month...
Also Sky may well charge a £10 monthly fee for their HD channels, but remember thats not just for movies and sport its for over forty HD channels.
On the whole I'm very happy with VM and have been on the VIP pack for over two years now, but any attempt to put the VIP bill up to £100pm will be to much for me.

[trevrpb]

Originally Posted by frogstamper

I couldn't agree more, as prices have gone down over the months for other packages VIP prices have gone up, VM's top package is looking less and less attractive.
On a personal note if their is a price increase for HD movies and sport on the VIP package I'll certainly be downgrading, we are already paying £93pm, even if VM say they are "only" charging £5pm that'll push the package to almost a hundred pounds a month...
Also Sky may well charge a £10 monthly fee for their HD channels, but remember thats not just for movies and sport its for over forty HD channels.
On the whole I'm very happy with VM and have been on the VIP pack for over two years now, but any attempt to put the VIP bill up to £100pm will be to much for me.

But part of that cost - ie SS and SM ,ie SKY's premium channels - is in essence driven by SKYs wholesale price to Virgin....so is not really Virgins cost to you.

When with Sky, I took the whole package except movies but plus HD and I was happy enough paying approx £60pm. Due to circumstance, am nos with Virgin XL +SS sub (V+HD) and all in with the phone and BB pay on average £90 pm. Im happy with that, and will take SS HD...and as I'm someone who doesn't expect something for nothing, i fully expect to pay a few pounds for the feed of SS HD.

Whatever Virgin do, they will never please everyone.

Perhaps not what some folks want to hear, but if your not happy, or you think it is not good value...look elsewhere for another provider. At the end of the day, be it Virgin, Sky BT or any other providers out there, they will charge what fits their business model...and no amount of chat on any forum with regard to ending subs or downgrading will have any effect....its real actions that will count...and personally, I have no doubt that the majority will either keep their current subs or upgrade them. It will be a very small, and ultimately tiny minority that will feel aggrieved enough to downgrade (why would anyone do that??) or leave Virgin.

[Big Red]

Were all free to have are opinions but please do some home work.

Compare VM VIP to Sky's Top Package

VM VIP with Line Rental £89.50
XL 20mb Broadband
XL Phone Unlimited
XL TV + Sky Sports and Movies, ESPN and ALL HD Channels
V+HD Box and Additional V Box

Sky Top Package with Line Rental £101 (1st Sept price to increase by £3 - £1 for Entertainment Pack and £2 for Sports Pack)
Sky Broadband Unlimited 20mb
Sky Talk Unlimited
Sky TV + Sky Sports and Movies, ESPN and HD Pack
Sky+HD Box and Sky Mulitroom Standard Box

We all could say VM Broadband better than Sky and that each of the packages have there own perks like VM massive On Demand options like Movies, Music SD/HD On Demand - which is better than Sky and then you can say Sky have more HD channels.

So if you want to pay an extra £14.50 because you think VIP is not worth the money then so be it.

Stop trying to compare HD channels between Sky and VM, compare the packages you get - Sky HD offering - how many of us would/do watch all the HD channels on offer.

Some of us have contacts within VM and can get inside info and I firmly believe VM are trying to provide a quality service not quaintly

[spankysmagicpian]

I downgraded from the VIP pack last month (I've had it since inception) for a short time as after totting it all up including VirginMobile I was paying nearly £150 all in all. But....

....as Bigred said - you won't get it cheaper than VM. I also worked it out that it's more expensive going with Sky than VM. It's nice to have the extra HD channels with Sky I imagine but I place far more value on the VOD and catch-up service.

I am missing my 20Mb BB though, I just can't be doing with this 10Mb

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by gadge

Any news on sky 1 hd ect media boy?.
What does the pre order mean?for sports and movies hd?.

My insider says no info was given on the Sky Basic HD Channels.

They only give me info on Sky Sports HD and Sky Movies HD.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

My insider says no info was given on the Sky Basic HD Channels.

They only give me info on Sky Sports HD and Sky Movies HD.

I thought these would have been just as important.

[mattboothers]

Originally Posted by Big Red

Were all free to have are opinions but please do some home work.

Compare VM VIP to Sky's Top Package

VM VIP with Line Rental £89.50
XL 20mb Broadband
XL Phone Unlimited
XL TV + Sky Sports and Movies, ESPN and ALL HD Channels
V+HD Box and Additional V Box

How much is this VIP pack for an existing customer like myself. I currently have XL TV with Sky Sports, V+ Box, 1 Additional V+ box. 10 Mb broadband and phone free weekend and evening calls.

With this I am currently paying around £80.