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Old 24-05-2017, 00:00   #1351
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Other option is to hit them in the pocket and leave completely (if other services are available) best thing i did leaving virgin media no more throttling, youtube works perfectly, no more site blocks either and content i want to see.
For those who say i've gone to darkside or bts spokesperson you know who you are i'm no longer with sky or bt am wrapping up my switch over to Origin for truly unrestricted broadband without traffic managing and none of this nonsense blocking torrents, a lot of torrents are perfectly leagal such as drm expired content, or videos new and upcoming artists want people to see for free etc.

I agree with you and totally understand, but I love the football and where else can I watch it?
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Old 24-05-2017, 00:26   #1352
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I agree with you and totally understand, but I love the football and where else can I watch it?
nowtv skysports pack and grab a sim card of by get btsport1 free.
You know how i watch football via usa services and a vpn.
But i personally don't think the pq is that good on nowtv however on nbcsports it is superb rivals sky hd imo.
Always happy to help in anyway i can if you decide to go down that route mate.
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Old 24-05-2017, 00:28   #1353
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Thx mate, appreciate your help.
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Old 24-05-2017, 05:38   #1354
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nowtv skysports pack and grab a sim card of by get btsport1 free.
You know how i watch football via usa services and a vpn.
But i personally don't think the pq is that good on nowtv however on nbcsports it is superb rivals sky hd imo.
Always happy to help in anyway i can if you decide to go down that route mate.
All companies have their strengths and weaknesses so at the end of the day its about what fit suits the customer the most.
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Other option is to hit them in the pocket and leave completely (if other services are available) best thing i did leaving virgin media no more throttling, youtube works perfectly, no more site blocks either and content i want to see.
For those who say i've gone to darkside or bts spokesperson you know who you are i'm no longer with sky or bt am wrapping up my switch over to Origin for truly unrestricted broadband without traffic managing and none of this nonsense blocking torrents, a lot of torrents are perfectly leagal such as drm expired content, or videos new and upcoming artists want people to see for free etc.
Not heard of Origin before.
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Old 24-05-2017, 14:02   #1356
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All companies have their strengths and weaknesses so at the end of the day its about what fit suits the customer the most.
Exactly sire but no harm in trying to help someone and give advice if they wish to try the online route.

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Exactly sire but no harm in trying to help someone and give advice if they wish to try the online route..
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Free upgrades if you have the older Scientific Atlanta V+.
The Samsung V+ is still a chargeable upgrade as it can still receive the HD channels after the end of the month.
I got an free upgrade from Samsung V+.

I got TiVo in today and so far I do not like that I need to record to set an reminder.

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Also my TiVo box has confirm that Sky Cinema Star Wars will be rebrand back to Sky Cinema Greats on Tuesday at 7.15am on Virgin Media.

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Free upgrades if you have the older Scientific Atlanta V+.
The Samsung V+ is still a chargeable upgrade as it can still receive the HD channels after the end of the month.
Can you give me an link to that story about HD Channels being removed from Scientific Atlanta V+ boxes?

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Old 24-05-2017, 17:37   #1359
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Can you give me an link to that story about HD Channels being removed from Scientific Atlanta V+ boxes?

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It's been going on since the end of 2015 - it started with the Sky Sports and Cinema HD channels:
http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...e/td-p/2973856

What is actually now happening is that all SA V+ HD boxes will be disconnected completely - all channels will be removed, not just HD ones.
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It's been going on since the end of 2015 - it started with the Sky Sports and Cinema HD channels:
http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...e/td-p/2973856

What is actually now happening is that all SA V+ HD boxes will be disconnected completely - all channels will be removed, not just HD ones.
Any date on when all the SA V+ HD Boxes will be disconnected?
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Old 24-05-2017, 17:50   #1361
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Yes - end of this month. At some point after that, Virgin Media will move all HD channels over to MPEG4.
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Yes - end of this month. At some point after that, Virgin Media will move all HD channels over to MPEG4.
So Ben does that mean we can record more HD programs to our hard drives as mp4 is much smaller file sizes?
 
Old 24-05-2017, 18:23   #1363
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I believe that will be the case yes. No idea yet what exactly the difference will be but I'm sure that'll become clear once the change happens.
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Old 24-05-2017, 19:07   #1364
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I got an free upgrade from Samsung V+.

I got TiVo in today and so far I do not like that I need to record to set an reminder.



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Sar Wars will be rebrand back to Sky Cinema Greats on Tuesday at 7.15am on Virgin Media.


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Can you give me an link to that story about HD Channels being removed from Scientific Atlanta V+ boxes?

That news to us.
This issue has come up before. Sorry, remind me, why exactly is the remind and record feature so problematical for you? Surely, if you miss the reminder, the box will record that programme for you. If you don't want the programme, just delete it.

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I believe that will be the case yes. No idea yet what exactly the difference will be but I'm sure that'll become clear once the change happens.
How will we know when that change happens, Ben? Will there be an announcement?

Will programmes in HD already recorded suddenly use less space on the hard drive of my V6s or will this only be the case for the new recordings using MPEG 4?
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It will be the case only for newly recorded programmes as all the TiVo does is archive the transport stream, no actual encoding is done.
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