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« on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 14:50:26 » |
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They've just announced that ESPN will be free with the Virgin XL TV package, same as Setanta was but we'll be getting it in HD as well. Looks like ESPN Classic will be free on Virgin as well, which is a nice added bonus.
Good to know I'll be getting all the football again without having to pay anything extra.
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 15:50:33 » |
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Good to know I'll be getting all the football again without having to pay anything extra.
Yeah, that was becoming quite a worry for a while there. |
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 16:00:14 » |
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Fuck the football, its all about NCAA gridiron and the fast-approaching NHL season. I really hope they don't cut back on the US sports coverage. Well, maybe they could lose the lecrosse, but not much else!
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Fuck you Leggett, fuck you.
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 17:05:14 » |
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Notice its £9 a month if you're a Sky customer (if you already get Sky Sports) which includes ESPN HD.
Much better than Setanta's £12.99 a month (plus £2.99 for any extra multiroom boxes). Saves me £7 a month anyway!
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 17:10:01 » |
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How much a month is V+ on the XL package? Including Sky Sports, Movies, etc?
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 17:36:51 » |
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afaik, V+ is no more per month than standard virgin, just the box and installation costs extra. obviously sky sports and movies are extra. alot extra, in the case of sky sports.
derby, where you getting your figures from? on virgin its £8 if you already subscribe to sky sports, or £10 if you dont, or its completely free on the XL package, which is about ten quid more expensive than the lower packages, but you also get eleventy-million extra channels too.
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Fuck you Leggett, fuck you.
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 17:41:21 » |
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I've had NTL/Virgin in the past and will never go back to it. My Parents have got Virgin and i find it incredibly slow, it freezes alot and on quite a few occasions it doesn't even show what's on and what's coming up next.
The ESPN package doesn't interest me as it will probably show alot of shit games just like Setanta did.
Sky+/hd all the way.
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 18:13:08 » |
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Ive never had a problem Virgin myself,im sure SKY HD is great but I cant justify £50 plus a month for telly.I pay £30 for Virgins Xl package ,Broad band and a landline.
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 18:24:58 » |
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From here Leggett: https://espn.sky.com/default.aspxUsed to have Virgin but moved over to Sky about a year ago and couldn't live without sport in HD now! |
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 19:24:21 » |
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Ive never had a problem Virgin myself,im sure SKY HD is great but I cant justify £50 plus a month for telly.I pay £30 for Virgins Xl package ,Broad band and a landline.
No way would XL TV and Sky Sports cost another £50 a month. For £58 a month I get 10Mb broadband, phone line, TV XL and Sky Sports so I'd have thought you'd get it for another £30. Still a lot of money but I reckon its worth it for all the sport you get for the money. How much a month is V+ on the XL package? Including Sky Sports, Movies, etc?
No monthly fee for V+ on XL (£5 a month on M and L) but there is an install fee, this varies dependent on their promotions but you should always be able to negotiate them down to no more than £50. |
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 19:28:01 » |
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No way would XL TV and Sky Sports cost another £50 a month. For £58 a month I get 10Mb broadband, phone line, TV XL and Sky Sports so I'd have thought you'd get it for another £30. Still a lot of money but I reckon its worth it for all the sport you get for the money.
No monthly fee for V+ on XL (£5 a month on M and L) but there is an install fee, this varies dependent on their promotions but you should always be able to negotiate them down to no more than £50.
. I wouldnt pay for Sky Sports or any sport station. Im at work when most of the games are on and im not that intersted anyway,if there is a game I fancy id rather watch it at the pub. |
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 19:37:27 » |
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Ive never had a problem Virgin myself,im sure SKY HD is great but I cant justify £50 plus a month for telly.I pay £30 for Virgins Xl package ,Broad band and a landline.
£30 for all three? Fucking bargain, gonna look into that as i'm not arsed about Sky Sports at all. Cheers Yeovybaby  |
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 19:39:45 » |
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£30 for all three? Fucking bargain, gonna look into that as i'm not arsed about Sky Sports at all. Cheers Yeovybaby It may be slightly more now,we phoned up and said we were going to leave them and they gave us a years XL free |
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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 19:47:34 » |
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It may be slightly more now,we phoned up and said we were going to leave them and they gave us a years XL free
Well, at the moment, I think we are paying £46 (?) for Sky+ (incl sports & movies), plus £20 for phone/broadband a month. So even if I can get a package with all 3 for around £40, that's good enough for me! |
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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 20:06:09 » |
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I wonder if I can anything for recommending you
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