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lighty89 · 28-09-09, 08:01 AM

With all this talk about Virgin bringing in this IPTV and boxes not working, I'm in 2 minds as to whether I should put my hand in my pocket to buy a Eurovox, for it to not work in a month or so, or even a year.

marky_811 · 28-09-09, 11:12 AM

if you get 3 months out of it it has paid for its self or if you get a year out of it thats a bonus

mrj050 · 28-09-09, 11:41 AM

vm will only be rolling out iptv in non cabled areas, it has already been delayed twice

Virgin Media, which is engaged in an acrimonious battle with BSkyB over the pricing of Sky's basic channels, has announced it plans to launch a Virgin Media-branded digital terrestrial set-top box bundled with an on-demand internet protocol television (IPTV) service for those households living beyond its cable network. Virgin Media said it was close to securing a wholesale local loop unbundling provider "which will enable us to launch new quad-play product propositions outside of our cable network with only modest capital investment

reddiesel · 28-09-09, 01:12 PM

You will get your moneys worth out of it no doubt.

TheCoder · 28-09-09, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mrj050

vm will only be rolling out iptv in non cabled areas, it has already been delayed twice

lol, so why are they already testing IPTV facilities on cable in certain test areas ?

VM have announced on several occasions that they plan to roll out IPTV to all cable customers sometime before the Olympics begin in 2012. What this rollout actually entails nobody actually knows yet but one of the test areas (Leeds) is already broadcasting a new caid which is NOT N1/N2/N3 so it looks like a new CAM is being prepared.

leachy070667 · 28-09-09, 01:43 PM

The price of Sly at £66.00 a month if you have the full package with HD channels and Vermin at £70.00, means it’s a no brainer.

What’s your alternative?

mrj050 · 28-09-09, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCoder

lol, so why are they already testing IPTV facilities on cable in certain test areas ?

VM have announced on several occasions that they plan to roll out IPTV to all cable customers sometime before the Olympics begin in 2012. What this rollout actually entails nobody actually knows yet but one of the test areas (Leeds) is already broadcasting a new caid which is NOT N1/N2/N3 so it looks like a new CAM is being prepared.

exactly 'nobody exactly knows yet' apart from you of course

AciidSn3ak3r · 28-09-09, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mrj050

exactly 'nobody exactly knows yet' apart from you of course

You sir, have been bamboozled

mrj050 · 28-09-09, 04:58 PM

lol. correct !

28-09-09, 08:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
lighty89 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 25 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Worth Getting - IPTV Switchover With all this talk about Virgin bringing in this IPTV and boxes not working, I'm in 2 minds as to whether I should put my hand in my pocket to buy a Eurovox, for it to not work in a month or so, or even a year.

28-09-09, 11:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
marky_811 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: kingspark,glasgow Posts: 372 Thanks: 64 Thanked 64 Times in 54 Posts	Re: Worth Getting - IPTV Switchover if you get 3 months out of it it has paid for its self or if you get a year out of it thats a bonus

28-09-09, 11:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
mrj050 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: sth manchester Posts: 211 Thanks: 42 Thanked 37 Times in 34 Posts	Re: Worth Getting - IPTV Switchover vm will only be rolling out iptv in non cabled areas, it has already been delayed twice Virgin Media, which is engaged in an acrimonious battle with BSkyB over the pricing of Sky's basic channels, has announced it plans to launch a Virgin Media-branded digital terrestrial set-top box bundled with an on-demand internet protocol television (IPTV) service for those households living beyond its cable network. Virgin Media said it was close to securing a wholesale local loop unbundling provider "which will enable us to launch new quad-play product propositions outside of our cable network with only modest capital investment Last edited by mrj050; 28-09-09 at 11:43 AM.

28-09-09, 01:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
reddiesel Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Beds Posts: 5,708 Thanks: 176 Thanked 957 Times in 839 Posts	Re: Worth Getting - IPTV Switchover You will get your moneys worth out of it no doubt. __________________

28-09-09, 01:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
leachy070667 leachy Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 249 Thanks: 114 Thanked 68 Times in 48 Posts	Re: Worth Getting - IPTV Switchover The price of Sly at £66.00 a month if you have the full package with HD channels and Vermin at £70.00, means it’s a no brainer. What’s your alternative?

28-09-09, 04:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
mrj050 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: sth manchester Posts: 211 Thanks: 42 Thanked 37 Times in 34 Posts	Re: Worth Getting - IPTV Switchover lol. correct !

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