djcammy
25-08-2009, 00:48
Hi everyone.
Hope you can help me with some information.
Currently I've got broadband with virgin, Sky HD & Vonage phone (via BB). I'm looking at getting rid of Sky & Vonage, while adding XL TV & XL phone (we already have NTL phone points but don't use them).
Here's my problem: I live in an extended semi-detacted house. The cable comes to the properly at the front. The broadband point is in our loft conversion (my office) so no problem there.
However the TV point would need to in our lounge, which is at the back of the house. It couldn't really come in the front as it would pass two working fire places. The only way I can see to get the cable from the front of the house to where the TV is would be to go over the top of the house (either on the roof, or possibly through the loft space) down the back of the house and in through the wall (and would still be another 15 feet in that room). The other possibility would be go along the side of the house and round that way, but it would still be a large distance?
My concern is ordering the TV package and then an engineer turning up and going "no chance" or that it doesn't come within a "normal" install and there's an extra charge.
Just wondered if you any of you experts could give me any ideas, whether this would be considered ok by the installers, or a better solution etc.
One more quick question. I know I'd be on a new 12 month contract with Virgin, but if I wanted to downgrade (say change TV package) during that time could I, or would I locked at that level?
Thanks in advance for your help :)
David
Hope you can help me with some information.
Currently I've got broadband with virgin, Sky HD & Vonage phone (via BB). I'm looking at getting rid of Sky & Vonage, while adding XL TV & XL phone (we already have NTL phone points but don't use them).
Here's my problem: I live in an extended semi-detacted house. The cable comes to the properly at the front. The broadband point is in our loft conversion (my office) so no problem there.
However the TV point would need to in our lounge, which is at the back of the house. It couldn't really come in the front as it would pass two working fire places. The only way I can see to get the cable from the front of the house to where the TV is would be to go over the top of the house (either on the roof, or possibly through the loft space) down the back of the house and in through the wall (and would still be another 15 feet in that room). The other possibility would be go along the side of the house and round that way, but it would still be a large distance?
My concern is ordering the TV package and then an engineer turning up and going "no chance" or that it doesn't come within a "normal" install and there's an extra charge.
Just wondered if you any of you experts could give me any ideas, whether this would be considered ok by the installers, or a better solution etc.
One more quick question. I know I'd be on a new 12 month contract with Virgin, but if I wanted to downgrade (say change TV package) during that time could I, or would I locked at that level?
Thanks in advance for your help :)
David