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Old 23-10-2015, 11:14   #1302
Gunslinger
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2

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Originally Posted by spiderplant View Post
Why on earth would VM (or anyone else) receive a signal in one location then pipe it elsewhere? The whole point of distributing channels via satellite is to avoid landline costs.
Because 'local data centres' tend to be located on business parks and the like, and lack the dishes and other paraphernalia to pick up signal directly from satellite?
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