James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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I'm thinking about biting the bullet and getting a pay-TV service.
I've never had it before, even when I lived with my parents they never had it.
I like the look of the Virgin Tivo box. Are there any channels that you can only get with a certain provider that I should be aware of?
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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I think sky generally has the better choice of channels and box office, virgin when I had it had a bucket load of free on demand stuff like TV shows etc.
Bt is basically a freeview recorder with some on demand services and a movie service. When I get my new flat in June I'm gettin sky
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Can only get Film4 in HD on Virgin atm iirc.
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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I get Film4 and I have nothing other than council telly.
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Just priced up Sky.
Just Sky TV with Sky Sports on top. Then broadband and home phone that matches what I already have.
£70 a month 
I don't think I would use it enough to justify that.
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Dom
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Registered: 13th Sep 03
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Sky is slightly better for HD channels and sports although Virgin offers better VOD and Tivo isn't too shabby. If you head with Sky then try and get a friends/family deal, otherwise there was decent cashback offers (save £100+) for VM the other day over on Topcashback.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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I've always found Sky to be the best of the TV bunch at actual TV. Terrible company though.
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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sky
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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Sky.
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
I get Film4 and I have nothing other than council telly.
quote:
Originally posted by Brett
Can only get Film4 in HD on Virgin atm iirc.
Same applies to More4 too I think.
[Edited on 04-03-2013 by Brett]
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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Completely skipped over that 
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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I might stick with my combination of Freeview HD, Netflix and Apple TV TBH.
I rarely have nothing to watch, I just quite fancied Sky Sports.
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Dom
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Registered: 13th Sep 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Brett
quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
I get Film4 and I have nothing other than council telly.
quote:
Originally posted by Brett
Can only get Film4 in HD on Virgin atm iirc.
Same applies to More4 too I think.
Similarly you get Movies4Men (or what ever it's called) only on Sky/Freesat.
Tbf, the biggest reason to go with VM is for broadband otherwise VOD and Tivo is about the only plus points for their TV service. Sky offers more (a fair amount more iirc) channels though.
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
quote:
Originally posted by Brett
quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
I get Film4 and I have nothing other than council telly.
quote:
Originally posted by Brett
Can only get Film4 in HD on Virgin atm iirc.
Same applies to More4 too I think.
Similarly you get Movies4Men (or what ever it's called) only on Sky/Freesat.
Tbf, the biggest reason to go with VM is for broadband otherwise VOD and Tivo is about the only plus points for their TV service. Sky offers more (a fair amount more iirc) channels though.
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andy_mk3
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Registered: 18th Dec 11
Location: Peterborough
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I'd never pay that kinda money. I have Freeview HD, Netflix and 2TB of TV Shows/Films to keep me going!
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
Completely skipped over that
Don't suppose it matters anyway unless you're assed, but since I've got my big TV, SD just looks so pants I used to mock Bart for his HD'ness too 
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Spiderbox 
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A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
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quote:
Originally posted by andy_mk3
I'd never pay that kinda money. I have Freeview HD, Netflix and 2TB of TV Shows/Films to keep me going!
Same. I'm sure the built in Freeview HD on my TV is better picture quality than old old Sky HD box too.
[Edited on 04-03-2013 by A2H GO]
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NovaGTE2
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Registered: 26th Sep 06
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Why dont you get a code off of Dan, then its half price for 12 months
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Just realised I can't get Sky in my flat, so that's the end of that idea.
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Brett
quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
Completely skipped over that
Don't suppose it matters anyway unless you're assed, but since I've got my big TV, SD just looks so pants I used to mock Bart for his HD'ness too
After watching Blu Ray's and going back to dodgy rip's it is very pants.
I don't watch enough TV for it ever to care though, anything I do watch is American and I download the good quality rip and stream through the PS3.
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oceansoul
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Sunbury, Surrey
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
Spiderbox
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=607830
This.
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WATSON
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Registered: 16th Jun 05
Location: Fife, Scotland
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Spiderbox ect wont work, As James stated he cant get sky in his property. unless he installs a dish himself.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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I have Sky HD, a friend used to have Virgin Media and one has BT Vision.
Sky customer service has been spot on. The one with BT Vision cancelled Sky after a few days as he had no end of issues with them overcharging his account and refunding!
Virgin Media is good for the Tivo and there is a lot of stuff on their network that you can watch. Not available everywhere though.
BT Vision seems to be a basic version of Virgin Media with a poorer choice of films etc.
Skys selection of films in my opinion is better than it used to be, especially now they show encrypted films throughout the day.
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noshua
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Registered: 19th Nov 08
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If you can't get Sky can you get Virgin? You need to be in a cabled area.
If you are, I can get you the mates rates, saving £15 a month. U2U me if you're in a cabled area (post code checker on their site).
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