Both Sky and Virgin offer free calls and special deals when it comes to the phone part of their packages, the chart below will give you all the information about the current deals. Bare in mind you’ll still need to pay for a phone line with both merchants, BT charge £11.54 for this, so it worth switching? find out more.

Provider
Line Rental (per month)	£11.25 Per Month	£12.24 Per Month
Call Costs	5.9p Per Min Daytime 7.5p Per Call Evenings, 9.9p connection fee applies Weekends FREE. Calls to mobiles are 12.5p per minute in the daytime and 7.5p evenings.	8.5p Per Min Daytime 8.5p Per Min Evenings Calls to mobiles are 18.95p per minute in the daytime and 13.95p evenings.
Free Calls	Evening (6pm- 6am) and Weekend - Midnight on Friday to midnight on Sunday.	Weekend - Midnight on Friday to midnight on Sunday.
Freebies Included	£25 Marks and Spencer gift card when you sign up to a complete HD package and £25 when you sign up to a basic Sky+ pack.	6 months half price on selected packages.
Can You Keep Existing Number?	Yes	Yes
Support	24/7 Helpline	24/7 Helpline
Upgrades	A £5 upgrade gives you 20% cheaper calls to UK mobiles than BT plus you'll get free calls all day and night to UK landlines.	A £8 upgrade get you unlimited calls to UK landlines and Virgin mobiles any time of the day and night, including weekends.
Our Verdict	With a cheaper line rental and a cheaper unlimited calls package the Sky phone line option is slightly better value.	Virgin Media have some work to do in the phone line department, they're slightly more expensive in most areas, so they get pipped at the post in this battle.