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m419 · 18-05-2009, 20:32

With regards to the thread about expanding the Virgin Media network. Wouldn't it make sense to cut out Westminster,Milton Keynes and any other ex-BT cable franchise from the picture?

Virgin Media pays a huge lease for these franchises yet they remain useless and in some cases obselete. People pay £4 per month for this and its mostly for those who cant get an aerial or any dishes, each of these franchises has around 20,000 to 60,000 paying customers, it is possible to view basic channels for free by simply inserting the coaxial cable to the TV as this was the procedure in the early 90's. Therefore, it is costing money to maintain and supply the service and network.

An idea would be to offload them back to BT,BT could then use them to supply residents and businesses High Speed broadband and replace BT Vision in those areas with Digital and Analogue Cable TV similar to Virgin Media.

All these stupid laws and regulations are blocking Virgin Media and residents making the switch to Digital and is also dragging house prices down,in Westminster they have strict rules about aerials and dishes,also reception is very poor.

Did you know many people are unable to view the following TV channels in Westminster?

BBC 3
BBC 4
Sky 2
Sky 3
Sky Movies (All channels)
Sky Sports 2 (All channels will cease by June 2009)
Sky Sports news
Sci-fi
MTV Dance
MTV R
MTV Base
MTV 2
VH1 Classic
Flaunt
Bliss
Vault
BubbleHits
Jetix
Euronews
TV5
B4U
Star
SETA
Animal planet
Discovery Travel
Discovery Science
Diva TV
FX
History channel
the box

And few more,

Reason being:

Virgin Media not able to broadcast them via analogue anymore
Residents not able to get Sky
Residents not able to Freeview

It is possible in some houses to get Tiscali TV,however subscription to Tiscali broadband and a aerial is needed.

Its just a shame BT keeps mucking about,either upgrade it or get rid of it!

18-05-2009, 20:32	#1
m419 Inactive Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Services: BT Broadband,BT Anytime calls,Sky entertainment extra HD,Vodafone pay monthly Posts: 1,512	Virgin Media expansion and Analogue services With regards to the thread about expanding the Virgin Media network. Wouldn't it make sense to cut out Westminster,Milton Keynes and any other ex-BT cable franchise from the picture? Virgin Media pays a huge lease for these franchises yet they remain useless and in some cases obselete. People pay £4 per month for this and its mostly for those who cant get an aerial or any dishes, each of these franchises has around 20,000 to 60,000 paying customers, it is possible to view basic channels for free by simply inserting the coaxial cable to the TV as this was the procedure in the early 90's. Therefore, it is costing money to maintain and supply the service and network. An idea would be to offload them back to BT,BT could then use them to supply residents and businesses High Speed broadband and replace BT Vision in those areas with Digital and Analogue Cable TV similar to Virgin Media. All these stupid laws and regulations are blocking Virgin Media and residents making the switch to Digital and is also dragging house prices down,in Westminster they have strict rules about aerials and dishes,also reception is very poor. Did you know many people are unable to view the following TV channels in Westminster? BBC 3 BBC 4 Sky 2 Sky 3 Sky Movies (All channels) Sky Sports 2 (All channels will cease by June 2009) Sky Sports news Sci-fi MTV Dance MTV R MTV Base MTV 2 VH1 Classic Flaunt Bliss Vault BubbleHits Jetix Euronews TV5 B4U Star SETA Animal planet Discovery Travel Discovery Science Diva TV FX History channel the box And few more, Reason being: Virgin Media not able to broadcast them via analogue anymore Residents not able to get Sky Residents not able to Freeview It is possible in some houses to get Tiscali TV,however subscription to Tiscali broadband and a aerial is needed. Its just a shame BT keeps mucking about,either upgrade it or get rid of it!