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JethroUK 02-07-2011 11:04

Re: Is the TiVo charge now £3 per month on all TV packs?
 
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Originally Posted by jb66 (Post 35266811)
at £50 and no tivo fee for a second box there is no point brining out a slave box

You're right £50 one-off is bargain

+ you can record to it + when they activate tivo communication you'll be able to watch the content from your main Tivo

denphone 02-07-2011 12:21

Re: Is the TiVo charge now £3 per month on all TV packs?
 
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Originally Posted by JethroUK (Post 35266955)
You're right £50 one-off is bargain

+ you can record to it + when they activate tivo communication you'll be able to watch the content from your main Tivo

You are right Jethro in that £50 is a bargain in my mind.

DC_FC79 02-07-2011 13:25

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Originally Posted by jb66 (Post 35266784)
The 1TB TiVo box is now £99.95 for 1st and subsequent boxes
The 500GB box is £49.95 for 1st and subsequent boxes
Free install for all customers
The monthly TiVo charge is now only £3 for all customers (so we’ll change the monthly charge for existing L and M+ customers from £8 to £3 with immediate effect

only £100 for the 1 tb, do you have to have an engineer install it or can it be done diy, is that £100 a permanent price for the 1tb

devilincarnate 02-07-2011 13:28

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Originally Posted by DC_FC79 (Post 35267025)
only £100 for the 1 tb, do you have to have an engineer install it or can it be done diy

It would need to be done by a engineer as they need to check all the signal levels and to make sure that all is well.

DC_FC79 02-07-2011 13:29

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35267026)
It would need to be done by a engineer as they need to check all the signal levels and to make sure that all is well.

thanks, might get myself 1

TheDon 02-07-2011 14:15

Re: Is the TiVo charge now £3 per month on all TV packs?
 
Quite annoyed that VM knock the cost down to £99.95 with no install fee for existing customers less than 3 months after the pre-registers got the absolute bargain of paying £149 with no install fee for it...
It all sounded a good deal when it was advertised with "everyone else pays £199.95" but now we find out that "everyone else" isn't actually "everyone else" and as soon as it's on general release it's got £100 knocked off the price.

If they'd advertised what was actually going to happen I'd have waited the less than 3 months to save myself £50.

denphone 02-07-2011 14:23

Re: Is the TiVo charge now £3 per month on all TV packs?
 
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Originally Posted by TheDon (Post 35267041)
Quite annoyed that VM knock the cost down to £99.95 with no install fee for existing customers less than 3 months after the pre-registers got the absolute bargain of paying £149 with no install fee for it...
It all sounded a good deal when it was advertised with "everyone else pays £199.95" but now we find out that "everyone else" isn't actually "everyone else" and as soon as it's on general release it's got £100 knocked off the price.

If they'd advertised what was actually going to happen I'd have waited the less than 3 months to save myself £50.

But l am afraid thats the price early adopters of the tivo or any other technology have to pay in order to get it before the main crowd.

TheDon 02-07-2011 14:27

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35267045)
But l am afraid thats the price early adopters of the tivo or any other technology have to pay in order to get it before the main crowd.

The price we have to pay is being lied to about the cost "everyone else" is going to pay for it as they slash it the second it actually goes on general release?

I understand things getting cheaper, if it was 6 months down the line I'd shrug and go "oh well" but it's not, it's as soon as it's gone on actual release.

denphone 02-07-2011 14:32

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Originally Posted by TheDon (Post 35267048)
The price we have to pay is being lied to about the cost "everyone else" is going to pay for it as they slash it the second it actually goes on general release?

I understand things getting cheaper, if it was 6 months down the line I'd shrug and go "oh well" but it's not, it's as soon as it's gone on actual release.

But what can we do as thats what happened and you could shout from the rooftops about being unhappy about but it still won't change the fact that this is how it is and customers just have to accept that in the end.

telegramsam 02-07-2011 14:39

Re: Is the TiVo charge now £3 per month on all TV packs?
 
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Originally Posted by TheDon (Post 35267041)
Quite annoyed that VM knock the cost down to £99.95 with no install fee for existing customers less than 3 months after the pre-registers got the absolute bargain of paying £149 with no install fee for it...
It all sounded a good deal when it was advertised with "everyone else pays £199.95" but now we find out that "everyone else" isn't actually "everyone else" and as soon as it's on general release it's got £100 knocked off the price.

If they'd advertised what was actually going to happen I'd have waited the less than 3 months to save myself £50.

Clearly not enough people took up the original offer of the boxes. I did say on this forum a month or so back that virgin would have to reduce the cost if enough people didn`t sign up. It so often pays to sit back and wait,as I have done.:D

denphone 02-07-2011 14:41

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Originally Posted by telegramsam (Post 35267053)
Clearly not enough people took up the original offer of the boxes. I did say on this forum a month or so back that virgin would have to reduce the cost if enough people didn`t sign up. It so often pays to sit back and wait,as I have done.:D

But you do not know how many signed up and remember it was only available to existing customers and was not on general release to the full public.

Charliedontsurf 02-07-2011 14:43

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So a few thousand got given a Tivo for free, Everyone will now get free install and a choice of £99 for 1tb or £49 for 500gb.

The so called valued customers who were offered Tivo early paid £149 for box and £49 install lol..Talk about take the wee wee.

Also is the £3 fee per box or per account?

denphone 02-07-2011 14:45

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Originally Posted by Charliedontsurf (Post 35267057)
So a few thousand got given a Tivo for free, Everyone will now get free install and a choice of £99 for 1tb or £49 for 500gb.

The so called valued customers who were offered Tivo early paid £149 for box and £49 install lol..Talk about take the wee wee.

Also is the £3 fee per box or per account?

But thats your opinion only.:)

Charliedontsurf 02-07-2011 14:48

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35267045)
But l am afraid thats the price early adopters of the tivo or any other technology have to pay in order to get it before the main crowd.

Early adopters? Some people paid out less than 6 weeks ago. I would of expected a price drop within 6 to 8 months...Not 6 to 8 weeks.

denphone 02-07-2011 14:53

Re: Is the TiVo charge now £3 per month on all TV packs?
 
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Originally Posted by Charliedontsurf (Post 35267063)
Early adopters? Some people paid out less than 6 weeks ago. I would of expected a price drop within 6 to 8 months...Not 6 to 8 weeks.

But thats the price we knew we were going to pay and we accepted that when we purchased it.


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