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Tristan · 29-09-2006, 18:22

Blimey, the Bromley lot don't half like a moan!

This is an excellent and welcome change that I've been wanting for years now.

Having used the Telewest system for a couple of years now I can say without reservation that three-digit channels numbers all round is far superior to a mix to one-, two- and three-digit numbers. Contrary to what people are saying, it's actually *faster* to switch channels, because you just type 101 all in one go; previously, you had to type 1 and then wait for several seconds while the box waited to see if you were going to type any more numbers.

Furthermore, to the "what was wrong with the old numbers" brigade: tell me, what sense did it make for Sky Sports 1,2 and 3 to be on channels 41-43 (from memory), Film Four on 44 and Sky Sports Extra on 950? Or the music channels to be in the range from 90-95, then a whole bunch of them spread in the 800s and 900s? There are lots more examples, but I've already forgotten the old channel numbers.

Someone else said that the broadcasters won't welcome the change. On the contrary, they can now advertise a single channel number on all digital cable services, rather than having one for Telewest, then two separate numbers for NTL.

This is an excellent and long overdue change. Bravo NTL. If this is a sign of what Telewest's involvement means, then we've got a lot to look forward to.

29-09-2006, 18:22	#220
Tristan Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Glastonbury! Services: Telewest DTV & 4Meg BB (Bath), NTL DTV and 2Meg BB (Poole) Posts: 1,350	Re: Channel ReShuffle Blimey, the Bromley lot don't half like a moan! This is an excellent and welcome change that I've been wanting for years now. Having used the Telewest system for a couple of years now I can say without reservation that three-digit channels numbers all round is far superior to a mix to one-, two- and three-digit numbers. Contrary to what people are saying, it's actually faster to switch channels, because you just type 101 all in one go; previously, you had to type 1 and then wait for several seconds while the box waited to see if you were going to type any more numbers. Furthermore, to the "what was wrong with the old numbers" brigade: tell me, what sense did it make for Sky Sports 1,2 and 3 to be on channels 41-43 (from memory), Film Four on 44 and Sky Sports Extra on 950? Or the music channels to be in the range from 90-95, then a whole bunch of them spread in the 800s and 900s? There are lots more examples, but I've already forgotten the old channel numbers. Someone else said that the broadcasters won't welcome the change. On the contrary, they can now advertise a single channel number on all digital cable services, rather than having one for Telewest, then two separate numbers for NTL. This is an excellent and long overdue change. Bravo NTL. If this is a sign of what Telewest's involvement means, then we've got a lot to look forward to.