Moving from Virgin to Sky
08-03-2023, 16:15
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cf.member
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Moving from Virgin to Sky
Hi all
I'm moving from virgin to sky, due to price increase. I've been with Virgin from the start and never changed provider before. How would you swap over. I assume that I give Virgin a months notice and purchase my Sky package just before the end of my months notice. I don't want to be left without TV or internet or paying for both at the same time.
Any advice would be welcomed.
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08-03-2023, 20:36
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cf.mega poster
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Re: Moving from Virgin to Sky
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Originally Posted by tcavanagh
Hi all
I'm moving from virgin to sky, due to price increase. I've been with Virgin from the start and never changed provider before. How would you swap over. I assume that I give Virgin a months notice and purchase my Sky package just before the end of my months notice. I don't want to be left without TV or internet or paying for both at the same time.
Any advice would be welcomed.
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I'd ask Sky for an estimate of the lead time to get you connected up, bearing in mind you're relying on Openreach to do the work. There's likely to be some overlap of services unless you run it close to the wire and risk being without anything for a period.
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08-03-2023, 22:58
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Living a dream
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Swansea
Services: Tivo+ PHONE + BB
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Re: Moving from Virgin to Sky
My experience is that openreach took 2 months to instal the BB as i wasn't porting the tel no The sky tv was about one week, I was keeping the BB from virgin (2 systems running in house)
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09-03-2023, 07:23
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cf.geek
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Greenwich, SE10
Services: Virgin Media BB, phone, and TV; Netflix; Roku; Apple TV
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Re: Moving from Virgin to Sky
Are you looking at a dish or Stream for the TV? If the latter and you book online (Sky.com) you can select an install date for the broadband. Lead time seems to be a few weeks currently.
I’m out of contract with VM in June and have negotiated a reduced rate on my Volt deal until then. Sky offers are attractive at the moment and their T&Cs aren’t as inflationary as Virgin’s. I plan to call both Sky and Virgin in May
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09-03-2023, 09:12
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cf.member
Join Date: Jun 2015
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Re: Moving from Virgin to Sky
Thank you all for your advice. Gosh, very long lead times, need to get cracking.
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09-03-2023, 16:41
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Newtownabbey
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Services: Sky Q, Freesat, Sky Gigafast FTTP Broadband, Virgin Gig1
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Re: Moving from Virgin to Sky
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Originally Posted by tcavanagh
Thank you all for your advice. Gosh, very long lead times, need to get cracking.
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Probably all the Virgin customers leaving in droves. 
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09-03-2023, 18:18
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Woke and proud !
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Re: Moving from Virgin to Sky
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Originally Posted by punkrock101
Probably all the Virgin customers leaving in droves. |
That VM postal box in Sunderland had better be big 
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