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Re: Is there an NTL PVR?

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Originally Posted by DarthYoda (Post 34135188)

Should you have posted that info as it appears to the the staff info.

yes it was published in a SON, i have looked through it carefully and not once does it say keep this info to yourself until further notice so i can assume the only reason they are telling us this now is because it is ready to be launched and they want customers to know about it

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When they want customers to know about it they will advertise it. That info was meant for internal use only.

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i have checked it didnt say for internal use only

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Originally Posted by DarthYoda (Post 34135273)

When they want customers to know about it they will advertise it. That info was meant for internal use only.

Relax ... this is hardly the first leak we've had on CF. It's nice to get an exclusive once in a while. ;)

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Originally Posted by Chris T (Post 34135308)

Relax ... this is hardly the first leak we've had on CF. It's nice to get an exclusive once in a while. ;)

I am relaxed. I did actually post the expected times for release a page or so back in the thread:)

Just that amount of info was just for staff. He could have just posted the prices and left it at that.

I might even have one already ;)

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i pretty much did post the prices, but the price does vary depending on what package your on, the only other info i mentioned was with the on demand and i dont think i was that specific with that either

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Originally Posted by lostandconfused (Post 34135176)

Second boxes
* Customers with a TVDrive can take a second set top box for just ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£5
extra per month - bargain!
* There's no option to take two TVDrive boxes on one account

New digital TV customers
* TVDrive installation is free to all new digital TV customers, this
includes:
o brand new customers installed for the first
time
o existing customers taking digital TV as a
new service
o analogue customers migrating to digital

Existing digital TV customers
* Existing digital TV customers swapping their normal STB for a
TVDrive will pay a ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£75 call out fee
* However, if the customer keeps their normal STB as a second service
for ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£5 a month, they get the TVDrive installed for free.

If you have two set-top boxes already, and want to change one to the PVR - then I guess from this, it's going to cost the ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£75.00 call out fee.
But presumably then, there's nothing to stop me cancelling one set top box, and the next day - asking for PVR and an "additional" set top box which avoids the ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£75 fee, which is unpaletable?

Re: Is there an NTL PVR?

On NTHell a poster (here) stated that, if one had both Sky Sports and Movies, there would be no monthly fee...if this is the case then it would really make upgrading worthwhile...

Re: Is there an NTL PVR?

On the news article on cable forum, it states that you can only have one tvdrive per household.

Why is that for? If you are willing to pay an additional stb fee for it, why not?

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Limited supplies maybe?

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Or the fact they're supplying them FOC, unlike $ky who charge ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£100 a pop? :shrug:

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Originally Posted by lostandconfused (Post 34135356)

You could have left out the bit mentioning the new STB software that will be with the box.

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Originally Posted by Chris T (Post 34135454)

Or the fact they're supplying them FOC, unlike $ky who charge ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£100 a pop? :shrug:

But like I said, if you were willing to have an additional stb fee, like you currently have anyway with a second box, why not? :shrug:

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I was looking forward to having both my house boxes as TVDrives and was quite willing to have this at a premium price.

Guess supply of boxes is going to be a hugh concern (4 years of waiting will do that to you!!!! :) ) Where's Neil when you want the anti-ntl voice????

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Sorry but what a load of ***** this is. We have two boxes already and nowhere else to put one if we want to change one, there is no way am I paying ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£75 for an engineer to come out and swap a cable around and plug the thing in! And no more than one?!?!? sod it i was waiting for this to come from NTL but this has done it now, looks like a dvd recorder is the better option. Thumbs up to NTL for thier naffness as usual :-D