Virgin began in the 1970s with a student magazine and small mail order record company. Their growth since then has been impressively fast. One look at there website at: www.virgin.com, tells it all.
They cover so many different products and services. However unlike other websites, all the ... Read review
Advantages: Everything under one roof, Reputable company Disadvantages: May give your complaceny to check elsewhere
Virgin began in the 1970s with a student magazine and small mail order record company. Their growth since then has been impressively fast. One look at there website at: www.virgin.com, tells it all.
They cover so many different products and services. However unlike other websites, all the products and services are under one umbrella. The Virgin Group Umbrella.
In some ways this is good as everything can be consolidated ... ...to complacency by some users and therefore they might miss out on better offers elsewhere.
The range of products and services covered are very vast and although I would like to elaborate on them all, I don’t think this would have been advisable otherwise this opinion would be everlasting. Therefore I will list the various categories and products/services offered under these categories, for easy reference.
Virgin began in the 1970s with a student magazine and small mail order record company. Their growth since then has been impressively fast. One look at there website at: www.virgin.com, tells it all.
They cover so many different products and services. However unlike other websites, all the products and services are under one umbrella. The Virgin Group Umbrella.
In some ways this is good as everything can be consolidated and done faster. On the other hand this may lead to complacency by some users and therefore they might miss out on better offers elsewhere.
The range of products and services covered are very vast and although I would like to elaborate on them all, I don’t think this would have been advisable otherwise this opinion would be everlasting. Therefore I will list the various categories and products/services offered under these categories, for easy reference.
Once on the Virgin homepage, all the links for products and services are on the left hand side of the screen. All links for the various Virgin companies are on the right hand side. In the middle of the page is a Java Applet that will load the relative information once a link has been clicked. Once you place your mouse over a product or service then the relative Virgin Group companies, mentioned on the right hand side of the page, are highlighted.
Leisure & Entertainment ----------------------- Mobile Phones, Books, Students, Health Clubs, Food & Drink, Internet Café, Music, Movies, Theatre,Sports & Days Out
House & Home ------------ Internet, Gas & Electricity, Mortgages, Cosmetics, Weddings & Wines
Business & Finance ------------------ Share dealings, Business services, Personal loans, Business guides, Savings, Insurance, Pensions & Incentives.
They will shortly be launching a Free e-mail service (V-Mail).
They will also soon be launching something that they call V-Wallet This they claim will make it easier and safer to shop online. Once you register your details once with Virgin.com, and then whenever you visit any Virgin website your v.wallet will, if you want, fill out any forms with all your personal details including delivery/billing addresses, credit card and other personal details, automatically and securely. This will also enable you to have a single receipt for all your on-line Virgin purchases.
It goes without question that Virgin are a dynamic and well reputed company and presently is the third most recognized brand in Britain.They operate 200 companies worldwide, employ 25,000 people and had sales of £3 billion pounds.
Overall I was quite pleased with the site and the services and products offered and highly recommend this to all members.
Advantages: Simple to use, cheap sharedealing Disadvantages: Slow site, not truly independent advice
With lots of advertising Virginmoney is currently branding itself as the best place to begin your financial planning. The site is well constructed and pretty idiot proof. The advice is a little simplistic but generally relevant for most people. A number of wizards help you to make smart decisions, so if, for example, you don’t know what type of ISA you need, it will take you through a set of questions and make some recommendations at the end.
Simple ... ...number of reservations.
1) There are a number of e-partners who seem to get extra profile for their products. It is unclear how independent the advice is about their products and services.
2) The site is slow with bits of flash make some bits down right ponderous.
3) The share dealing system is good value at £14.95 all in with no monthly charges etc. However, it is operated through Sharepeople and doesn’t seem to give you as good access to information ...
andy.redfern 22.12.2000
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of virgin.net
Advantages: Clear and easy to navigate Disadvantages: Sometimes too basic an overview
This is a fairly comprehensive online financial service. It offers advice on the increasingly complex possibilities open to the private investor, and has basic explanations of savings plans such as ISAs and Unit Trusts. In addition, there is the opportunity to create "fantasy" share portfolios, so that one can practice dealing in shares without fear of financial loss. Once confidence is high, you can do it for real for a flat commission of £14.95 ... ...Virginmoney is a useful overview for the novice investor, and has wizards to tell you which investment plan would best suit your personal needs, but perhaps one should take care to take some more detailed advice before taking the plunge. As for share dealing, the site, like all of its kind, gives the rather dangerous impression that buying and selling shares is easy. It may indeed be easy to buy them at the click of a mouse, but this can sometimes ...
anthonyhancock 07.12.2000
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