virgin media v sky

[Brighton till i die]

we had a power cut last night and when the power came back on there power surge cuased my shit bag sky digibox to blow.

now the thieving wankers at sky wanna charge my 65 notes to get some spotty like geek round to check it out and fix it.....

.....moving on to my question (at last)...i am now tempted to look at f***ing sky off and joining virgin media.

can any1 tell me what the deal is with virgin please? costs, channels, availability etc...??

muchos appriciated!!

 

[MattBackHome]

I heart Virgin

 

[Brighton till i die]

excellent info - cheers mate!!

 

[REDLAND]

look at their website, its generally how things work ..

I heart Virgin as well

 

[Bluejuice]

They wanna charge you to fix your Sky box?

Just tell them you're off to Virgin and I'm sure they'll soon change their tune, although you probably should go to Virgin anyway. Gets rid of that ugly dish on the side of your home for a start

 

[Brighton till i die]

They wanna charge you to fix your Sky box?

Just tell them you're off to Virgin and I'm sure they'll soon change their tune, although you probably should go to Virgin anyway. Gets rid of that ugly dish on the side of your home for a start

ha ha....just rang sky and tried that trick and the prick just said fine tell us when u want sky to be cancelled!!

wankers!!

 

[Trigger]

ha ha....just rang sky and tried that trick and the prick just said fine tell us when u want sky to be cancelled!!

wankers!!

If that is there attitude you'll be better off going to Virgin.

 

[REDLAND]

If that is there attitude you'll be better off going to Virgin.

PHONE Virgin and tell them your with SKY and your potentially looking to move to Virgin, you may well get a free V+ box at least

 

[keaton]

I've used both in the last year and i've got too say i much prefer sky, better value for money and now virgin have taken over the what''s on and on demand never works and it always tells' me it's 6.04 last thursday. and you seem to get much less channels

 

[Brighton till i die]

just checked virgin site... few questions (i am looking at the XL package) :

*do you HAVE to take a phone line with them?
*where are all the sports channels SSN etc?
*what exactly do you pay for when u move to them? a box or installation costs at all?
*is that £20.50 for all the channels and all landline calls?


to be totally honest i really cant be f***ed with all the hassle of moving suppliers..i hate it. and i do like sky. but £20.50 a month compared to the £60 ish i pay for sky and sky talk is tempting me!!

 

[Bluejuice]

Virgin don't have SSN or any other free Sky channels

 

[Brighton till i die]

arrr right, cheers!!

just looked on ebay and theres a few digiboxes on there much cheaper than 65 quid.

can i simply unplug mine and plug in any other digibox with the same model number??

 

[supaseagull]

I've just PM'd you...

 

[y2dave]

I would phone back Sky and try the cancellation angle again. Don't be put off by confirming a date etc as you can always change your mind. Normally once they know you are serious they put you through to a customer retention dept to convince you to stay. These guys will probably be able to offer you a free repair at the very least.

 

[Dave the OAP]

little tip

When you do change over be very careful and check the bills you get thoroughly.

You are separately billed for Broadband now using Virgin as opposed to NTL.

I have just had a punch up with them as they were charging me £97 quids instead of £85 ( for an extra set top box)

I got a £20 refund and my bills corrected, but the nice Indian lady with an American Accent reckoned she had lots of people in the same boat.

 

[surrey jim]

i hate virgin

 

[Napper]

3 for £30 deal , broadband , standard tv and phone with free weekend calls.

Add sports packages on and total is

£46 per month all in.

Catch up TV on demand is a superb feature as well

 

[clippedgull]

Can't get Virgin here in the heart of Brighton.

But if I could I wouldn't move because I love my high definition sports

 

[Braders]

got virgin and can't complain too much (even though i miss Sky One and Sky Sports News) does the job and like the catch up TV idea

 

[empire]

same here,miss ssn and dream team,but overall their packages are very good value,and never had any probs with them.Sky could never match what i get to be honest