Tag: Virgin Media
O2 airport lounge for customers now open at Gatwick North
O2 has announced the opening of the O2 Roam Freely Lounge, a new airport lounge at Gatwick North which will be completely complimentary to all O2 and Virgin Media customers and up to three guests. Open everyday from 6am to 3pm until October, visitors will be able to help themselves to free drinks, snacks and…
Kindred partners with Virgin Media O2 for Feel Good Shopping
Kindred, a tech for good revenue and loyalty solution for app publishers, has joined forces with Virgin Media O2, to help customers save money and support eco-projects while online shopping. The exclusive ‘Feel Good Shopping’ feature is now live in the ‘My O2’ app giving customers discounts and deals at over 70% of the top UK online retailers and more…
Virgin Media launches Stream dongle to upgrade your TV
At a central London event hosted by comedian and presenter Adil Ray, and attended by Tech Digest, Virgin Media O2 launched its latest streaming dongle to turn old TVs into smart TVs. Called appropriately enough Stream (not to be confused with Nadine Dorries' Downstream), it's a way of Virgin Media customers accessing live TV and…
12 ways to save money on your mobile and broadband
As the impact of the cost of living crisis hits home for millions of people, we team up with Which? to share tips to help you save hundreds of pounds on your broadband and mobile bills... Broadband and mobile customers across the country are paying more than they need to for their connections - but…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Does Roblox have a sex problem?
A naked man, wearing just a dog collar and a lead, is led across the floor by a woman in a bondage outfit. Two strippers dance next to a bar. A group has gathered around a couple openly having sex, watching and occasionally commenting. One man is wearing a Nazi uniform. This isn't happening in…
Virgin Media makes Kids Channels FREE for Half Term
Image: Nick.co.uk Virgin Media is making its full range of premium kids entertainment and learning-based programmes available for all TV customers until 8 March, at no extra cost. This includes access to 12 kids pay TV channels including Cartoon Network, Cartoonito, Boomerang, Nickelodeon, NickToons, and Nick Jr. From zany animated adventures…
Virgin Media drops gigabit price to £51 per month
Virgin Media’s gigabit broadband service, Gig1, is now available at its lowest ever price. With average download speeds of 1,130Mbps, Gig1 is - claims Virgin Media - the fastest available from a major broadband provider in the UK offering speeds up 22 times faster than the national average. Virgin Media recently completed its rollout of…
Out of contract? Haggling could save up to £200 on broadband, TV, mobile
As the cost of living soars and monthly bills for broadband, TV or mobile packages look set to rise, new Which? research finds that customers who make a nuisance of themselves by haggling with their provider could save up to £200. The consumer watchdog asked more than 5,000 customers whose contract had ended on either…
Virgin Media O2 customers will not face EU roaming charges
Virgin Media O2 has announced that its phone users will not face roaming charges in Europe this year after other networks announced there would be an extra fee. From January EE and Vodafone will charge its customers for data roaming, and Three will reintroduce the charges in May. However, customers with Virgin Media and O2 contracts will be able…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Virgin Media O2 will not introduce EU roaming charges
Virgin Mobile and O2 phone users will not face roaming charges following announcements by other networks to reintroduce extra fees after Brexit. It means customers travelling to Europe will be able to use their mobile data and make calls and texts on the same deal as they have in the UK. Vodafone, EE and Three…