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Rillington · 25-01-2004, 22:28

Yes it is Gary and it is one of the reasons I am relunctand to have cbale.

I cannot have Sky where I live so the only form of multi-channel Tv available to me (apart from FV) is ntl. I like BT and have what i want (an itemised bill, the abiliaty to pay the bill off bit by bit during the month, cheaper calls and the right package, 1571 as part of the line rental) and would have to pay ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£28 per month for TV (as the Base pack is basically Freeview plus four channels which means ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£4 per channel per month for non FV channels) just to watch the odd bit of TV I might watch. It's a rip off.

Whilst I can see why ntl would want to bundle the services and give an insentive to those who take more services, I fail to see why they won't offer a TV only package at a TV only package similar to that which Sky chyarges. If they did that they migt get a few more subscribers.

25-01-2004, 22:28	#10
Rillington Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Services: Virgin Media, DAB Posts: 1,157	Re: TV and Telephone Conmbined? Yes it is Gary and it is one of the reasons I am relunctand to have cbale. I cannot have Sky where I live so the only form of multi-channel Tv available to me (apart from FV) is ntl. I like BT and have what i want (an itemised bill, the abiliaty to pay the bill off bit by bit during the month, cheaper calls and the right package, 1571 as part of the line rental) and would have to pay ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£28 per month for TV (as the Base pack is basically Freeview plus four channels which means ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£4 per channel per month for non FV channels) just to watch the odd bit of TV I might watch. It's a rip off. Whilst I can see why ntl would want to bundle the services and give an insentive to those who take more services, I fail to see why they won't offer a TV only package at a TV only package similar to that which Sky chyarges. If they did that they migt get a few more subscribers.