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[jackydog]

I am currently subscribed to Mix tv package and a few weeks I suddenly started getting a few extra channels like crime and investigation. Just  as I was getting used to it  they disapeared again.Whats going on?

[BenMcr · Accepted solution]

https://www.virginmedia.com/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/virgin-media-offers-vital-connecti...

Virgin Media is making a number of factual pay TV channels available until 9 February. They are: Animal Planet HD, Animal Planet +1, Crime+Investigation HD, Crime+Investigation +1, Discovery History, Discovery History +1, Discovery Science, Discovery Science + 1, Discovery Turbo, Eurosport 1 HD, Eurosport 2 HD, Sky History HD, Sky History +1 and Sky History 2 HD

These TV channels are available to customers on Virgin Media’s Mixit TV and Player bundles at no extra cost. Eligible customers do not have to do anything and there will be no change to their contract

Next is Kids TV

https://www.virginmedia.com/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/virgin-media-gives-all-tv-customer...

Virgin Media is making a number of kids pay TV channels and on-demand programming available to all customers, at no extra cost, from 1 February until 2 March. They are: Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network HD, Cartoon Network +1, Cartoonito, Boomerang, Boomerang +1, Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon HD, Nickelodeon +1, NickToons, Nick Jr, Nick Jr Too 

Virgin Media has extended free access to the Hopster app until 31 March 2021.  Customers can access the app via their Virgin TV V6 set-top box

[jackydog]

Thanks for that.As a customer of Virgin for over 20 years I would have thought they could have left them on permanantly.My son is with sky and his tv package is a lot more more comprehensive and costs less!

[Ernie_C]

So, you want the extra free and those who pay for them get …….?

Go to Sky if it offers you what you want at a price that suits.

@jackydog 

[jackydog]

Do you work for Virgin as well or are you a stockholder?

[apcyberax]

why would VM give you something you do not pay for.

Someone should tell tesla I want a model 3 as well

[deans6571]

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@jackydog wrote:

Do you work for Virgin as well or are you a stockholder?

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...☝🏼😂

[japitts]

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@jackydog wrote:

Thanks for that.As a customer of Virgin for over 20 years I would have thought they could have left them on permanantly.My son is with sky and his tv package is a lot more more comprehensive and costs less!

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Perhaps your son has renegotiated his package recently, and you haven't?

If you last "re-contracted" more than a couple of years ago, you could be on an outdated package. If you're out of contract, you are free to choose any new deal from Sky or Virgin - whatever you feel best suits you.

[jackydog]

Surely the point here is that Virgin are fishing for more money .Aren't they getting enough already ?

[Ernie_C]

If you feel the cost/benefit equation is not in your favour, go elsewhere. Isn’t that what Martin says?