Sky One on Virgin - What Package?

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Hello all,

I was very pleased to see that Virgin and Sky had sorted out their differences. This makes the prospect of signing up to Virgin more appealing, as Sky One would be the channel that I'm most interested in for Lost and 24 and also the option for a V+ box at only an extra fiver a month.

So does anyone know what level of package I would need to get Sky One, I'm hoping its available on the M package as this is free with a Virgin phone line for only £11 a month (I'm currently paying BT around £20 a month), paying an extra £5 a month for the V+ service makes it a little more attractive than Freesat + in my eyes. I would much rather have Sky One HD than ITV HD.

Does anyone have a V+ box and what do you think of it?

Many thanks

 

[Anonymous]

Virgin Media have all the channels per package on their website, though the Sky deal is so new it may not be up yet.
You wont get Sky One on HD with Virgin.

You'll get BBCHD and nowt else.

The box is slow. Very slow.

Makes Sky look like the future. Because Sky is the future compared to Virgin.

Why do I have Virgin? Money. £80 something quid for everything: fast internet, free calls, all channels, two V+ boxes.
Sky HD would be about £50, plus multiroom, plus HD subs. And then I'd need the phone/internet on top (no BT line).

And (like a lot of others here) I'm tiring of it. WHF keep bleating about Virgin seeing HD as low priority, below its on demand. Rubbish... it can't afford to pay Sky for the rights. Who are they kidding? They are cheaper, and that is all they have going for them. I resent paying loads more to Sky, but V+ is rubbish in comparison. Some SD is a lot better, but one HD channel.

I'm wavering, and with a 1.5% rate cut, SKY is the future?

 

[Andy Clough]

SAP7:WHF keep bleating about Virgin seeing HD as low priority, below its on demand. Rubbish...

We're not 'bleating' about it. It's what Virgin told us when we last interviewed them and raised the issue. Whether or not you choose to believe them is up to you.

Personally I don't find the Virgin service too bad, but I have criticised it in the past (and still do) for relative lack of HD content compared with Sky. The V+ box has three tuners (unlike Sky's two) so you can record two programmes simultaneously, while watching a third, if that matters to you.

And the recent 'penny film' promotion was good value: I was able to download and view No Country for Old Men in HD for 1p.

But in truth I mainly have Virgin for the 20Mb broadband rather than the TV service; Sky HD is clearly superior.

 

[northantsbloke34]

Hope this helps.

http://www.virginmedia.com/customers/skychannels/

 

[Anonymous]

Is that Nick Leeson above? He would go for Virgin, being skint.

Sorry, I take back the word bleat: it implies lack of intelligence! Perhaps I should say that they report Virgin's words at face value, where as I am more sceptical.

WHF I am sorry. I wouldn't be here unless I valued the service!

On a more informative note, I believe the software platforms being used may be updated next year, so perhaps the V+ box may end up improving a bit on the slow response to buttons pressing.

To be honest, it is excellent all round if you take away HD. And now they have Sky's news n premium channel, it is even better. Not sure if it is just too late for the new Prison break opener?"

 

[northantsbloke34]

oh how i laughed..

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the replies all! and thanks northantsbloke, that was what I was unable to find!

I think its pretty poor Virgin not being able to provide Sky One HD, or maybe a shrewd move by Sky!

Looks like I'll be investing in Freesat+ for christmas then. The Humax PVR looks pretty dappa I'll be waiting for a review, as will many, with baited breath!