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Originally Posted by Retro-Cable'94
Considering i already have all Sky Sports channels in Standard-definition but i have to pay £7 extra just for the High-definition TV broadcasts of Sky Sports (not £7 to subscribe to Sky Sports whether SD or HD in the first place), & to top it it all of, it's only Sky Sports HD 1 & HD 2 that will be available, not HD 3, HD 4 & Sky Sports News HD!
Plus there is no Red button interactive service even though Virgin Cable have announced this service as being available to it's customers, so why are we still waiting when we pay good money for there business, i've heard we will be receiving this service before April '11, not Summer '10 when it was officially announced as being available.
In my opinion it is such a rip-off & a con just because it's HD, don't get me wrong i love HD but not to pay in this way, i just hope that Virgin Cable have pushed the public's patience & misjudged there perception that everybody will be willing to pay the £7 extra just for HD simulcasts of SD channels they already receive for which they already pay the additional subscription.
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In fairness you don't have to pay the £7 charge for HD but you are free to do so. And of course Sky charge over £10 to their own customers for HD although I accept they get all available Sky HD channels (in their package) for their money. Sky don't look like they want to provide VM with SSP 3 & 4 in HD, as for SSN HD I think it was stated by VM that it is available to them at a wholesale price so maybe that will become available in the future.
I don't know when Red Button will be available but hopefully it will be here sooner rather than later, how comprehensive a service will be provided is anyone's guess.
Regarding the HD fee as far as I understand it Sky imposed a charge on VM, whether it is exactly £7 I do not know but in order for them to provide the HD simulcasts they had no choice but to charge customers.
As anyone who reads my posts will know I often say VM customers sometimes seem to blame Sky undeservedly for certain issues but regarding the HD charge and lack of SSP 3 & 4 HD this is definitely down to Sky, there's absolutely no question about that. On the other side of the coin they charge their own customers extra for HD and ultimately they own the channels, there is nothing regulation wise that OFCOM can currently do about them not providing SSP 3 and 4 HD. At least I don't think there is.