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Originally Posted by Chad
TV is great so far. I'm learning to live with 2 tuners, which isn't as bad as I first thought. Plenty of +1 channels and SKY catch up means there hasn't been a recording clash yet. I however do miss the search and wishlist functions of TiVo.
SKY broadband has been the big surprise so far. My download speed as of today is now 14.5 mb. Yes it's slower than my 100mb connect with Virgin however I am beginning to learn speed isn't everything. It's great to have a connection that isn't managed in anyway. I know what speed I'm going to get 24/7 regardless of what I'm downloading, when I'm downloading and regardless how much I'm downloading. It puts me in mind of when I had Virgins truely unlimited and unshaped 20mb connection about 4 years ago.
I'm also finding SKY's broadband more stable, especially wi-fi. I invested in a Smart TV about 8 weeks ago. When trying to watch Youtube, Lovefilm or Blinkbox through the TV via my Virgin internet sometimes I couldn't connect to the sites or the video play would stutter or buffer. I've not had this problem with my SKY broadband so far. The other day I was playing Mario Kart online, downloading Eddie Murphy RAW to my SKY+ box, running Utorrent on my PC whilst my wife surfed the web. No problems at all.
All in I'm not regretting my move at all. The wife misses not being able to watch catch-up in the bedroom however that isn't going to be a problem for much longer  |
Do you have an Android mobile or iPhone or tablet ? If so you can download quite a few decent apps , Sky Cloud Wifi gives you free Wifi at thousands of locations thanks to being a Sky BB subscriber.
http://www.sky.com/mysky/makethemost/sky-apps/
Sky never miss is also a useful feature if you check your email daily , likewise the Green remind me button what appears on certain promos for shows allows you to press Green and select a reminder or setup a series link for that particular show.