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Originally Posted by gunner45
I'd like to see the email as this quote doesn't look what I'd expect as it has no deadline date, not like the one which informed the TiVo users that BBC iPlayer would no longer be available from 23 July.
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I haven't received the email (am already on 360 and stream) however the following screenshot, and additional info was posted on facebook by a V6 user.
"You need to upgrade your TV box
It only takes a couple of minutes
Upgrade now
Hello XXXXX,
Your current Virgin TV box won’t be supported for much longer. This means it will lose functionality soon and eventually stop working altogether.
The good news is we can upgrade you to a new Virgin TV 360 box at no extra cost. But you'll need to take action to make this happen.
You've got two ways to upgrade....."
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It clearly states it won't be supported much longer. It will lose functionality
soon and eventually stop working altogether.
So you don’t have to update immediately/right this second to keep it working in the short term.
The losing functionality may refer to apps no longer being updated/supported (for instance the removal from tivo boxes of netflix and iPlayer due to system incompatability as the actual vendors stopped supporting older models) or newer apps only being added to the horizon based boxes.
A lot of people don't need VM's set top boxes to access apps as they may have smart TV's/roku's/firesticks etc which already carry most apps they may want to access.
The loss of functionality may align with the recent removal of F.A.S.T channels from the EPG on the V6, for example those in the 200 range. Again a lot of these are available via other methods, smart TV's, android boxes, streaming sticks etc.
It may be that in the long term (when VM do declare an actual cut off date) that people will be moved directly from V6 to VM Stream/Flex boxes. So possibly having the option to currently regrade/swap from V6 to TV360 would be a "smart" move for people wanting to retain the ability to record programs.