Virgin Media

[VladimirIlyich]

I use VM for my broadband but only because they’re the only fibre provider where I live.

 

If I had a choice i’d use someone else as their customer service is fucking atrocious.

Ditto regarding Virgin being the only cable game is town but had no real problems and not had to deal with their customer services yet.

[The Golden Eel]

We’ve currently got the full package with them and am wondering if you change your broadband supplier do you have to change the account name

 

I just looked this up on google and it seems that some providers will scrap your email address if you cancel but apparently not Sky. It didn't even occur to me tbh that a provider would scrap an email account if you switched away from them but apparently a lot do.

 

https://www.cable.co.uk/guides/can-i-keep-my-email-address-if-i-change-provider/

 

Is that what you're asking about?

[sir roger]

Was amused by a call from Virgin Media saying I qualified for an extra box at no extra cost , just a £50 Installation fee. That appears to be a cost to my tiny mind.

[littletedwest]

Some tips.

Sky retention are shit. Give 30 days notice the guys who call back before that expires have the real discounts

Virgin view themselves somewhat like Apple,they are a premium provider and would rather lose a customer than go cheap. But they will go slightly cheaper.

 

Bt sky and talk talk do fibre broadband but the maximum speed is 78mb but ask yourself do you need 200mb. And do you get It? My virgin is meant to be 100mb I get 30 at times and still have no problem

[tokyojoe]

Virgin is losing all UKTV channels as from midnight tomorrow. (Saturday night) There's been a disagreement over the fees Virgin pay so that means no Gold, Dave, Alibi, Drama and a load more.Most of the programs we watch are on those.

 

Just been on to Sky and switching will be a pain in the ass and a dish is needed for TV. Also a problem with BTSports.

 

Hopefully there will be a last minute reprieve.

[Mook]

Virgin are saying they'll replace the 10 channels with new ones.

 

Can't say I'm that arsed as I don't watch any of the 10 that are going but surely grounds to phone up & ask for some sort of discount.

[Lee909]

Welcome 10 new channels of shite

[Dougie Do'ins]

Virgin is losing all UKTV channels as from midnight tomorrow. (Saturday night) There's been a disagreement over the fees Virgin pay so that means no Gold, Dave, Alibi, Drama and a load more.Most of the programs we watch are on those.

 

Just been on to Sky and switching will be a pain in the ass and a dish is needed for TV. Also a problem with BTSports.

 

Hopefully there will be a last minute reprieve.

Alibi, Drama and Dave are on freeview.

[Dougie Do'ins]

Five of the ten channels are available on feeview. 

 

Watch, Dave, Alibi, Really, Drama, Good Food, Home, Yesterday, Eden, Gold

[tokyojoe]

Not Gold though? I watch that more than any of them.

[Dougie Do'ins]

Not Gold though? I watch that more than any of them.

Yeah, that's one of the channels I miss. I reckon it'll end up on freeview soon enough.

[Tony Moanero]

Not Gold though? I watch that more than any of them.

Nah, Gold isn’t on free view.

[Aventus]

Weird that it's happening so suddenly, usually you find out about these things like a year in advance.

[Strontium]

They're always having disagreements about fees, the cheap bastards. Given the prices they charge, I've no idea why.

[Mook]

https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/News/UKTV-Channels-List/ba-p/3775318

 

New channels listed there. The Paramount one looks ok.

[Dougie Do'ins]

They're always having disagreements about fees, the cheap bastards. Given the prices they charge, I've no idea why.

Yeah they do. Usually it's the sports channels and they just pass the increase on to the customer.

[Juniper]

Thank god, no more gold on all day when family come to stay.

 

Brilliant news.

[Captain Turdseye]

Virgin is losing all UKTV channels as from midnight tomorrow. (Saturday night) There's been a disagreement over the fees Virgin pay so that means no Gold, Dave, Alibi, Drama and a load more.Most of the programs we watch are on those.

 

Just been on to Sky and switching will be a pain in the ass and a dish is needed for TV. Also a problem with BTSports.

 

Hopefully there will be a last minute reprieve.

Didn’t you say your missus watches Towie and Made in Chelsea? You’re in for a world of shit with the Lifetime channel you’re about to pick up.

 

Britain's Next Top Model, The Real Housewives of New Jersey and I Can Make you a Supermodel

Pray for Tokyo.

 

There’s a free UKTV app you can get if you’ve got a smart TV. It doesn’t have live channels but it has loads of the programmes on catch-up.

[sir roger]

I doubt anybody could make me a supermodel but I already have Virgin so what have I got to lose.

[tokyojoe]

Didn’t you say your missus watches Towie and Made in Chelsea? You’re in for a world of shit with the Lifetime channel you’re about to pick up.

 

 

Pray for Tokyo.

 

There’s a free UKTV app you can get if you’ve got a smart TV. It doesn’t have live channels but it has loads of the programmes on catch-up.

How do you get that? Her Indoors will no doubt continue to watch some utter tripe but I need to preserve my sanity.

[Captain Turdseye]

How do you get that? Her Indoors will no doubt continue to watch some utter tripe but I need to preserve my sanity.

LifetimeHD is one of the replacement channels on that list that Mook posted earlier.

 

Edit: Ah, the app? Have you got a Smart TV then? You should just be able to find it in the built-in store. If you’ve got a Firestick or anything like that you’ll be able to put it on that as well.

[tokyojoe]

The new channels are absolute fucking garbage. In one swoop they have tarnished the Virgin brand name.

[Mook]

Premier Sports has the game on at 9pm tonight.

[Anny Road]

The new channels are absolute fucking garbage. In one swoop they have tarnished the Virgin brand name.

That made me laugh.

[sir roger]

Premier Sports has the game on at 9pm tonight.

 

Cheers Mook , saved me having to subscribe to LFCTV for a month or so.