Many companies now offer home phone, digital TV and broadband internet bundles such as Sky, Virgin Media and BT.

Saving money is one bonus of bundling your home phone, digital TV and broadband internet. Another bonus is getting all three services from one provider instead of three different ones. This can cut down on all the paperwork and make paying monthly bills simpler.

As with other packages you need to work out what requirements you have and then tailor your package to suit your needs. In fact you can make your own packages with Sky and Virgin Media and it's as simple as taking tins off a supermarket shelf and adding them to your trolley. But instead of choosing which tin of beans or spam you should get, you can choose which home phone package and call tariff you want, which digital TV channel package you want and choose super-fast broadband as well if you like.

Virgin Media can also offer mobile phone and mobile broadband deals with your broadband, digital TV and home phone bundle. It is currently the only broadband ISP to offer mobile phone services in the same bundle as home phone, digital TV and broadband services.

Just like potatoes, bundles come in all shapes and sizes. Some may offer free broadband with digital TV and home phone, while others may just offer a free wireless router for the broadband part of your bundle.

Make sure you know what is included and what is not included with your home phone, digital TV and broadband bundle. Some providers will ask you to buy extra equipment such as wireless routers, software and hardware. If you work out what's included before you buy, you could save yourself money by comparing different home phone, digital TV and broadband provider's packages. You may then find that one of your required items comes free with the bundle.

Here are some examples of home phone, digital TV and broadband bundle providers

Sky

Many of us see Sky as just a digital TV provider. But Sky can offer some great home phone, digital TV and broadband bundles.

Sky offers a great way of bundling your home phone, digital TV and broadband package. On our website you can create your own Sky home phone, digital TV and broadband combination with a handy tick box tool. You can choose which Sky digital TV package you want, add in movies or sport and then choose a home phone & broadband package.

If you want to enjoy these home phone, digital TV and broadband bundles from Sky, you need to have a BT landline installed. Sky Broadband uses ADSL broadband to deliver broadband internet over a landline.

Virgin Media

Virgin Media offers some of the best home phone, digital TV and broadband bundles. Virgin Media has the fastest home broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps - now that really is super-fast broadband!

The broadband service is delivered on fibre optic cables that can carry huge amounts of data.

It has to be said that for on-demand digital TV Virgin Media is king at the moment. Sky offers more HD channels, but on-demand TV from sources like the BBC iPlayer are very popular.

Even if you choose 10Mbps fibre optic broadband you could download a music track in less than 10 seconds! You can get various bundles with loads of digital TV channels including Sky1 & Virgin1, movies on-demand, 1000's of digital TV shows on-demand, a free catch up service and on-demand digital TV from BBC iPlayer. Virgin Media's bundle packages also give you the option of adding in a Virgin Media V+ HD box. A Virgin Media V+ HD box will allow you to record an entire series of your favourite TV show, watch 2 digital TV shows while you record another, and if you have a HD ready TV you can view high-definition movies on-demand as well - brilliant!

You can choose home phone, digital TV and broadband bundles from Virgin Media that include Sky Sports or Sky Movies and add ultra-fast broadband from Virgin Media with a broadband speed of up to 100Mbps.

All these Virgin Media cable home phone, digital TV and broadband bundles are only available if you live in a Virgin Media cabled area. You can check if you live in a Virgin Media cabled area here, on simplifydigital.co.uk