Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
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Old 09-09-2016, 10:08   #2177
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
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Originally Posted by foxnewsfan View Post
Does anyone think with rising prices particularly with VM that one day we will only pay for what we watch for example I don't watch or have any interest in the music channels or foreign channels but I have to pay for them in the package.

Gradually I'm being priced out and there comes a point when enough is enough it's only the broadband speed that's holding me in right now.
The problem with choosing precisely which channels you will pay for (rather than buying packages of channels) is that this is your personal choice. In some households, there is a selfish breadwinner who may choose only those specific channels that he or she wants to watch and the tastes of the rest of the family are ignored.

I think we will ultimately dispense with all these individual channels and progress to fewer providers, each showing much more content. The present arrangements are inefficient, and expensive for the consumer.

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Originally Posted by denphone View Post
l was hoping you was going to say rather the opposite MB.
I'm glad that some are looking forward to the launch of Fox News on Virgin Media, Den, but to me the suspense and anticipation for this channel to arrive rather shows just how desperate the VM community are getting for new channels to arrive!

I mean, Fox News?

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter View Post
They were probably lying to put their competitors off the scent, but it does show how sly LG actually are.

Is this F1 deal the news that was said to be breaking in a day or two?

I agree, it's getting more and more pointless subscribing to pay TV channels in the traditional way.

If I use the price rise to rid myself of the awful TiVo, VM won't refund the advance line rental that I paid. Another sly trick that has done them no favours with me in the long term.

I'm going to downgrade, as I believe that the price increase allows me to do this without giving 30 days notice.
Well, Richard, if that's what you think about Liberty Global, good luck to you when you transfer to Sky.

I don't agree with you that the Tivo is awful, it is just slow (it wasn't always thus). The fact that only a proportion of people are having the sort of problems that you and certain other contributors describe indicates to me that this is more to do with network problems in their areas than the Tivo itself.

I am waiting for the new Tivo to arrive before making a decision about what to do. However, I am fortunate in being able to subscribe to Now TV, Netflix and Amazon and so I do have sufficient overall choice to keep me happy.

Having said this, I am disappointed to hear that the user interface on the new Tivos may be the same as on our updated old Tivos. I was hoping for better than this, so my expectations have declined. I may yet decide to move on, but I hope not to have to make that decision. Cable has so much to offer, but the possibilities just haven't been realised. I really do hope that changes so that VM becomes the TV platform of choice.
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