Virgin Media Broadband, TV, Phone & Mobile Bundle

• Unique broadband, phone, TV and mobile bundle
• Over 100 digital TV channels including Sky One
• Great mobile deals: 100 mins + 500 texts (with handset) or 300 mins and unlimited texts (SIM only)
• Unlimited mobile calls to other Virgin mobiles
• Up to 10Mb unlimited broadband
• Free weekend calls to all UK landlines

Virgin Media broadband review: Broadband, TV, Phone & Mobile

DO you like to keep it simple? Are you sick of afternoons spent on the phone trying to juggle the different providers for your broadband, TV, home phone and mobile contracts?

If you answered yes to either of these questions (and, frankly, who wouldn't?) then you should seriously consider this mega-bundle from Virgin Media.

Keeping it Simple

The service is £28 a month, plus your £11.99 line rental with Virgin, which makes each service £9.99 a month each.

For that, you'll get:

• Broadband L with 10 Mb speeds and unlimited downloads.
• Phone M with free unlimited weekend calls to UK landlines.
• Cable TV M+ with around 65 channels plus services such as watch on demand
and...
• A free mobile phone with 100 minutes to any network and 500 texts a month OR a Virgin Media SIM with 300 minutes to any network and unlimited texts.

Does it Save Money?

Short answer: yes. Here's how: Virgin's Broadband L + phone M + TV M package is £19.50 a month.

Add in the £11 line rental and the free mobile with inclusive minutes separately and that's £41.50. So getting this bundled service will save you a grand total of £13.50 a month.

That's a £162 saving over your whole 12 month contract. Not too shabby.

The only fly in the ointment is the SIM-only deal. If you get a Virgin Mobile SIM separately you can now get unlimited texts on all packages so it's worth thinking hard about your mobile usage before you sign up.

More on the services

At £11 a month Virgin's line rental is 54p cheaper than BT's and with the M phone package you won't pay a penny more.

M home phone gives you inclusive weekend calls to UK landlines.

When you do pay for calls to local and national UK landlines they'll be 6.36p a minute. Calls to mobiles are 15.68p in the day and 10.79p in the evening (expect when calling 3, which is slightly more pricey). You also get free voicemail, 141 (to conceal your number) and 1471 (last number callback) services.

With M TV you'll get free catch up TV with iplayer, 4 OD and ITV player and you can pay for TV on-demand. You can also buy a V+ HD box, for a one-off cost of £75 plus £5 a month, which can store up to 80 hours of TV.

Like the Sky+ box you can also pause and rewind live TV and the seriously indecisive (or those who live with a large and argumentative family) can even record two channels and watch a third.

L broadband is a speedy 10Mb service with unlimited downloads. You'll get a free wireless router and free installation when you order online (usually £30).

All in all, this is a great way to keep your life simple and your balance out of the red.

A little more detail...

Broadband		Special Note...
Package:	Size: L	-
Connection:	Cable	-
Max Speed:	Up to 10Mb	-
Usage Limit:	Unlimited	Fair use policy applies
Totally Unlimited:	No
Hardware:	Wireless Router	-
Internet Security:	Included free	PCGuard Total package (which includes PCguard features as well as extra Anti-Spyware, Identify Theft Protection and Parental Control features)
Online Gaming:	All major consoles supported

Home Phone
Summary:	UK Weekend call plan Virgin Media line rental
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TV
Summary:	Virgin TV with over 100 channels, inc. Sky 1 Catch up, on-demand & BBC iPlayer Optional add-on's inc. Sky Sports & Sky Movies Optional V+ service & V+ HD
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Mobile Phone
Summary:	Virgin Mobile, choose between: - Handset + 100 mins + 500 texts - SIM only + 200 mins + unlimited texts
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