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Originally Posted by coulsontom
When you say "overally value" though, what do you mean?
Here's our cold facts:
current package:
Virgin TV XL, Sky Sports & Movies, ESPN, Broadband 100mb, full Unlimited Phone, 1 x Tivo, additional V+hd.
Cost: £113.99
Sky package:
Sky World, Sports & Movies(full HD), Full Phone, Unlimited 20mb bb (no throttling), additional HD box.
Cost: £107
Virgin pro's: 3 tuners on TiVo, recording facility on multiroom box, faster bb, ESPN.
Sky pro's: Atlantic, full HD F1 & Sports & Movies on demand.
Sky's multiroom won't let you record but we never record on extra box anyway.
ESPN is going, and we never get the full BB speed.
The only benefit to Virgin therefore, is the 3 tuners.
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Such as what?
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Well, my BB is faster than the 20meg from sky
even when I'm capped. And will you actually get 20meg or is that the advertised speed?
Tivo's advantages are more than just the 3 recordable tuners.
There are Whishlists, which having had them, I wouldn't want to live without.
Automatic resolution of recording clashes
Suggestions. I don't use them, but many do.
Intelligent search functionality with easy links to setting up series links or a wishlist
Full series, season and episode information on a show and the ability to set series links or wishlists directly from that information.
Direct link to youtube for a show you may want a sample of if you haven't seen it.
Backwards EPG with direct link to catchup. Have Sky introduced that recently?
MRS. Pathetic number of channels ATM, but a functionality not available on a Sky box.
Free repair of equipment
And I have had excellent customer service over the 15 years I've been with Cable. I have only had one bad experience that was resolved on the same call.
I'm astounded that you can't record on Sky's multiroom box. Is that really true?
Sky can only offer me one thing that I want, and that is Atlantic, which I really would like.
It's a pretty clear choice for me, but for others, it will be less clear cut (i.e., not simple). For example, those who want Sports 3 and 4 and F1 in HD, but also want fast broadband and like the superior functionality of Tivo.
And I still can't get over Sky's multiroom box not being able to record!!
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Originally Posted by coulsontom
Sky's multiroom won't let you record but we never record on extra box anyway
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