Been with Sky for years, current offers from Virgin Media look very good with multi-room, HD all at no extra cost. But has anyone got any preference based on experience of both companies?

Thanks

I would suggest, ring up sky, say you want to cancel, they say why? you tell them bout the virgin media offer and 99/100 they will make a deal with you, could be the same, could be better

BT Vision FTW.

Been with Virgin for the last 4 years or so, no problem with them at all. Same channels as Sky but cheaper and faster internet, Sky only go upto 20meg where as Virgin you can get 50meg and you actually get what yours supposed to get.

Ofcom results.....

http://shop.virginmedia.com/broadband/about-virgin-broadband/broadband-speeds-explained.html

Leaving Sky is the hardest break up ever. They want to know why. They wont leave you alone, they'll ask you if there's anything they can do to change your mind. Tell them it's not them, it's you. You just can't afford that sort of commitment. Tell them you feel like you need to try other providers.

They'll offer to change and pay you more attention. You could accept.

But if you go through with it, you'll get letters through the post begging you to go back.

They offered me a good deal, so we're going to give it another try soon.

Some say it'll never last. But tbh it's not been the same since i left. I'm fed up at nights with nothing to do. I look around and see Virgins. But i'm pretty sure it's not for me. I'm ready to reach for the Sky again.

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Iwas with Sky in the early years but have been with Virgin for the past ten.Got the full package telephone broadband and TV.Never had a problem with anything.I still can't see the difference betweenordinary TV and HD though! 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' />

Virgin.

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suppose it would be hard to get a cable for your caranvan tho boycie not very mobile are they 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />

i've been with both sky and virgin, i prefer sky telly but internet and price is better with virgin. the only downfall with virgin is half their call centre staff have scottish accents and i canny understand a word they say

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i've been with both sky and virgin, i prefer sky telly but internet and price is better with virgin. the only downfall with virgin is half their call centre staff have scottish accents and i canny understand a word they say

arh ******!

ive never had virgin, i've always had sky and ntl before that. Im a virgin virgin

Virgin.

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I saw the ad yesterday for Virgin - quite like the idea of being able to record 3 channels at the same time as watching a fourth. And from an aesthetically pleasing point of view, Virgins box looks better.

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Virgin is great value for money, if your area has cable 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' /> which i don't think alot of derbyshire has at the moment. whatever you do don't pick BT vision because its too complicated to use and it offers nothing apart from the freeview channels then everything else you've gotta pay extra for, which I think is more expensive than sky's channel packages but I could be wrong.

I gather there's some unscrupulous people will sell you a hacked cable box and you can have free access to all the full suite of programs. Of course this is highly illegal and I feel duty bound to advise against anyone doing this.

Virgin is great value for money, if your area has cable 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' /> which i don't think alot of derbyshire has at the moment. whatever you do don't pick BT vision because its too complicated to use and it offers nothing apart from the freeview channels then everything else you've gotta pay extra for, which I think is more expensive than sky's channel packages but I could be wrong.

Didn't realise Sky & Virgin were free for the extra channels. Also Vision's On Demand is far better than the others (well Sky's, haven't had much experience of cable), iPlayer is amazing on there. When we stayed at a relative's who had Sky the kids constantly complained about how rubbish the telly was. Typical kids I suppose - they were supposed to be on Holiday!

Sky is a better service,and they will give deals if you complain.virgins broadband ismuch better but thats about it.

Not sure if Sky are so keen to hand out deals any more. I went from full Sky package and multiroom down to basic package and no multiroom, and when I rang up to ask for it (expecting them to offer to knock me a tenner off after 7 years with them) they just said OK - no haggle, no interest in keeping me paying them >£60 per month.

The most important words to use is "I want to cancel" then you the offers and deals come out

Sky vs Virgin is swings and roundabouts. Depends on what you want.

With Virgin you can get superfast broadband which isn't dependent on how far you're away from the telephone exchange. If Virgin claim to offer 50Mbs in your area then you will normally get close to 50Mbs service - with the factors affecting performance being the number of people in the area using the service. You don't have to put stupid filters on your telephone line and wonder whether the slow performance is due to your wiring, a broken ADSL filter or your distance from the telephone exchange.

As for the TV, you do get HD channels and have access to Sky Sports. The only drawbacks are that you can't get the 3D channels at present and even if you pay for all Sky Sports channels, you have to pay an extra £7 per month on top to get them in HD - unless you're on the VIP package.