05-04-2012, 13:25
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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in due course.
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In other words, 'coming soon'. Why is everything from VM 'coming soon'?
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05-04-2012, 13:38
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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In other words, 'coming soon'. Why is everything from VM 'coming soon'?
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What can you mean 
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05-04-2012, 13:50
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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In other words, 'coming soon'. Why is everything from VM 'coming soon'?
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Because it has not arrived yet 
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05-04-2012, 14:01
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Because it has not arrived yet |
Or has yet to arrive sometime in the future of mankind.
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05-04-2012, 15:14
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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So, one person believes the spin then.
Sky have anounced full coverage that will please all their subscribers right off the bat from the BBC anouncement. It is inept of VM to leave their customers wondering if they will get the same full coverage, particularly non Tivo customers, who at this point in time will only get a small amount of extra coverage. And Tivo customers, as it stands, won't be able to record events whilst they are at work.
How can that be anything other than really bad public relations?
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They got it right when they announced that. But that was then; this is now. The game has now been changed by Sky and VM need to keep up. They can't live on past stratergies when the game has taken on a new direction.
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TBH this seems like frustration of other areas of VM and not specifically the Olympics?
Because it took Sky 3 months after VM's announcement to make theirs. Until this point
the coverage on VM was superior.
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05-04-2012, 15:25
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Sky have anounced full coverage that will please all their subscribers right off the bat from the BBC anouncement.
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In 3D also , link courtesy of Sir Den Phone
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne...-coverage.html
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05-04-2012, 15:30
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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TBH this seems like frustration of other areas of VM and not specifically the Olympics?
Because it took Sky 3 months after VM's announcement to make theirs. Until this point the coverage on VM was superior.
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Indeed. However, that fact seems to have been ignored by a few die-hard serial complainers.
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05-04-2012, 15:36
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Indeed. However, that fact seems to have been ignored by a few die-hard serial complainers.
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I do NOT care what Sky does ,has, or wont let Virgin show.
I want a box that offers the full range of services that the BBC offer.
I also would like that box to have at least the services that were on the older model. which it is being hyped as the great replacement of.
I also do not want to be fobbed off with either "its come soon" ," its not our fault", or wait & see. 
Its that really to MUCH to ask.
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05-04-2012, 15:43
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Until this point
the coverage on VM was superior.
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And now the coverage on VM is inferior. And we live in the now.
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05-04-2012, 16:01
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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l have a vacancy for a butler you know master.
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05-04-2012, 18:17
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by Itshim
I do NOT care what Sky does ,has, or wont let Virgin show.
I want a box that offers the full range of services that the BBC offer.
I also would like that box to have at least the services that were on the older model. which it is being hyped as the great replacement of.
I also do not want to be fobbed off with either "its come soon" ," its not our fault", or wait & see.
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Sounds like what you really want is Sky. So instead of whinging on about it here, vote with your feet and go to Sky, it's that simple.
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05-04-2012, 18:58
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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So instead of whinging on about it here, vote with your feet and go to Sky, it's that simple.
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No it's not that simple. VM offer many things that Sky can't hold a candle to at the moment. But Sky offer superior TV and their phone service is better value. What makes that a simple choice?
Just because a person thinks that overall VM offers a better service than Sky and chooses them over Sky, doesn't mean that person shouldn't critisize things that VM should improove on. Afterall, someone from VM may start to listen if enough people complain. In fact to not complain about things that they think VM are doing wrong would make them a VM fanboy, and that would be wrong.
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05-04-2012, 19:03
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
On I phone that won't allow me to give rep points, would someone do me a favour and give passingbat some rep from me? Spot on mate.
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05-04-2012, 19:07
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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No it's not that simple. VM offer many things that Sky can't hold a candle to at the moment. But Sky offer superior TV and their phone service is better value. What makes that a simple choice?
Just because a person thinks that overall VM offers a better service than Sky and chooses them over Sky, doesn't mean that person shouldn't critisize things that VM should improove on. Afterall, someone from VM may start to listen if enough people complain. In fact to not complain about things that they think VM are doing wrong would make them a VM fanboy, and that would be wrong.
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Spot on PB. 
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05-04-2012, 19:28
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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No it's not that simple. VM offer many things that Sky can't hold a candle to at the moment. But Sky offer superior TV and their phone service is better value. What makes that a simple choice?
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Well, if the TV and phone are that important to you (and I mean more important than stuff that you think VM do well) then you go with Sky. It really is that simple.
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Just because a person thinks that overall VM offers a better service than Sky and chooses them over Sky, doesn't mean that person shouldn't critisize things that VM should improove on.
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Absolutely. Constructive criticism is always good. Not seeing much of that on here thus far though.
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In fact to not complain about things that they think VM are doing wrong would make them a VM fanboy, and that would be wrong.
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Good job no-one actually does that on here then, isn't it.
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