Virgin Media Big bundle Review
Big Bundle is Virgin Media’s cheapest triple-play package and includes M250 fibre broadband (264Mbps average download speed and 25Mbps upload speed), Weekend Chatter, Mixit TV pack and 4K ultra-HD Virgin TV 360 box.
Virgin Media Big Bundle offers a wide range of entertainment, movies, sports, music, kids and more channels. While it includes the only basic TV package (Mixit), it offers ultra-fast broadband options and free landline calls at a great price.
Big bundle offers excellent value for money compared to other ISPs such as Sky when comparing similar packages.
Offer: Free setup.
| Package | Details | |
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Big bundle Avg. speed 264Mbps Unlimited fibre broadband Weekend calls 100+ TV channels |
Contract: 18 months Cost: £31.99 per month |
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Bigger Combo bundle Avg. speed 362Mbps Weekend calls 190+ TV channels |
Contract: 18 months Cost: £39.99 per month |
- The Inclusive Weekend Chatter plan gives you free weekend calls to UK landlines and select numbers, while Mixit TV gives you access to over 100 digital TV channels, including some in HD.
- You can also choose a competitively priced Big Volt bundle that includes an O2 SIM and 10GB of data.
Big Bundle
Virgin Media Big bundle comes with the Mixit TV pack, which includes Freeview channels like ITV, BBC, Film 4 and Dave. There are 15 HD channels to choose from.
This package also provides access to Catch Up TV, popular online video players like BBC iPlayer, ITV, All 4, YouTube and Vevo and on demand videos.
Big bundle channels (Mixit TV package)
At the moment, Virgin Media offers 100+ channels under its Big Bundle package. You can access to 110 digital TV channels including HD and 13 premium channels such as BBC One, itv, 4.5, BBC News and Dave.
Big bundle channels list:
- Sports (2) – Sky Sports Racing, Free Sports HD
- Movies (2) – Film 4, Film 4+1
- Entertainment (64) – BBC One HD, Channel 1, Channel 5, ITV HD
- Factual (5) – Forces TV, Yesterday
- News (11) – BBC News HD, CNBC, CNN, Sky News
- Life Style (4) – Food Network, Really
- Kids (6) – CBBC HD, POP
- Music (5) – 4Music, B4U Music
- Shopping (8) – Create & Craft, Gems TV
- International (4) – Al Jazeera, Hum Europe
Or see all the channels you can watch on Big Bundle TV
4Music, 4Seven, 4SevenHD, 5 USA, 5 USA +1, 5Select, 5STAR, 5STAR +1, Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera English, B4U Music, BBC ALBA, BBC FOUR HD, BBC NEWS HD, BBC ONE, BBC ONE HD, BBC Parliament, BBC Scotland HD, BBC TWO HD, BET, Blaze, Bloomberg HD, CBBC HD, CBeebies HD, CBS Drama, CBS Justice, CBS Reality, CBS Reality +1, Challenge, Channel 4, Channel 4 +1, Channel 4 HD, Channel 5, Channel 5 HD, Channel 5+1, CITV, Clubland TV, CNBC, CNN International, Create & Craft, Dave, Dave ja vu, Drama, Drama +1, E4, E4 +1, euronews, Film4, Film4 +1, Food Network, Forces TV, France 24 English HD, Freesports HD, Gems TV, Get Moving – Pop Up, God Channel, HGTV, HGTV +1, horror channel, horror channel +1, HUM EUROPE, Ideal World, Islam Channel English, Islam Channel Urdu, ITV, ITV +1, ITV HD, ITV2, ITV2 +1, ITV3, ITV3 +1, ITV4, ITV4 +1, ITVBe, ITVBe +1, Jewellery Maker, Local TV, More 4, More 4 +1, NDTV 24×7, NDTV India, NHK World-Japan, Now 70s, NOW 80s, NOW 90s, Paramount Network, Paramount Network HD, PBS America, Pick, POP, Quest +1, Quest HD, Quest Red, QVC, QVC Beauty, QVC Style, Really, S4C HD, Sky Arts, Sky News, Sky Sports Racing HD, Smithsonian Channel, Sony Channel, Sony Movies, Sony Movies Action, Sony Movies Classic, Talking Pictures, Tiny Pop, TJC HD, Together, YESTERDAY, YESTERDAY +1
Big Bundle + Drama & Docs
This variant of the Big Bundle offers more channels than the regular Big Bundle. Includes over 40 drama and documentary channels.
Drama channels
Watch , Watch +1, Watch HD, Alibi, Alibi + 1, Alibi HD, Universal, Universal + 1, Syfy, SyFy +1, TCM, TCM + 1, TCM HD, Sky 2, Movies 24, Movies 24 + 1
Documentaries
History, History + 1, History HD, Crime & Investigation, Crime & Investigation +1, Crime & Investigation HD, Discovery , Discovery + 1, Discovery HD, Sky Arts, Animal Planet, Animal Planet + 1, Animal Planet HD, Discovery History, Discovery History + 1, Discovery Science, Discovery Science + 1, H2, H2 HD, DMAX, DMAX + 1, Eden, Eden + 1 , Eden HD, National Geographic , National Geographic + 1, National Geographic HD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Wild HD, Discovery Shed, Discovery Turbo , I.D, I.D +1, Love Nature, Love Nature HD
Virgin TV 360 Box
Virgin Media Big bundle includes the 4K enabled Virgin TV 360 box with 1TB storage, rewind and record features. You can record 6 programs simultaneously while watching live. With huge storage capacity, you can record 500 hours of SD video or 100 hours of HD video.
You can also add a Mini box to watch TV on another screen in your home.
Broadband
Virgin Media Big Bundle includes M250 fibre broadband, which not only provides higher speeds (264Mbps average) compared to the basic high-speed FTTC bundle (67Mbps) offered by BT and Sky, but also comes without traffic management and totally unlimited usage. Therefore, there is no slow down during peak hours (8:00pm to 10:00pm).
M250 fibre optic package is suitable for a family of more than 5 users, requiring multiple devices to access the internet at the same time.
Existing Virgin Media customers can use the QuickStart self-install option. This costs nothing, while engineer assisted installation costs £40.
Virgin Media Super Hub 3.0 is a dual-band wireless router designed for sharing fibre broadband in a home environment.
Hub 3 comes with the latest Intelligent WiFi technology that ensures you get strong WiFi signal, faster speeds, greater wireless range and a secure home connection.
Home phone
With the included Weekend Chatter call plan, you can make unlimited weekend calls to UK landlines, 0870 numbers and mobile numbers.
Free extras
Virgin Media broadband customers have free access to Virgin Media WiFi service, which is available at London Tube Stations.
The new Virgin Media Connect app lets your phone connect to a Hub router or Virgin Media Public hotspots. Likewise, the Virgin TV Go app allows you to watch TV channels and on-demand videos on your mobile device.
Websafe is free web filter and parental control will help you block unwanted and unwanted websites. Virgin Media packages also include 12 months of F-Secure Internet Security to protect your device from malware and viruses.
Want to watch TV shows on the go? The Virgin TV Go app lets you watch live TV on your phone and tablet while you’re on the go.
Is Virgin Media Big bundle any good?
Overall, Virgin Media Big Bundle is definitely worth considering for those who just want a basic TV bundle but need faster fibre broadband at a low price.
It’s an affordable entertainment solution that offers great value for money and the perfect combination of ultra-fast broadband, landline and Virgin Media TV.