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kandinsky · 25-07-2015, 11:32

Well I am cutting the cord at the end of this month after over 20 years with Virgin/NTL.
I am suffering from the Mark Knopfler / Bruce Springsteen syndrome and can get most of what I want elsewhere for cheaper without all the dross you have to trail through on the epg.
Using a Firestick, Chromecast, and 2 Humax/Bt boxes with 500gb HDDs I picked up on Gumtree for £20 each I am sorted. These boxes also pickup Now TV and Netflix over the Virgin Broadband I am keeping. Virgin offered me 50mb broadband and landline for £19-50 a month which was a no brainer. Wanted more for just the broadband on its own.
Along with KODI and fusion loaded you can find just about anything you want.
I had the old style analogue TIVOS as well and when Virgin got the new Tivo I was one of the first to take it it up. But now its just slowly grinding to a halt. It is ridiculous the time you have to wait between pressing a button and something happenning. I can see Virgin copywriting the the little purple ring of waitiness so no one else can use it..... maybe they have already and are just getting their moneys worth out of it. I never thought I would get rid of my Tivo but there you go, times change and so does technology. I think Virgin need to pull their socks up or their business model is going to fall flat on its face and they will get left further and further behind as the streaming services take over.

25-07-2015, 11:32	#33
kandinsky cf.addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 100	Re: What would stop you cutting the cord? Well I am cutting the cord at the end of this month after over 20 years with Virgin/NTL. I am suffering from the Mark Knopfler / Bruce Springsteen syndrome and can get most of what I want elsewhere for cheaper without all the dross you have to trail through on the epg. Using a Firestick, Chromecast, and 2 Humax/Bt boxes with 500gb HDDs I picked up on Gumtree for £20 each I am sorted. These boxes also pickup Now TV and Netflix over the Virgin Broadband I am keeping. Virgin offered me 50mb broadband and landline for £19-50 a month which was a no brainer. Wanted more for just the broadband on its own. Along with KODI and fusion loaded you can find just about anything you want. I had the old style analogue TIVOS as well and when Virgin got the new Tivo I was one of the first to take it it up. But now its just slowly grinding to a halt. It is ridiculous the time you have to wait between pressing a button and something happenning. I can see Virgin copywriting the the little purple ring of waitiness so no one else can use it..... maybe they have already and are just getting their moneys worth out of it. I never thought I would get rid of my Tivo but there you go, times change and so does technology. I think Virgin need to pull their socks up or their business model is going to fall flat on its face and they will get left further and further behind as the streaming services take over.