Has anyone here been a customer of both Sky & Virgin TV (not at the same time) Which would you recommend & why?

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It depends on what you want to watch. For sports channels etc., get Sky. (Sky+ to rewind and fast-forward TV etc). Virgin can also do that, but the Sky customer service is far superior.

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