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Originally Posted by mersey70
Anytime+ is not restricted to Sky content at all, you really need to look at the service before passing those sorts of comments.
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So, what non Sky content does anytime have and do you think it is capable of having the same range of content that VM Tivo can potentially have?
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Originally Posted by mersey70
So EVERYONE is better getting VM (or Infinity) broadband for YouView eh? I think a 10mb VM customer like me might soon fall foul of the traffic management policy and possibly day in and day out too. A 1.5Gb download limit between 4-9 would soon be gobbled up using YouView, especially HD streaming and when you get reduced to 2.5mb for 5 hours you simply won't be able to stream HD. That's no criticsm of VMs's 10mb service as I have it and it's great, it's a crticism of your unconsidered post. On the other hand Sky's LLU service is totally uncapped so if you live in an area that benefits from fast ADSL it is a great service and perfect for YouView
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You do make a valid point, and you're right, it was a consideration I forgot about that I should have included for broadband provider.
It will be interesting to see what effect this has on all the BB companies with regard to downloading allowances when content streaming takes of with the Youview and such launches. Tivos dedicated BB connection should be free of the download limitations presumably, which will be another advantage of the Tivo connected functionality.
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
You've kind of answered your own question here , if online content and streaming is your thing why pay for TIVO with a monthly fee and XL fee when theres connected TV's , blu-ray , games consoles and youview and Google TV around the corner all sub free.
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It's all a bit of guess work ATM, but because we're paying VM for a service, it's possible that they can do deals with the likes of Lovefilm, Spotify etc to get reduced subscription rates. It would be good for VM and Lovefilm/Spotify to do such a deal. It's not dissimilar to the way ESPN can be included in XLTV free of charge.
You can get music and film services now; I can get the Sony film and music service via my Sony BR player, but they are expensive in my view.
I suspect that the difference that paid for services like Tivo can offer compared to youview are similar to the differences between having regular Freeview TV and a pay TV service. Cindy Rose has said there will be 100 apps on Tivo within a year.
But all this is a bit of guesswork until the apps start appearing on Tivo and Youview is launched.