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Virginmedia.com/skyhd Offers Sky Sports HD On Virgin
Virgin Media (Virginmedia.com/skyhd) has added Sky Sports HD1 and Sky Sports HD2 to its High Definition TV line up with customers able to watch the premium channels from the 2nd of August.
Existing Virgin Media customers already subscribing to a Virgin TV package containing Sky Sports in standard definition need only pay an additional £7 a month on top of their TV package for the HD subscription.
The Virgin Media V HD set top box is required and is currently free of charge, while the V+HD box costs a one-off £49.
New customers considering joining Virgin Media can choose from 3 specially created football TV packages. These cost from £27.50 a month and include 65 digital TV channels, Sky Sports HD1 and HD2, Sky Sports 3 and 4, Sky Sports News, plus unlimited UK weekend landline calls.
On demand catch up TV services like the BBC iPlayer, ITV Net Player, 4OD and the Virgin 1 Player are also included in the package and can be watched on Virgin TV.
Commenting on the launch, Virgin Media’s Executive Director of Digital Entertainment, Cindy Rose, said: “As the new home of HD telly, we’re delighted to bring our customers Sky Sports in HD at incredibly competitive rates.
Rose continued: “With the rapid growth of HD content, customers are demanding more and more from their TV service, and with our growing range of HD channels and on demand content in HD, Virgin Media is the best place for the whole families’ entertainment needs”.
Ten Sky Movies HD channels have also been added, which together with the forthcoming additions of Sky1 HD and Sky Arts HD brings Virgin Media’s total number of HD channels to 30.
Virgin Media’s HD sport line up also includes ESPN HD, EuroSport HD, BBC HD and ITV1 HD with the latter three not costing any additional subscription cost.
Interesed readers can find out more and build their own TV, broadband, phone and Sky Sports bundle at the Virginmedia.com/skyhd website.
Readers can also review Sky’s own Sky Sports HD offer with free broadband and phone calls at the Sky.com/skysports website – with new customers subscribing to Sky+HD online also qualifying for a free £50 Marks & Spencer voucher.
Virgin Media Broadband, Phone & TV Free For 2 Months
Virgin Media (virginmedia.com/bundles) has launched a 2 months free offer on selected Virgin Media Broadband, phone and TV bundle packages.
The incentive, which runs alongside the company’s free installation offer, means new customers can save up to £102 when they switch to Virgin Media and take a qualifying broadband, phone and TV bundle.
The qualifying bundles available start from £18 a month (after the first 2 months free) and contain up to 10Mb broadband, 65 digital TV channels, plus unlimited weekend phone calls to UK landlines.
Virgin telephone line rental of £11.99 a month is required throughout the duration of the 12 month contract (including the first 2 months).
New customers requiring faster broadband speeds can opt for the 50Mb broadband bundle which is free for 2 months, then £33.50 per month thereafter.
This bundle provides up to 50Mb fibre optic broadband, 65 top digital TV channels, plus unlimited weekend phone calls to UK landlines and Virgin mobiles.
Virgin Media’s 2 months free offer on selected broadband, phone and TV bundles is available for online orders only until the 31st August.
The 2 months free will be given to new customers via a credit applied to their bill.
Readers can find out more at the virginmedia.com/bundles website.
Virgin Media Plans 400Mb Fibre Optic Broadband
Virgin Media (virginmedia.com) is already planning for future fibre optic broadband speeds up to 400Mbps as it gears up to launch its up to 100Mbps service in Q4 of this year.
According to techradar, the ISP is launching a new modem by the end of the year that will be up to 400Mbps capable and that’s in addition to the ongoing commercial trials of its up to 200Mbps broadband speed service.
Commenting on the capabilities of Virgin Media’s fibre optic broadband network, Jon James, Virgin Media’s Executive Director of Broadband said: “The DOCSIS 3 network really gives us a dial we can turn to give more speed to customers if we think that is the right thing to do both for those customers and commercially”.
James continued: “We will continue to give Virgin Media customers free upgrades on an equipment basis because we are the speed leader and we think it’s going to continue as a way we do broadband”.
Around 55% of UK homes are currently capable of receiving Virgin Media Broadband speeds up to 50Mbps, with prices starting from £15 a month when taken with a Virgin Media phone line.
Readers can find out further information at the virginmedia.com website.
Virgin Media Fibre Optic Broadband Now £5
Virgin Media (virginmedia.com) has launched a web exclusive £5 per month offer for its up to 10Mbps fibre optic broadband service.
Usually £12.50 a month, this new online offer means new customers switching to Virgin Media’s size L fibre optic broadband package can now save themselves £22.50 over the first 3 months of their contract.
Virgin Media’s broadband service comes with an unlimited download usage allowance (a fair use policy applies), free PC Guard security and a free ‘N’ wireless router.
The £5 per month broadband offer is available when taken with Virgin Media’s Talk Weekend package which includes phone line rental and unlimited weekend UK landline calls for £11.99 a month. Weekend calls to Virgin Mobiles are also included.
A BT phone line is not required while many customers switching to Virgin Broadband from a rival supplier like TalkTalk or BT will not need a MAC code in order to switch.
Readers can find out more at the virginmedia.com website.
Virgin Media Broadband Extend 3 Months Free Deal
Fibre optic broadband provider Virgin Media (virginmedia.com) has announced a date extension to its 3 months free fibre optic broadband size L deal.
Previously due to end on the 30th April, this popular offer, which generates new customers a saving of £40, is now expected to end on the 31st May.
Providing fibre optic broadband speeds up to 10Mbps, the Virgin Media Broadband Size L package includes an unlimited monthly download usage allowance, a free wireless router and modem, Virgin Media PC Security and 5GB’s of free online storage.
Unlimited weekend phone calls to UK landlines and Virgin Mobiles come as part of the package which requires a Virgin phone line to be taken at £11.99 a month.
There’s no need to pay BT separately for BT line rental as a BT landline is not required.
Usually £12.50 a month, new customers ordering online will receive 3 months free via a £40 credit that will be applied to their first bill.
Furthermore, new customers switching to Virgin Media Broadband from a supplier like BT or TalkTalk will not require a MAC code from them to switch.
Interesed readers can find out more information at the virginmedia.com/broadband website.
Virgin Media’s 4 For £28 Saves A Bundle
Virgin Media (virginmedia.com/4for28) is offering new customers 2 months free on its 4 for £28 broadband, phone, TV and mobile bundle.
Furthermore, new customers switching online to any of Virgin Media’s broadband, phone and digital TV bundles can now get their first 2 months free of charge, plus free installation (saving a further £35).
Promising to ‘save more when you bundle all four’, Virgin Media’s 4 for £28 bundle provides over 65 digital TV channels including Sky1 and LIVING, while BBC HD, ITV HD and 4HD can be watched for no extra monthly charge providing customers pay a one-off £49 for the V HD box.
Customers will also have access to thousands of hours of TV, film and sport content on the BBC iPlayer, ITV Net Player and 4oD that’s available on their television via Virgin Media digital TV.
Fast and reliable broadband access with speeds up to 10Mb is included together with unlimited downloads, a wireless router and a free PC security package worth £49.99.
Unlimited UK weekend phone calls plus free weekend landline calls to Virgin mobiles also feature in Virgin’s 4 for £28 bundle, while talking on the move is covered by the freely supplied Nokia 6303 phone with 100 minutes and 100 texts every month.
Readers can find out further information on all Virgin Media’s bundle packages at the virginmedia.com/bundles website.
