Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35932629)

BBC Alba was launched on 19 September 2008 but some shows was added on Virgin Media via BBC iPlayer from launch but BBC Alba did launch in Scotland on Virgin Media May 18th 2011.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...virgin-as.html

Then Virgin Media added S4C and BBC Alba to all areas in November 2012.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...on-virgin.html

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Not been given any information on any more channels testing as of December 2017.

Some new channels may launch by end of 2018.

Calling JJ20X where are you?

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35932774)

Well, with two boxes, you do get 2TB, the same as a Sky Q box with one or two mini-boxes.

As for Sky Atlantic and UHD content, these are not V6 issues.

From what I have seen (and both my daughters have Sky Q), the capability of both the V6 and the Sky Q are very similar indeed.

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35932629)

Not been given any information on any more channels testing as of December 2017.

Some new channels may launch by end of 2018.

Calling JJ20X where are you?

Originally Posted by cj136uk (Post 35932801)

Media boy my information is different. However I notice you keep saying stv AD is testing and will be available in Scotland. STV doesn’t cover the whole of SCOTLAND. Text book error.

Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35932811)

Interesting OB, both are no doubt cracking pieces of kit until SKY and VM bugger them up with a dodgy software update lol.

Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35932823)

January updates have been a little slow with some of the scan support team down with the flu, although not much has actually happened.

Frequency changes took place in Carlisle, then Birmingham TDN and, most recently, in Poole.

SID 3904 France 24 (French) HD was detected but had already replaced SID 1505 FRANCE24 (FRANCAIS) by the time the scan data had been processed. It was quite a rapid change by VM standards.

SID 1813 The Community Channel has been rebranded as Together, as expected.

No major developments so far this year.

Placeholder services SID 654 BBC Three SD, SID 952 Bike, SID 3984 Sky Ocean Rescue HD & SID 4051 BBC Three HD have all been removed from the SDT & the NIT.

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That would be an interesting point if ITV Border Scotland was available on any of VM's Scottish regional networks, but it isn't.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35932825)

Why would they bugger it up? as generally both their software updates over the years have gone pretty well.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35932825)

Why would they bugger it up? as generally both their software updates over the years have gone pretty well.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35932827)

Is TCC still on Freeview for two hours, or has Together replaced that too?

Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35932811)

Interesting OB, both are no doubt cracking pieces of kit until SKY and VM bugger them up with a dodgy software update lol.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35933118)

I was having a good look at what Sky Q was like to use yesterday, and I must say that I do prefer the V6. I really don't like the way you have to download all the catch up and on demand stuff. If you have restrictions on your data usage, this method of watching on demand would surely put you off using it.

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35933134)

If you have restrictions on your home broadband data using the likes of YouTube , Netflix and Amazon would have the exact same impact so I'm not sure of the point your making.

Originally Posted by RobboEdin (Post 35933139)

What he is saying is that On Demand does not use your broadband on Virgin Media as it comes down the TV part of the connection, not the broadband part.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35933118)

I was having a good look at what Sky Q was like to use yesterday, and I must say that I do prefer the V6. I really don't like the way you have to download all the catch up and on demand stuff. If you have restrictions on your data usage, this method of watching on demand would surely put you off using it.

All in all, I can see nothing about the Sky Q that attracts me to change over.

If Virgin decide to provide us with some juicy 4k content this year, they will be doing very well against Sky, in my opinion.

If all we had was the old Tivos, it would be a different story!

Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35933142)

It depends if you're with SKY broadband the on demand content on your SKY+HD or SKYQ box doesn't use your data allowance if you have one.
IMO it's high time BT and SKY got rid of these silly 25gb or 30gb limit packages as there is hardly any difference in price i think £5 difference is price from bt 30gb cap to their infinity unlimited pack.