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Migrating from Virgin, what sort of connection to the house will I need?

123chunk — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:49:31 GMT

I'm looking to move from Virgin to BT for broadband and TV. My house has a Virgin cable coming in to it but I don't have a phone landline or TV aerial at all.

What would I need to have added in order to make the switch? Will I need new a cabling, an aerieal etc?

Thanks.

Re: Migrating from Virgin, what sort of connection to the house will I need?

DarrenDev — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:39:45 GMT

See this video for what will be done:

https://ee.co.uk/help/broadband/getting-started/full-fibre-installation

You can choose to watch EE TV without an aerial - see this page for the differences between aerial and internet mode:

https://ee.co.uk/help/tv-sport/manage-use/modes

If you decide you want an aerial, you can request one be installed via BT for a reduced rate:

https://www.bt.com/help/tv/set-up-bt-tv/aerial

Re: Migrating from Virgin, what sort of connection to the house will I need?

imjolly — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:43:42 GMT

have you checked that you can get an openreach full fibre connection before moving - if not enter address here and post results https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL/AddressHome

there will only be one cable as openreach will not use virgin cable and that will bring broadband and phone. you may or may not need an aerial