Virgin Media - TV, 250MB broadband, phone + Sky Sports or Sky Cinema for €55 a mont

I have the VM media box which is actually much worse than the horizon box. I never use it.
I've got saorview, Freesat and ipTV.

CFC007 wrote: »

New equipment delivered on Thursday. Very good service as had only ordered on Wednesday. Set top box immediately started making aload whining noise. Replacement box ordered. I’ve been with VM the best part of 10 years and have never need a replacement box. Have they changed hardware supplier in the last year?

Are they refurbishing boxes and sending them back out?

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

Yes. I had to get my Horizon box replaced a few months ago as the fan was failing and it was overheating. Engineer showed up and tried to replace it with a banger second hand looking yoke. Told him I wouldn’t take it and they had to get a new box couriered out - I was shocked he didn’t have any new ones with him!

Anyway the new Horizon box is still as rubbish as the previous one performance wise but luckily I don’t have to worry too much about the WiFi issues as I just use an Ethernet connection and it’s grand.

I’m going to sign up for this deal and give it a few days and use the 14 day cooling off period if it’s rubbish. The thoughts of dealing with the incorrect bills in the aftermath already fills me with dread. Let’s hope I’m part of the 10% that it works well for.

going to parcel motel to collect those now Hopefully its not a pos

Colking wrote: »

Got the deal. Yes the box is brutal and the Menus for the channels is "not intuitive" to say the least but it's a good deal. I was paying more for Broadband alone.

As a matter of interest, did you get an upgrade? How did you go about it?

Trimm Trabb wrote: »

Any idea how this offer will be around for?

Moving house in November and would like to avail of it..

Their ads and print said October 2nd (today) but if it's November they and Sky have started doing Black Friday deals though I don't think the offer was as good (cheap) as this

Deal has been extended til 9th October

Anyone sign up to this new deal (TV and broadband) under the other half's name while still got a few weeks left on the existing contract?

How does it work...new equip comes out via the post and you just swap the boxes out and start up the new account? They then come to collect the old equipment once that termination date is reached?

I've 2 weeks left to go to my termination date and the offers they're giving me to sign up for another year are crap. So willing to overlap the 2 accounts for that short period of time. Just want to make sure the switch over has gone smooth for others?

jay0109 wrote: »

Anyone sign up to this new deal (TV and broadband) under the other half's name while still got a few weeks left on the existing contract?

How does it work...new equip comes out via the post and you just swap the boxes out and start up the new account? They then come to collect the old equipment once that termination date is reached?

I've 2 weeks left to go to my termination date and the offers they're giving me to sign up for another year are crap. So willing to overlap the 2 accounts for that short period of time. Just want to make sure the switch over has gone smooth for others?

Yep got wife to cancel and signed up under my own name few days later. No hassle, plugged in new router and set top box no issues.

New box plugged in and set up but no channels appearing...says I need to ring 1908 Customer Care.
New Wifi router working fine.

Do I really need to ring 1908 or is there a way to get the tv up and running without bringing that hassle into my life!

Called up on Monday. Said I was going to quit virgin, because I actually was. This was my 3rd attempt at getting a discount and the other two times they would only give me like a tenner off. Got half price for 6 months and 2nd TV box for 5e for 12 months.
Was 110e a month now 55e, they also gave me 500 Meg broadband.

Definitely worth a call if you are out of contract.

jay0109 wrote: »

Left it on all night and it didn't kick in. Will ring them today...pray for me!

Had the same experience, call to customer care did take time but the agent was helpful and resolved it. Just be sure that whichever premium channels you ordered (sports or cinema) are also showing as they didn't on mine even after the basic channels were.

you should have hd as well ? You get it for free for the first year

You can also get HD. I'm sure thats what you requested, You need to get on to them to deliver what you requested.

I have it. It costs nothing extra for the first year.



Edit: Sorry, it seems its 1E extra per month

dave oc wrote: »

Seems like it is the HD version of Sky Sports included in this deal, confirmed in TalktoVM thread here:
https://www.boards.ie/ttfpost/110912551

This is where they also put it in the terms, which is what led you to request it in the first place. It was merely an oversight on their behalf.