Thinking of switching from Sky

The channels you love, including Sky

Virgin TV has all your favourite Sky channels including Sky1, Sky News and Sky Sports News. Sports fans will love our XL TV package, including ESPN. And you can get Sky Sports and Sky Movies too.

A cleverer set top box

Our V+ HD Box does everything a Sky+ box does – and more! Pause and rewind live TV, watch shows and movies in high definition, and record 2 channels while watching a third.

The best of TV, in HD

HD Ready TV? All our TV customers can watch BBC HD and Channel 4 HD. And, with our XL TV package, there's 46 live Barclays Premier League games in high definition on ESPN HD, plus National Geographic HD, LIVING HD, MTVN HD and FX HD too!

Over 4000 hours of extra TV

With us, you've got 1000s of hours of On Demand TV shows, movies and music available to watch when you want. With Sky, you'll get about 40 hours (if you're lucky).

Last week's TV, when you want it

We're the only place to watch BBC iPlayer, ITV Net Player and 4oD on your TV. Plus, there's our pick of Living and Bravo too. And it's all free!

We don't do dishes

Thanks to our fibre optic cable, you don't need a satellite dish or aerial to get our TV service. And your quality of viewing through a dish can be seriously affected by bad weather. Which, of course, you don't get with our clever cable.

Free repairs

For as long as you're with us, if your set top box breaks, we'll fix it for free. Ever had problems with your Sky equipment? You'll already know that, if your warranty's run out, they charge £65 just for call-out. Ouch.

Our broadband's the UK's fastest

Our fibre optic cable also delivers our fast and reliable broadband. Sky, on the other hand, delivers their broadband down a copper phone line. And that means speeds get slower the further you live from the telephone exchange.

But don't just take our word for it. Our broadband is proven to be consistently faster than the rest. Here's what Ofcom, the industry's independent regulator, found when they tested the top provider's broadband speeds.

UK Broadband Speeds 2009
Average broadband speeds. Published by OFCOM 28th July.*
	Claim	Reality
Virgin Media	Up to 10Mb	8.1 to 8.7Mb
O2	Up to 8Mb	4.1 to 5.1Mb
Sky	Up to 8Mb	4.0 to 4.7Mb
Plusnet	Up to 8Mb	3.8 to 4.9Mb
Talk Talk	Up to 8Mb	3.8 to 4.6Mb
Orange	Up to 8Mb	3.8 to 4.5Mb
BT	Up to 8Mb	3.8 to 4.2 Mb
AOL	Up to 8Mb	3.3 to 3.9Mb
Tiscali	Up to 8Mb	3.2 to 3.7Mb

The Legal Stuff

*Source: Ofcom review of UK broadband speeds (July 09) using SamKnows measurement data for major ISPs with up to 8Mb (DSL)/10Mb (cable) connections, April 09.

SERVICES AVAILABLE IN VIRGIN MEDIA CABLED STREETS ONLY. Subject to network capacity, minimum term contract.

General: Installation charges apply (starting from £35 for standard installation and, subject to availability, from £15 for Quickstart self-install. Quickstart self-install is not available for up to 50Mb broadband). An additional £20 activation fee is payable for 50Mb Broadband. Payment may be required in advance. All prices include VAT. These terms and conditions are in addition to and form part of our standard customer service contract.

Free installation offer: Free installation includes standard and Quickstart installation worth up to £35. This offer is available for online purchases that include cable broadband and phone services as part of a bundle including TV size M+, L or XL on a 12 month contract. The credit will be applied to your first monthly bill. Offer available to new customers only. As part of this offer, Priority install is reduced to £30 (normal price £65). Free installation offer does not include V+ set-up fee (Current V+ set-up fee offer is £75). Free installation offer ends 31 st January 2010. Check out the Product terms and conditions. This offer may not be used in conjunction with certain other offers. To see if another offer qualifies for free installation, check that offer's Legal Stuff.

28 day money back guarantee: Available to new customers and existing customers taking a new service. Call us within 28 days of service activation to cancel and we'll refund the 1st month's £25 charge and installation charge. You will only be charged for transactions (calls, texts, purchases, service upgrades) not included in the £25 package. Statutory rights not affected.

TV: Some of our channels may vary depending on which area you live. Once purchased, all chargeable on demand content must be viewed in 24 hours. Premium channels or package upgrades, once ordered, must be kept for a minimum of 30 days. V+ must be kept for your minimum contract term.