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for People who don't have this already you are in for the tv treat
of you life with shows like the secret life of us the west wing
and smallville just to name a few consider 1st March the day
real tv landed in your home

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i don't think ntl will increase the price of the base pack, it will become extremely uncompetative and, well, i'll be cancelling £8.50 is really too much for what you get - i mean look at telewest, you get loads more for the same price! it's stupid.

who knows, maybe the ntl base pack price will go down, to make it better value for analogue subscribers?? (i hope it does!! :D)

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This is good news - I'm subscribed to the base pack because I can't install an old analogue aerial on the roof ...stoopid Swindon council! :mad: However I have been disgusted by the pitiful amount of channels available since I've been using it. If it wasn't for being tied to ntl until the end of the contract's minimum period, I'd have already jumped ship to Sky. At least this makes the £8.50 p/month a bit easier to swallow.

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About time, I really miss E4.

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lo guys.

my first forum post :)

well Im on the base pack, I jsut check E4 and E4+1 and it says "Sorry you are not subscribed to this channel please phone up and pay us more money bla bla" :( Pretty sure it's the 1st of March 2day? :)

If this happens is the best thing since they put Sky Sports new son the base back. ;)

Cheers,

Mat.

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I was quite stunned by this one - I always thought the fact you couldonly get E4 on the full package (Family pack?) was a bit of a moneyspinner for NTL...
Or are the profit ratios better the more people they get on the base pack?

And talking of price increases, Is the family pack likely to rise? My guess would be a round £30 but if that's with a B/band increase then it's a bit of downgrading for me!

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All the recent price rises have been Sky price + £9.50. Seeing as Sky put their prices up in January I would expect NTL to follow. :(

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The ntl base pacvk is still an almighty rip off. It is basically Freeview plus 5 channels for £8.50 per month on top of FV + BT line rental. It's still more than double the price of the TW equivalent.

I also think that it will be £20pm after the spring price rises.

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Any base pack customers at home at the moment that would like to check and see if E4 has now appeared? I went and set it as a favourite channel at the weekend, in anticipation of getting this great little channel added to my line-up, and it worries me a little that spursmat couldn't see it in his line-up this morning.

Hope this doesn't turn out to be just another rumour.

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I just downgraded to the base pack, and it DOES include E4 and E4+1.

Rillington - remember that with ntl you get a free STB with what is basically a lifetime guarantee, parts and labour. That's perhaps not worth £8.50pm , but it makes it slightly better value than you're suggesting.

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There have been a couple of 'issues' which have now been sorted out.
Everyone with the base pack should have it now. If not then first try a reboot.

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Thanks p.u.t.b., much appreciated :tu:

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Yep,

Got E4 and E4+1. :D

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Credit where it's due: E4 is a very welcome addition to my modest tv channel line-up. NTL have made me a happy bunny this week. Thanks, guys. :tu:

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Indeed, NTL have given me a second reason not to leave and get Freeview (Sky1 being the other reason)!