First time buyer - Sky/Virgin broadband and tv deals help

dsingh26

Hi everyone!

I'll be moving into my first home in the next few weeks and one of the main priorities is sorting out the TV/Broadband setup.

I created a Sky package on their website which included the following:

• Sky Signature (is this Sky Q?) - £21
  
• Sky Sports - Complete Pack - £20
• BT Sport - £24
• Ultra HD and HD - £11
• Netflix (is this Basic, Standard or Premium?) - £5

Total = £81 (£98 including Sky broadband Superfast).

I've always used Virgin for their broadband and heard Sky isn't the best - does anyone know if Virgin broadband is lower than £17, or is getting this through Sky cheaper?

Lastly, I'd love to know if anyone has a similar package and how I could haggle to try and get the price as low as possible!

littleboo

Is Virgin available at your new address?

Neil_Jones

Sky is not the only internet provider in town.  You do not have to take their broadband with their TV.   Check the websites.

Also there is no obligation to have Sky TV.  Other options are available.

dsingh26

littleboo said:

Is Virgin available at your new address?

Yes, and after a quick check its available for £38 a month (m50) fibre - doubled in price compared to Sky..

Neil_Jones said:

Sky is not the only internet provider in town.  You do not have to take their broadband with their TV.   Check the websites.

Also there is no obligation to have Sky TV.  Other options are available.

Hi Neil. It's between them and Virgin, but from checking earlier today Virgin is double the price. 

What other options will provide Ultra and full HD, Sky and BT Sports and Netflix for less than £81 and £98 including broadband? 

Neil_Jones

Consider whether you need Ultra HD.  If not, its pointless paying for it.  There is actually very little (if any) UHD/4k being broadcast at this time.  The bulk of it is catered for from streaming but you need a decent internet connection (not FTTP as such, you can do it on FTTC).

PZ19

If you can get virgin, look at what their packages are.  And whoever you go with use a cash back site like Quidco to do it

https://www.virginmedia.com/broadband/packages

J292

dsingh26 said:

Hi everyone!

I'll be moving into my first home in the next few weeks and one of the main priorities is sorting out the TV/Broadband setup.

I created a Sky package on their website which included the following:

• Sky Signature (is this Sky Q?) - £21
  
• Sky Sports - Complete Pack - £20
• BT Sport - £24
• Ultra HD and HD - £11
• Netflix (is this Basic, Standard or Premium?) - £5

Total = £81 (£98 including Sky broadband Superfast).

I've always used Virgin for their broadband and heard Sky isn't the best - does anyone know if Virgin broadband is lower than £17, or is getting this through Sky cheaper?

Lastly, I'd love to know if anyone has a similar package and how I could haggle to try and get the price as low as possible!

Having worked for sky I can immediately see a few areas where you can save money.... Firstly the new sales team over the phone can do slightly better in terms of price compared to online so that should be your first point of call 

Sig £21
Sky sports £18 
BT sport £15.20
UHD £2.40
HD £4.20 
Netflix £5 
Super fast £17

Overall £82.80

You can even get this further down by calling up after signing up and going through to the pre active cancellations team and saying you can't afford it or virgin media have given you a better offer when I worked on that department I could do the following...

Sig £17
HD free

UHD £2.40
Sky Sports £18 
BT sport £15.20
Netflix £5

Super fast £17
Overall £74.60

Agents also have access to £100 credit but that must be manager approved

dsingh26

After a few weeks delay, i've finally moved in and need to get this sorted!

I got a letter through the post from Virgin telling me about their black friday offer on broadband, M100 fibre for £25/month. Sky's broadband start at £30/month. 

When it comes to TV, I mainly need sports (Skysports + BT sport) in the highest quality (UHD?). I was told that Sky's picture quality is actually better than Virgins, can anyone confirm this?

JJ_Egan

Not all sports matches are in UHD from BT Sport .

dsingh26

Yeah your right, some BT are 4k UHD whereas Sky sports is only HD. 

A friend of mine has a mag box (iptv) and highly reccomended it to me. Does anyone have this? And if yes, is better than Sky/Virgin? I know it would be alot cheaper but is it as reliable and have better picture quality?

PZ19

Virgin bigger bundle and sports is what you need if you going with them as that includes BT Sport.  £72.  I’m not sure though if that includes sky sports in HD.  That may be another £7pm.  Sign up through Quidco and there’s £165 cash back.  As for picture quality I definitely don’t think sky sports hd is as sharp on virgin this season for the football, which is odd as cricket and F1 is superb. BT sport Hd picture seems far sharper