Virgin Media
Watch what you want, when you want to
Virgin Media is one of the most recent additions to the digital television market, and hundreds of thousands of customers would argue that it is a welcome one. Comprehensive packages are available that comprise digital television, broadband, telephone and mobile. Fused together, and with no hidden costs, the service that they provide has proven to be a popular one. Discover more by reading below.
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An array of channels and services from Virgin Media
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Key features:
- A wide selection of digital channels
- Broadband, digital television and telephone packages available
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Pro's:
- An array of taste-specific bundles
- The UK's largest on-demand library
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Con's:
- The high-definition service need further development
- Requires a connection to Virgin Phone
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Pricing:
- From Free if you get a Virgin Phone service (around £11 a month)
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Television, Internet and Telephone
Virgin TV is only available for subscribers to the Virgin Phone service – which combines to add £11 to the total cost of the package. However, it is well worthwhile exploring exactly what Virgin are offering: there are a number of different bundles, channel mixes to suit your style and your personality.
If you are looking to streamline your monthly outgoings and wish to economise all of your spending on technology, you could look into getting a Virgin mobile as part of the package, for only a little extra price. In addition to the digital television packages, you will also receive national digital radio stations from Virgin.
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Delving into the archives
Virgin Media provides its customers with the largest pool of on-demand content, known as Video on Demand. Therefore whenever a Virgin customer wishes to watch a particular channel, they can stream it from one of Virgin’s powerful servers. In a stroke, this removes the need for customers to pre-record programmes and adds to the package’s flexibility.
Viewers can explore a large bank of programmes using the TV Choice application from content providers including the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic and Virgin Media Television amongst others.
Subscribers will have to pay to access some of the ‘On-demand’ services, however, they rates remain as impressive as the content is varied. As an added bonus, from July 2007 Virgin released a high proportion of their music videos for free viewing.
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"I'm on the VIP package now. Saving a few quid a month, while still getting the same services as before. I really like Virgin as I've never had any problems with them before using other services such as my mobile. The XL TV package is pretty nice too as you ge an HD PVR and heaps of stuff to watch on demand."
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Mission Impossible 3 on Virgin TV
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Watch Tom Cruise save the day on Virgin TV on demand in Mission Impossible 3.
JJ Abrams, the US television guru who brought the world Lost and Alias, brings his trademark action and intrigue to the long running franchise. Once again, Tom Cruise returns as Special Agent Ethan Hunt as he battles bad guy Philip Seymour Hoffman who not only is trying to get hold of a dangerous weapon but is also planning to kill Hunt's wife. Stressful stuff, eh?
The Impossible Mission team are on hand to help out and the film is filled with gadgets, disguises and great locations (including Vatican City and Shanghai). If its top notch action and adventure you're after, and you like two great performances like those shown by Cruise and Hoffman, then you'll love this cracking film. And people say the third part of a trilogy is normally rubbish!
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