yeah but there are alternatives,its not like people are forced ot sky.onl if they want sky and since progs EVENTUALLY get to freeview/terr' telly.you could argue the same of the BBC licence but thats a whole can of worms on its own.
I am not sure that's correct though, they are providing a service which is only available through them now, thus limiting consumer choice and abusing their position in the market place. It will obviously be seen as a move to force people that like sky 1-3 to move to sky, thereby turning a USP into a way of forcing consumers to have no choice but to go with sky.
i know, it's a new bit of wallpaper covering up ntl/telewest/etc etc, but....has anyone joined up? i have ntl now, and was with cable london from teh early days, but the time has come to make a decision for the new year, stay and go with virgin, or switch to bt/sky
heavily tempted by the V+ box that can record on 2 channels and let you watch a third......
It's not a service it's a product. It is not limiting consumer choice as there are other companies providing other content. I think you misunderstand competition rules, they are not preventing other companies from offering competitive services or products from other companies. Virgin has exclusive content not available on Sky, if a consumer prefers that they have the choice to go to that service.
In fact if you look at Virgin they are using their position as a wired network to offer free phone and broadband as part of a TV package, something which is more costly for Sky to do yet this isn't considered unfair competition.
What won't be allowed is for Sky to buy Virgin and ITV and thereby control all methods of delivery.
Again, Sky are not just a provider but a reseller, by forcing people to use their product or miss out on certain content is anti-competitive. Whether the law will enforce it is remained to be seen yet.
Right, what deals should I be aiming for here?!
Just had a word with them on the phone, and they have offered me Broadband XL, Telephone M and TV L for £37pcm
To be honest, I was content just going with TV M, so the L package looks just fine [I am not into sports/movies], I have no need for the V+ box, or any other boxes around the house, and most of my phone calls are done via the400 free minutes on my mobile.
My main product I want is the BB - 10Mb now, 20Mb as soon as it comes out, and a chance to upgrade to 50Mb once it launches.
So should I try and get more out of them? :chin:
well the virgin media guys came round this morning, and installed the new box, and moved the old one upstairs, all is well, and i've started to record stuff too! (overhauling, oscars) and set up series links for csi and top gear, so far all is well in cable land
as for skyone, well means no 24 or new simpsons, but i think i can live without....