dealfinderwanter:
freeview doesnt include virgin 1 and sky 3 does it?
and the fair usage is only during peak times. if you download more than 1gb of information between 4-7 then you download speed will be limited from 10mb to 1 during the remainder of the peak time. but then returns to normal. there is still no cap.
I still cant find any cheaper deal with sky even with vouchers.
As mentioned above, Sky 3 and Virgin 1 (and +1) are available on Freeview.
Can't comment on the ins/outs of the fair usage policy, I was simply posting that 'unlimited' doesn't necessarily mean what it says on the tin.
You are right, you can't get a better deal with Sky, as they dont do Freeview on its own, and their minimum viewing package costs £16.50/month alone - but that does include more channels than Freeview, incl Sky 1 and the UK TV suite of channels.
I have been looking at switching to Virgin this week as it happens, and found that to get what I wanted would probably cost me about £5/month more than I pay to Sky at present.
Current Sky package/month:
4 mixes = £20.50
Everyday BB (10mb/10GB) = £5
Sky Talk Line rental (incl Free Eve & W'end calls) = £11
Total = £36.50
'Equivalent' Virgin Media Package/month:
XL TV = £21.50
L BB (10mb/UL) = £5
L Phone (Incl Eve & W'end calls) = £3.45
Line Rental = £11.00
Total = £40.95
+ £75 one off payment if I wanted a recordable set-top box, though the V+ box is also and HD box.
Virgin do include free ESPN and catch up TV and VOD with their XL TV package, however I had similar stuff when I had BT Vision, and never used them TBH.
So ultimately, I will stay with Sky for now. The virgin prices on their site all look good until you realise you still need to add the £11 line rental.
Sorry to drift off topic anyway.
