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Originally Posted by fixerman
I think that is a very valid point. Having listed as an interested subscriber for the Tivo I began to run down my recorded programmes on my V+ box in anticipation of getting a Tivo in a few weeks. I did this on the basis of the hype put out by Virginmedia that the new box would be available, possibly by the end of December. All this cloak and dagger stuff is just going to p**s people off.
Virginmedia should come clean and give us a firm date when installations will begin. If they cannot do that it proves that what we have at present is a box software combination that is not ready for release to the market. Call it a beta release if you wish.
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VM will give the full launch date when they are ready too. At present they launched to 500 staff, which was a proper launch as they are paying customers not beta trialists. That would have been ongoing for months already to get it to the level needed to start rolling out.
I imagine that the full customer rollout will start as soon as they have an idea how many people are interested and that they will have enough equipment available.
I think people need to stop speculating and guessing about VMs plans and just wait till the give an actual date. Its not really cloak and dagger stuff, if they gave a date and then missed that date people would still moan so the best thing is to provide a rough idea of a time scale for release and not announce an actual date till things are fully ready.
If I recall VM never actually stated it would be available for install in December, even the TiVo mini site states the following
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Our new TiVo service is launching in early 2011
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