ok whats this

freakgirl · 15-02-2005, 19:31

just had a thing come up on my tv saying that from today ntl has upgraded some stuff anyone know what's that all about they told me to go to channel 119 so i did that and then i saw a list of channels going across the screen which I had no heard of such as mtv live and playjam anyone know what that's all about

browneggsandham · 15-02-2005, 19:33

Are you in the Cardiff area by any chance?

Browneggsandham

Derek · 15-02-2005, 19:45

You probably won't notice any difference (except having to reboot less) till early March.

After that you'll probably have access to Video on Demand.

freakgirl · 15-02-2005, 20:19

yes i am in cardiff as it happens, so what was those list of channels i saw coming across the screen if thats indeed what it was on channel 119 i can't remember the names of most of the channels but i know one of them was mtv live

Bob · 15-02-2005, 20:26

Oh it was talking about Broadband Plus - the extra content package from NTL for 750k/1.5meg customers

broomsy · 15-02-2005, 23:43

Go to your on demand. If there is a difference there then you now have true VOD. Think Cardiff got updated this morning

freakgirl · 16-02-2005, 01:10

i don't see any difference can anyone tell me how vod works in not so techinal terms and also how much does it cost and what channel do i have to be on to get it to work

quadplay · 16-02-2005, 01:13

It don't think it will be turned on yet, so you're unlikely to see any major differences.

Can you check something for me? Press Page Up, Page Down, and then Blue on your remote control. Select More twice, and reply with the SW Version shown. Thanks.

freakgirl · 16-02-2005, 01:17

ok i i'm not sure what you meant by that i pressed up and down and then blue button and came up with a list of reminders

quadplay · 16-02-2005, 01:22

It needs to be Page Up, then Page Down (not Channel Up/Down).

freakgirl · 16-02-2005, 01:27

ok then is the button that shows whats on tv at the mo and whats on next
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ok i got it sw is just a lot of numbers and letters i dont get it dont understand techinaal stuff what does sw mean anyway

quadplay · 16-02-2005, 01:34

SW is short for Software, and the version number will tell us whether you are on the VoD code or not. Nothing in the string of letters and numbers can identify you in any way.

quadplay · 16-02-2005, 11:26

Well, I've just rebooted my STB, and can confirm that regions fed from the Cardiff and Swansea headends have had a software update. It seems we're now on 3_2_P12N.

The biggest difference (noticable right now anyway) is how much faster the software is. Once the box has finished starting up, things fairly whoosh along compared to previously! Also, any branding left over that said "ntl:home" has been changed to "ntl:", including the startup screen.

spiderplant · 16-02-2005, 14:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbo

Well, I've just rebooted my STB, and can confirm that regions fed from the Cardiff and Swansea headends have had a software update.

Only for some STB models. And you'll need to put the STB into standby or reboot to get the download at the moment.

freakgirl · 16-02-2005, 20:03

i went onto on demand but saw nothing new is there a pacific channel for the vod stuff