Where is cable in N Cornwall?

[moiraf100]

We are planning to move to the general St. Ives/Hayle area in a couple of years.
I've had a quick look at some St Ives post codes and see that cable isn't available. I realise this is because of the way the town is, and it would be impossible to lay cables.
I was hoping it would be active on the outskirts though.
Does anyone know the general area where cable is available?
We don't really want to have to change to Sky for the TV.
This is one of the reasons I won't pay for Tivo if I can't take it with me.

[spiderplant]

Bad news. Saltash is the only place in Cornwall that's cabled.

But not all is lost. VM management have made it clear they have ambitions to bring TV to non-cabled areas, and TiVo is likely to feature.

[moiraf100]

Thanks spider - hope they do it before we go ;-)
Off to google Saltash ....

[nodrogd]

VM did an off-net IPTV trial (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/08/vm_cornwall/) in Saltash a couple of years ago. Don't know how successful it was.

[moiraf100]

No to Saltash ;-)
Looks like we'll be changin to Sky in a year or two then :(

[weesteev]

There is an extensive fibre ring in Cornwall but no residential service unfortunately, the closest access network is Plymouth. Its unlikely that service will extend any further West than this unless the PIA agreement with BT is approved but that may still be a few years down the line.

[Pog66]

Why not move to the other St Ives, you can get Cable there and you won't have to move so far from Sandy :)

[roger skillin]

Hey i'm not far in St Neots but i'd much rather live in St Neot in cornwall though or st ives for that matter, i've spent many a summer down that way, good luck to the op, good choice of area to move :)

[moiraf100]

Haha Pog ;-)

Thanks Roger :-)