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Legendkiller2k

06-06-2020 12:28

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

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Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 36038488)

Yes, you can get help with electric and gas bills but your income needs to be well below a living wage to get them.

As for broadband, it is an on-going monthly cost not a one-off as suggested.

I cannot see any government paying for high speed broadband for all on a long term basis.

BT already do broadband for people on very low incomes nothing fancy only 15gb limit but it exists. https://www.choose.co.uk/guide/bt-ba...-benefits.html

But it won't be much use for streaming etc.

Mad Max

06-06-2020 18:01

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k (Post 36038594)

BT already do broadband for people on very low incomes nothing fancy only 15gb limit but it exists. https://www.choose.co.uk/guide/bt-ba...-benefits.html

But it won't be much use for streaming etc.

Wouldn't 15Gb be enough to stream Amazon/Netflix shows? I would have thought that would be more than sufficient.

ozsat

06-06-2020 18:16

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

My mother have 20Gb and used it all up watching a couple of tennis matches on Amazon.

nomadking

06-06-2020 18:17

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36038630)

Wouldn't 15Gb be enough to stream Amazon/Netflix shows? I would have thought that would be more than sufficient.

Quote:

Browse the internet for 30 minutes per day, or
Watch 2.5 hours of online standard definition TV a week (through services like iPlayer and YouTube), or
Play games online for an hour a week

BenMcr

06-06-2020 18:38

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36038630)

Wouldn't 15Gb be enough to stream Amazon/Netflix shows? I would have thought that would be more than sufficient.

https://help.netflix.com/en/node/87

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Watching TV shows or movies on Netflix uses about 1 GB of data per hour for each stream of standard definition video, and up to 3 GB per hour for each stream of HD video

cheekyangus

06-06-2020 19:43

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

I'm think Max read that as 15mb and was thinking speed rather than download limit.

Raider999

06-06-2020 19:45

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

Just seen an ad for plusnet broadband with unlimited download for £17.99pm.

Seems a good deal, although I didn't catch the download speed

Just saw the ad again - it doesn't mention the download speed.

Also the price is for 12 months then rises to £30.99pm

Goes to prove broadband is not cheap.

Legendkiller2k

06-06-2020 20:50

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 36038635)

That'd be the ADSL pack, fibre is from £24.99p/m add £5 if you want tv if you play it clever phone up for tv around a week after connection they'll wave the £50 box fee in exchange for you signing a 24 month contract, as you're at start of 18 month anyway nothing to lose as your price stays the same for the entire 24 months.

TMLeafs

07-06-2020 18:46

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36038630)

Wouldn't 15Gb be enough to stream Amazon/Netflix shows? I would have thought that would be more than sufficient.

In the last 2 months I've done

Youtube
318 GB
Netflix
223 GB
Amazon Instant Video
181 GB

This is lockdown so far more telly is being watched

Raider999

07-06-2020 19:43

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMLeafs (Post 36038766)

In the last 2 months I've done

Youtube
318 GB
Netflix
223 GB
Amazon Instant Video
181 GB

This is lockdown so far more telly is being watched

This is another downside of streaming - a massive amount of download, you definitely need an unlimited amount if you are streaming, which will limit your options for BB packages.

SonicMaster

09-06-2020 09:02

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

Sony Crime Channel has now ceased broadcasting on Virgin TV and the 'Channel No Longer Available' slate is up.

For alternative ways to watch crime shows on Virgin TV the slate recommends that viewers watch Channel 5 or CBS Reality. Better recommendations would have been Sky Crime, Crime + Investigation and I.D. but they aren't available on all packages.

trevrpb

11-06-2020 02:47

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

Finally, after just over 18months of waiting, we now have the HD version of SkySportsRacing on Virgin.

This has only happened within the last couple of hours it seems. I hadn't seen any news of this happening so has come as a very pleasant surprise tuning into my early morning fix of Australian Horse Racing coverage. Excellent !!

Ive just noticed that the last race at Yarmouth toninight is with sponsered title of SkySportsRacing HD on Virgin 535.

denphone

11-06-2020 07:53

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

Quote:

Originally Posted by trevrpb (Post 36039301)

Indeed SkySportsRacing HD has now replaced the dreadful SD version on Virgins platform.:)

figgyburn

11-06-2020 09:03

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

CNN next please!.

newapollo

11-06-2020 10:38