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My old man has decided to go with this Virgin free view package thingy is it any good? Decent channels?

I think we are going for the XL package with setanta sports (i had to beg but it worked)

I'm black listed by virgin for not paying a bill for a service I wasn't using. They'reok. Shame they lost the sky channels though.

I had to have my set top box replaced 4 times in two years!  :shock:

Was reading in the papers yesterday that you can now get Sentanta sports for £5 a month  (not sure if thats the whole package though).  However that £5 a month enables you to watch all their live footy games.

If you get the XL package you automatically get all the Sentanta Sports channels free. There are a number of reasons that I prefer Virgin over Sky:

*Sentanta is free on Virgin (on XL), £9.99 month on Sky
*Your set top box is replaced FOC should it go faulty, no matter how old it is. Sky is free for 12 months then each engineer call out is £60.
*No matter how bad the weather is outside you still get a decent picture, unlike Sky.
*They have 'On-Demand' service. Sky still can not offer this.


Then there are things that Sky have the advantage:

*They have Sky One. So if your a 24 or Prison Break fan you need this channel!
*More HD content.
*more red button access.

We get Setenta Sports for free. But that is cos the dodgy geezer that set up our sky is too lazy to change the Standing Order!!

i still remeber the bad old days under ntl absolutely diobolical.
has it got better?

i was on ntl til we moved, they had improved dramatically in terms of internet service - i was on 10mbit cable and rarely had any problems of note. whenever there was extended downtime, a phone call and they'd give us half the month free of charge...

the television was awful though but this was about 2002 or so, it was truly woeful.

Ive got Virgin and have never had a problem,they only down side being not getting Sky1 or Sky Sports news,I expect you get the news if you pay for the sports though.I refuse to pay for Sky Sports,if I wanna watch a game I go to the pub.On Demand is great.

sky all the wayh

I had NTL back in the dark days and hated it, was absolutely awful.

But my Mrs talked me into getting NTL/Virgin for the net, got the small tv package for £2 extra each month and have to say it's quality - especially the internet.

Only went with NTL for the internet cos I don't see the point in having a landline!

So I is a appy customer innit.

I used to have NTL in my room at my Parents House but soon realised that it was slow and shit so i opted for a nice Sky+ box which ive still got now, a very good move if i do say so myself.

I had NTL for years and no problems.....it seems to me generally shit now its Virgin, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone....its just that I can't be arsed to change it.

    Or maybe there's another reason why I can't get on the TEF....

what's virgin media like for a bit of late night grumble?

Anyone with Virgin Telly ring them up and threaten to leave and they'll give you lots off free channels including Setanta  8)

Really Yeovil??  Might give that a go as we're paying £23 for internet and tv (basic package) at the moment.  Could do with getting a bit more for my money!

Typical Scottish attitude...  ;)

  Interesting, when they first took over, I had a problem with an underpayment of 20p, had a rant, and  threatened to take the account elsewhere, and the fella said...yeah don't blame you mate, I'd do the same.

True, true.

I have Virgin and its ace.  I don't have sky one but dont watch anything on there so doesn't bother me!  I have sky sports news as appear to have 2 controls so just need to flick to get it and have all the sports channels too.

Internet isnt bad either.

On-demand is pointless compared to the genius that is Sky +, possibly one of the best designed peices of technology ever

Yep,though we are on the £30 telly/phone/net deal.

With Sky, haven't got a problem with them, but it is now £45 a month for the full package I think.  What is the equivalent with Virgin Media?

Virgin do their own V+ version (I paid £75 for the box and its an extra £5 a month on top).  It does everything sky+ does and a bit more.

V+ is better than Sky+ as it allows you to record 2 programmes whilst watching a 3rd, whereas with Sky+ its record 1 or watch 1.