Ntl:Telewest & Virgin Mobile Quadplay & Free Digital TV

**Rob** · 25-07-2006, 10:56

Starts September

http://www.ntl.com/mediacentre/press/display.asp?id=850

Free digital TV
* Free for the life of the phone subscription
* Access to next generation services including TV-on-demand, personal
video recorder and high definition TV
* Customers can upgrade TV packages anytime they want
* No hidden installation or connection charges

'Quad-play'
* Available to new and existing customers
* Combines ntl Telewest's 3 for Ã‚Â£30 package (over 30 digital channels
and TV-on-demand, 2Mb broadband and phone line) with a Virgin Mobile pay
monthly contract for just Ã‚Â£40 a month
* No hidden installation or connection charges
* Customers will shortly also be able to choose any two base services
for Ã‚Â£20 per month, any three for Ã‚Â£30 or all four for Ã‚Â£40

foreverwar · 25-07-2006, 11:00

Looks good.

Lets hope they offer suitable incentives to existing customers.

King Of Fools · 25-07-2006, 11:08

No word on what you get for Ã‚Â£10 per month from the Virgin mobile but it implies basic so I would guess at their current Ã‚Â£20 per month package:
http://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/p...hlytariff.html

25-07-2006, 12:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by foreverwar

Looks good.

Lets hope they offer suitable incentives to existing customers.

I am willing to bet that the only way an existing customer will get this is to phone retentions and say your leaving

. They will make a fortune keeping you on hold for hours before they give in and let you have the new deal.

Good ole NTL will be at their most bureaucratic i can bet.

I will have a free box to replace my off airs which are crap anyway and will keep my superior SKY + for normal viewing

slowcoach · 25-07-2006, 13:03

Notice the 2MB Broadband

**Kevin T** · 25-07-2006, 13:08

Willing to bet that the 'free digital tv' will only be the Select pack....

Neil · 25-07-2006, 13:16

This is interesting (actually make that misleading).....

Quote:

Originally Posted by ntl BS

Access to next generation services including TV-on-demand, personal video recorder and high definition TV

Customers in 'ntl' areas won't have that PVR/HD until "Early 2007".

Very naughty ntl.

Wicked_and_Crazy · 25-07-2006, 13:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by foreverwar

Looks good.

Lets hope they offer suitable incentives to existing customers.

they are, the same as is being offered to new customers

**Rob** · 25-07-2006, 13:19

hmm, I wonder if that means I get VOD by September too (Bromley type area)

25-07-2006, 13:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob C

hmm, I wonder if that means I get VOD by September too (Bromley type area)

Wicked_and_Crazy · 25-07-2006, 13:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob C

hmm, I wonder if that means I get VOD by September too (Bromley type area)

Caller id

King Of Fools · 25-07-2006, 13:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowcoach

Notice the 2MB Broadband

No, not in the press release...

1701-e · 25-07-2006, 13:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by unlimited

I am willing to bet that the only way an existing customer will get this is to phone retentions and say your leaving

. They will make a fortune keeping you on hold for hours before they give in and let you have the new deal.

Good ole NTL will be at their most bureaucratic i can bet.

I will have a free box to replace my off airs which are crap anyway.

Is it not clear in Rob C's post...?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob C

'Quad-play'
* Available to new and existing customers.

I'm very interested in the mobile ... upgrading to extra minutes etc...

foreverwar · 25-07-2006, 13:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1701-e

Is it not clear in Rob C's post...?

I think the confusion arises from the second paragraph.....
"offer free TV to any new fixed line phone customer"

**Kevin T** · 25-07-2006, 13:38

Yes, 'Quad-play' available to existing customers, but not free digital TV package....