Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

I've never understood this issue with owning the box. With VM you get exclusive use of your box and indefinite extended warranty. I can't see how that is a bad thing.

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

I'm on your side. Those on the other side of the argument say that they can continue to use the box if they leave Sky and that they can sell the box. They also refute the fact that you need some sort of extended warranty after the 1 year guarantee.

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

Ditto. To me, the renting of the box is a good thing. The number of old Sky boxes I have had in my time is stupid!

I guess it is all down to personal circumstances again. For me living in a cable area and not planning on moving for years, having a lifetime warranty is an excellent thing. However, if I was expecting to be moving around a lot - perhaps in and out of cable areas - having to rent a box each time I rejoined could be a bit irritating.

For me though, renting is a definite plus point.

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

I agree the extended warranty is a good thing , however most electronic equipment lasts for years , admittedly though you can be unlucky.

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

I wonder how many people look at it in the same way that you have just stated? As most maybe take out a extended 3 year warranty and do not think about it, But VM could state this when they take the box and also charge a extra X amount PM for the first term of the contract (12/18 months )

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

At the minute 60% are saying there subs are high enough , speaks volumes.

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

The market will decide in the end :)

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

I think what you should have done is vote and then leave a post and then you would be able to see the votes to the comments as you have got 84 votes and a lot are posts from the same people. Also to state why they thought what they voted?

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

very true DF , however people on here are generally pretty techy and want the latest toys , imagine if it was a general poll to all subscribers.

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

But without the recording function which is disabled.

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

But you can pay just for,the recording feature , my v+box has no recording now I'm on the M pack .

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

We are the market;)

Can I also ask what will a brand new customer to Virgin pay for Tivo? For example someone wanting XL plus HD, will they pay:

£149 for the Tivo box
£49 for HD activation
£40 installation (or whatever it is these days)
£36 Tivo fee through the year

Unless you are hungry for the latest technology, I can't see Virgin winning many new customers unless they offer some pretty attractive deals.

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

But a more relavant question would be, "Even if you think the subs are high enough already, will you still pay the extra 3 pounds for tivo?"

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

I believe all them except HD activation and the box is 199 to new customers.

Re: £3.00 Tivo Charge
 

But any new customer to pay TV will compare it to Sky and a 1TB sky box is 249 plus install.

As posted before, the difference is marginal.