| Package Details | Sky offer a great all round package, £19.50 gets you a massive selection of channels, a basic broadband service and free weekend and weekday evening calls. They no longer offer out the standard box, but fear not, the HD box comes free of charge with all packages. There are various different packages available which start from £19.50 per month and the HD starter pack costs an extra £10.25 per month.
| This is a great all round deal, from as little as £9.50 (for first 6 months) you great broadband, 65 TV channels and free weekend calls to UK landlines and Virgin mobiles. A £49 one off payment is required for the V+HD box which offers a stunning picture with a great range of high definition channels. As with Sky there are various options to choose from, find out more by clicking the offer bar below this comparison chart.
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| Broadband | The base broadband with Sky really is basic, it's up to 2Mb. You get a free wireless router and free 24/7 technical support. Various upgrades available from just £5 extra per month. | 10Mb of broadband comes as standard with the basic package and it really is fantastic service, you'll also get a free router and free internet security. Virginmedia win the broadband battle every time, it really is faster and more reliable than the competition. |
| Phone Calls | When you take out a basic Sky package you'll get free weekend and weekend calls to UK landlines. | The standard pack from Virginmedia offers you unlimited weekend calls but not evening calls like Sky. |
| TV Pack | The basic digital option offers 240 free channels, but for an extra pound a month you can access even more channels. If your TV is a flat panel HD ready, you could go for the standard HD pack for £10.25 a month extra, Sky currently broadcast over 50 different high definition channels, this is more than any other provider. | The standard pack at Virgin gives you access to 65 channels plus free catch up TV, this gives you the option of viewing the last seven days from the 5 top channels. If the HD option is for you then a one off charge of £49 is applicable for the box then HD TV is FREE but you will be charged extra for selected channels. Virginmedia are currently expanding the range of HD channels available to their customers but for now there are 31, find out more by clicking the offer bar below. |
| Freebies on Offer | £25 Marks and Spencer voucher when you join Sky TV online. | Half price for 6 months. |
| Installation Costs | FREE on selected pakages | FREE on selected pakages |
| Prices | £19.50 for standard definition packs and an extra £10.25 for high definition packages. | £9.50 for the basic package for the first 6 months and a one off charge of £49 for the HD box (if required). |
| Our Opinion | This is the best deal for you if you're just after a good selection of TV channels. The only other advantage Sky the offer over Virgin is the free evening calls, the broadband really is very basic. | Virgin is for you if you rely on great broadband, they offer a smaller selection of TV channels and less free phone calls but the half price option for the first 3 months really is worth looking into. |
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The latest Sky promotion is better than ever before, just had it installed and i’ve now got faster internet than i had before and loads of channels (great picture too) would recommend the Sky.com/fairytale offer on the telly at the moment to everyone thinking of going for digital TV.