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If you join Virgin Media in the next few days, you'll take delivery of a security bundle worth £395 at no cost. Yes, the full-fibre broadband supplier is offering an all-singing, all-dancing video doorbell and security camera set-up from Eufy to anyone who signs-up to its broadband and telly bundles.
But you'll need to act fast — this generous giveaway ends at 11.59pm tonight (September 12, 2024).
In order to secure these free gadgets from one of Ring's biggest competitors, you'll need to sign-up before the clock strikes midnight this evening. If you already own home security kit, Virgin Media will substitute the giveaway with £150 in bill credit, which will be automatically applied to your monthly payments.
And that's not all.
Virgin Media has waived its usual £35 set-up fee. This is designed to cover the cost of any maintenance or engineer call-outs throughout the duration of the 18-month contract. Not only that, but anyone who signs-up to a broadband and television bundle will benefit from the 11 channels added by Virgin Media at no cost.
Outside of BT-owned Openreach, Virgin Media is the single biggest full-fibre broadband operator in the UK, with over 16 million homes and businesses connected to its gigabit-capable internet cables
VIRGIN MEDIA PRESS OFFICEThis blockbuster home security bundle isn't available with every bundle in the Virgin Media line-up.
The Eufy camera and video doorbell is limited to Virgin Media bundles that combine TV with its full-fibre broadband. Virgin Media, which recently ranked as the most reliable broadband supplier in the country, is available in some 16 million homes and businesses across the UK. Its pay-TV service, which is delivered via the same fibre-optic cables as its broadband, is in direct competition with Sky and the newly-relaunched EE TV.
With a Eufy video doorbell fitted, you'll be notified when someone rings or knocks on your door. A preview of the person at the door will be sent to your iPhone or Android smartphone anywhere in the world. You can then chat in real-time using the built-in microphone and speaker.
You can keep tabs on any suspicious activity — and ensure nobody steals any deliveries left on the doorstep when you're away. When the sun goes down, Eufy has included night-vision support to peer into the gloom.
The security camera works in tandem with the video doorbell, so you can keep tabs on your property from multiple angles when you're away from home. Recordings can be saved to local storage or backed-up to the cloud to be accessed from anywhere, although Eufy charges a subscription for cloud storage.
Eufy has a unique dual-camera design that lets you peer straight ahead to check the identity of the person at your door, as well as keep tabs on parcels and packages and other items on the doorstep
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If you're not looking for home security kit, Virgin Media will offer £150 bill credit instead. This is automatically deducted from your bills each month until you've used the allowance. Depending on the cost of the broadband and TV package that you've selected, that £150 windfall could mean you don't have anything to pay for the first three to four months of your new contract.
Whether you're tempted by the Eufy video doorbell and camera worth £395.98 or £150 off bills, you'll need to take action fast.
The flash sale from Virgin Media is only available until 11:59pm on September 12, 2024.
Unfortunately, if you're already a Virgin Media user, you'll not be eligible for this generous giveaway as it's only available to new customers. If you've used Virgin Media in the past, you might be able to claim the freebie if you've been away long enough to be considered a new customer.
Following a shake-up from Sky Broadband earlier this year, Virgin Media is now one of the only broadband providers that still offers an 18-month minimum contract term for its TV and broadband plans. That means you'll be able to renegotiate a new deal or upgrade to more channels and faster speeds sooner.
Here's the full list of Virgin Media broadband and television bundles that offer free Eufy video doorbell and security camera worth £395.98 or £150 in bill credit...
As the name suggests, this bundle arrives with over 200 channels, including the complete Sky Cinema package and 11 dedicated kids’ channels. Everything can be watched on the included Virgin TV 360 set-top box or on your phone or tablet with the companion app. You’ll also get ultrafast fibre broadband with average download speeds of 132Mbps, and free weekend calls to UK numbers.
Take delivery of a Virgin TV 360 set-top box with all Sky Sports and Sky Cinema channels to watch alongside over 210 other paid- and free-to-watch channels. If that isn’t enough to keep you occupied, there’s also a Netflix subscription included too. When it comes to broadband, expect a fibre connection with an average download speed of 132Mbps and free weekend calls.
If you’re looking for live sports coverage, the Bigger Sports HD Combo has you covered. It comes with all Sky Sports channels alongside over 195 other paid- and free-to-watch channels. You’ll get a slightly faster broadband connection with this bundle, boasting average download speeds of 264Mbps as well as free weekend calls to UK numbers.
There’s not a lot missing from this jam-packed bundle from Virgin Media. You’ll have over 230 paid- and free-to-watch channels on the TV 360 set-top box, as well as Sky Sports and Sky Cinema in HD. You'll also enjoy an ad-free Netflix subscription too. It comes with one of the speedier broadband connections, with average download speeds topping 1,000Mbps and an O2 SIM card with an unlimited data allowance, call minutes, and text messages.
Following the merger between Virgin Media and O2 back in June 2021, anyone who signs up for Virgin Media will be eligible for O2 Priority. The loyalty scheme offers discounted cinema tickets, coffees and lunch deals from the biggest high street chains, as well as early access to gig tickets.
There's a 14-day cooling off period with all of the above deals, so you'll be able to downgrade your bundle, tweak the fibre broadband speeds, or walk away entirely if you're not satisfied.
Live and on-demand television will be available via the Virgin TV 360 box, the latest set-top box from the company with support for 4K Ultra HD picture quality, voice search to quickly find the show, actor or director that you're looking for — across linear channels and libraries from your favourite streaming apps. There's also dedicated profiles for every member of the family, so you'll be able to separate everyone's viewing habits and suggestions for new boxsets and films will be better tailored to individuals.
You'll also be able to stream from the TV 360 box on up to five of your devices, using Virgin TV Go. Or add up to two additional Virgin TV Mini boxes for an extra charge, so there’s no more fighting over the remote!
Virgin Media has its own nationwide broadband network, which is available in over 16 million homes. It's completely separate from BT-owned Openreach, which is used by broadband suppliers like BT, EE, Sky, TalkTalk, and Plusnet to connect customers to the internet.
Switching from an Openreach-operated broadband connection to Virgin Media will become infinitely easier in the coming days as rival telecom brands have agreed to adopt a new so-called "one touch" system that will bring parity across all full-fibre networks in the UK for the first time.
Virgin Media uses a different technology, which offers download speeds of over 1,100Mbps at every address on its network. In comparison, Openreach is halfway through planned upgrades to connect millions of properties to next-generation full-fibre broadband.
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