News 2006
Fancy a foursome? Britain’s first quadplay package offers ‘4 for £40’
27/09/2006
From today, consumers have the opportunity to join the future of digital technology while cutting household bills by as much as £400* a year, with a ground-breaking new package from ntl Telewest and Virgin Mobile.
‘Quadplay’ includes multi-channel digital TV with state-of-the-art video on demand, unlimited broadband, home telephone and a feature-packed mobile service for just £40 per month.
Bringing these four services together not only means unbeatable value, but places cable customers at the forefront of the digital revolution set to transform entertainment and communications.
With quadplay, customers can watch their favourite programmes and films on demand, while they download music, read celebrity interviews on their mobile and enjoy unlimited weekend landline calls. And as these different technologies converge further, customers will also be equipped to enjoy next-generation services, accessing the content they want – exactly when, how and where they want.
The ‘4 for £40’ package includes:
Broadband
- Up to 2Mb with no limits on downloads
- Firewall and anti-virus software included
- Installed by an expert and modem included
Digital TV
- Over 30 channels, including Sky One, UKTV Gold, E4, Film4, ITV2 and LIVINGtv
- On demand access to a huge library of programmes and films – watch what you want, when you want
- Set-top box included and no need for a dish
Home phone
- Unlimited weekend calls to any UK landline
- Highly competitive mobile rates and simple tariffs at other times
- Standard features including 1471 and 1571 voicemail
Mobile
- A Virgin Mobile SIM
- 300 texts and 300 minutes a month, plus free voicemail
- Access to Virgin Mobile Bites entertainment service
In addition, the mobile element of the new bundle is available to any new or existing cable customer for £10 a month, increasing the flexibility of the company’s packages even further.
This is the first move from the newly united ntl Telewest and Virgin Mobile, ahead of their re-branding next year to form the UK’s most versatile entertainment and communications provider.
Neil Berkett, chief operating officer of ntl Telewest, commented: “Quadplay demonstrates the unique power of the cable-Virgin Mobile union and this is just the beginning. Our new package represents unbeatable value while meeting a wide range of consumers’ entertainment and communication needs.
“It’s more than just another cut-price offer, because it also equips customers for the infinite possibilities presented as these different technologies increasingly interact.”
For more information about ntl Telewest’s bundle of digital TV, broadband and phone services, or to check availability, consumers can visit www.whycable.co.uk, or check out www.virginmobile.com for the latest Virgin Mobile offers.
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Media enquiries
Krissy Knights or Dan Cooper, Henry’s House PR - 020 7291 3000 or krissy@henryshouse.com
John Moorwood, ntl Telewest – 01483 582 802 or john.moorwood@ntl.com
Rachel Turner, ntl Telewest – 01483 5822140 or rachel.turner@ntl.com
Alison Bonny, Virgin Mobile - 07802 430276 or alison.bonny@virginmobile.com
Virgin Mobile Press Office – 0845 600 6272 or press.office@virginmobile.com
Notes to editors
*Based on a price comparison if the user subscribed to similar services from four separate providers for a year. Examples used are Sky 2-pack mix (£15 a month), AOL Gold (£24.99 a month), BT Option 1 (£11 a month) and Vodafone pay monthly (£25 a month) which equates to £911.88, compared to £480 with the ‘quadplay’ package.
About ntl Incorporated
On 3 March 2006 ntl Incorporated completed a merger with Telewest Global, Inc. creating the UK's largest provider of residential broadband and the UK's leading provider of triple play services. The company operates under the name of ntl Incorporated.ntl offers a wide range of communications and entertainment services to more than 5 million residential customers. ntl's networks can service more than 12 million homes - 50% of UK households - and 85% of UK businesses. Further information about ntl and its products can be found at http://www.ntl.com/mediacentre/ntltelewest/
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About Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile is the UK’s largest mobile virtual network operator and uses T-Mobile's network. Since its launch in November 1999, Virgin Mobile has attracted more than 4 million customers. Virgin Mobile is part of the ntl Telewest group. The group is the first to be able to offer `quadruple play’ to customers: mobile and fixed line telephony, broadband internet and television.
In the UK, Virgin Mobile phones are available direct on 0845 6000 600; on the web at www.virginmobile.com or on the high street at approximately 5,000 outlets including Virgin Mobile Stores within Virgin Megastores and selected WHSmiths, The Carphone Warehouse, The Link, Phones 4 U, Currys.digital, Comet, Tesco, Asda, John Lewis, Argos, Woolworths, Toys R Us, Ryman, web retailer Dial-a-phone plus hundreds of independent mobile phone dealers and available via Shop Direct/Littlewoods, Grattan and Empire home shopping channels.
Virgin Mobile Pay Monthly (contract) is currently available in Virgin Mobile Stores, The Carphone Warehouse, The Link, Phones 4u,at concessions in WHSmith and from www.virginmobile.com. Virgin Mobile employs approximately 1,700 staff at three sites, Trowbridge, London and Daventry, and has an outsourced customer service centre operated by approximately 200 staff in Middlesbrough. Virgin Mobile was voted 22nd in the Best Workplaces in the UK Financial Times survey for 2006.
