Virgin Media is handing out free TVs – how to | Tech News

People trying to improve their broadband and TV in a single fell swoop with a package deal deal might want to take into account going with Virgin Media, because the firm is offering a free 43-inch HD TV to anybody who indicators up to one of a number of bundles this month.

Prices begin at £47.99 per thirty days with Virgin’s Cinema bundle, which provides 362Mbps fibre broadband that Virgin says is splendid for houses with 4 to six people and more than ten linked units.

The bundle additionally consists of Virgin Media’s TV product with more than 200 channels plus Netflix Standard with Adverts included within the price, alongside Sky Cinema HD and Sky Atlantic, so this may very well be the right package deal to get for individuals who love US movie and TV exhibits. At no additional value, they’ll additionally get that 43-inch LG TV to get pleasure from all of it on.

Broadband buyers who have already got a TV they’re proud of can nonetheless go for this bundle, however go for £125 in invoice credit as an alternative of the new telly.

There are three different packages that Virgin is additionally gifting away free TV with. One is the Sport bundle, which is the identical because the Cinema bundle however swaps out Sky Cinema and as an alternative provides all 9 Sky Sports channels, so watchers can benefit from the Premier League, Formula One, and a entire host of yr-spherical sporting occasions with golf, tennis and more.

Sky Atlantic is additionally included on this £57.99 per thirty days bundle. All promotional bundles are 24-month minimal contracts, so patrons should make sure they’ll afford to pay the payments for that size of time. All contracts additionally increase in price by £4 per thirty days yearly each April 1 – the precise invoice quantities are said upfront.

One factor to examine is, of course, if Virgin Media companies can be found in your space, because the firm doesn’t offer nationwide protection. Head to the Virgin web site and punch in your postcode to discover out – simply word the deal ends on July 1, 2026.

Anyone who likes the sound of cinema and sport from Sky can go for the aptly named Sport + Cinema bundle for £67.99, which pairs all of the aforementioned cinema and sport channels with an improved 515Mbps broadband connection to get pleasure from all of them. That’s as a result of Virgin’s newest TV bins don’t require an aerial on houses, however as an alternative are streaming bins that join to home Wi-Fi.

Speaking of nifty streaming bins, rival Sky has introduced back its lowest price on its broadband and TV combo – because the Essential TV and Full Fibre 300Mbps plan drops to £35 a month. Now this sadly does not include the option to declare a free TV, however any customers swapping mid-contract can declare up to £300 in switching charges.

Back to Virgin Media, and the final word package deal within the free TV offer is the Max Volt bundle, which has the quickest broadband of all at 1130Mbps, splendid for houses which have a number of people gaming and streaming on the similar time. It provides more than 230 TV channels plus Netflix Standard with Adverts, in addition to Sky Cinema HD, Sky Sports HD, and Sky Atlantic. You also can watch when out and about with the Virgin TV Go app.

On high of all that, the package deal comes with an O2 Classic Plan SIM, which has limitless information, minutes and textual content. This would possibly sweeten the deal, although the £79.99 per thirty days charge is fairly a lot – and keep in mind, it rises yearly, this one by more than the opposite plans. Like a lot of different contracts, the annual price inflation is a enormous draw back, leaving customers paying more per thirty days from 2027 and into 2028.

Anyone contemplating switching to one of these plans will, of course, land themselves a free TV, however they need to examine how a lot they’re paying for present broadband and TV companies and see if Virgin is offering a higher deal.

If it’s merely sooner broadband on the buying record, BT-owned Plusnet is at the moment promoting fibre broadband ranging from £24.99 per thirty days. It makes use of the Openreach national community, which frequently serves areas Virgin’s broadband community doesn’t.