TiVo : Tivo fee

[jb66]

£5 per account as of feb or a typo?

http://store.virginmedia.com/digital...multiroom.html

[BenMcr]

Those pages say

£5 per box or included in any Collection

which is correct. Can't see anywhere where it says 'per account'

[jb66]

look at the extra box section at the lower bit, extra boxes £5 per month or included in premier collection

[BenMcr]

Where it says:

£5 per box or included in the Premiere and VIP Collections

[jb66]

yes. so the premier collection or vip has no tivo fee for second box

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by jb66

yes. so the premier collection or vip has no tivo fee for second box

Ah ok, get what you mean now. I'll check tomorrow

[Arthurgray50@blu]

I can tell you that its £5.00 PER BOX, that's is why l am not having a second box.

I would rather get rid and get Sky, at least the box you get belongs to you and NOT Sky, then if you have multi room, you pay for multi room service.

I was also told by VM originally, that you will have to pay a second additional fee for that service - that's why we cancelled a second box.

In full:

VM pay full account for what you want plus £5.00 (multi room pay same again)

Sky pay full account on one box, second box pay just £10.00 but GET ALL SERVICES, additonal boxes is covered by the £10.00 and l should know, as l have four of them.

[geordiechris]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I can tell you that its £5.00 PER BOX, that's is why l am not having a second box.

I would rather get rid and get Sky, at least the box you get belongs to you and NOT Sky, then if you have multi room, you pay for multi room service.

I was also told by VM originally, that you will have to pay a second additional fee for that service - that's why we cancelled a second box.

In full:

VM pay full account for what you want plus £5.00 (multi room pay same again)

Sky pay full account on one box, second box pay just £10.00 but GET ALL SERVICES, additonal boxes is covered by the £10.00 and l should know, as l have four of them.

Sky multi-room is £10.25 not £10

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I can tell you that its £5.00 PER BOX, that's is why l am not having a second box.

I would rather get rid and get Sky, at least the box you get belongs to you and NOT Sky, then if you have multi room, you pay for multi room service.

I was also told by VM originally, that you will have to pay a second additional fee for that service - that's why we cancelled a second box.

In full:

VM pay full account for what you want plus £5.00 (multi room pay same again)

Sky pay full account on one box, second box pay just £10.00 but GET ALL SERVICES, additonal boxes is covered by the £10.00 and l should know, as l have four of them.

Arthur I am confused do you have both vm and sky? You mention vm but then say you have 4 sky boxes

[jb66]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I can tell you that its £5.00 PER BOX, that's is why l am not having a second box.

I would rather get rid and get Sky, at least the box you get belongs to you and NOT Sky, then if you have multi room, you pay for multi room service.

I was also told by VM originally, that you will have to pay a second additional fee for that service - that's why we cancelled a second box.

In full:

VM pay full account for what you want plus £5.00 (multi room pay same again)

Sky pay full account on one box, second box pay just £10.00 but GET ALL SERVICES, additonal boxes is covered by the £10.00 and l should know, as l have four of them.

I dont want to own a box, i'd rather virgin repaired them

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

VM pay full account for what you want plus £5.00 (multi room pay same again)

Sky pay full account on one box, second box pay just £10.00 but GET ALL SERVICES, additonal boxes is covered by the £10.00 and l should know, as l have four of them.

The difference between TiVo mulitroom and Sky multiroom is 1.25 a month per box, however the setup costs per box are cheaper with TiVo.

You also get a 10Mbit line per box with TiVo, whereas Sky boxes have to share whatever broadband connection you have - if you can get them connected to your router in the first place

For the basic non-recordable box mulitroom, Sky still charge £10.25 a month, but you can get a V HD box from VM for £6.50 a month

[Qtx]

Originally Posted by Top banana

Arthur I am confused do you have both vm and sky? You mention vm but then say you have 4 sky boxes

He has the box's from a previous install. Sky let you keep the box so you get a working freesat when you leave, compared to Virgin who take the equipment back at the end leaving you nothing.

Worth getting Sky for 12 months just to get the equipment and satellite installed. After that time you can choose not to pay anyone a tv subscription but have a good freesat receiver.

[robson689]

Yes it looks like if you have the Premier or VIP collection you will not have to pay a TiVo fee for your second box. That's how it reads anyway...

First TiVo: £5 per box or included in any Collection.
Extra TiVo: £5 per box or included in the Premiere and VIP Collections.

Why do topics always seem to end up being about Sky?! This is a thread about the TiVo fee, no one cares how much Sky costs.

[TMLeafs]

Originally Posted by robson689

Yes it looks like if you have the Premier or VIP collection you will not have to pay a TiVo fee for your second box. That's how it reads anyway...

First TiVo: £5 per box or included in any Collection.
Extra TiVo: £5 per box or included in the Premiere and VIP Collections.

Why do topics always seem to end up being about Sky?! This is a thread about the TiVo fee, no one cares how much Sky costs.

Because 11.50 per tivo box is more than skys multiroom. I phoned yesterday expecting a second box for nothing back when I first got tivo it was per account plus I'm on the Original VIP. £5 for tivo features that I turn off or don't use is a joke. I just want a box that is more reliable and more space.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by robson689

Yes it looks like if you have the Premier or VIP collection you will not have to pay a TiVo fee for your second box. That's how it reads anyway...

First TiVo: £5 per box or included in any Collection.
Extra TiVo: £5 per box or included in the Premiere and VIP Collections.

As I said above, I've asked about whether there has been a change or whether the site is wrong - and that it should be talking about a single £6.50 additional box fee being covered.