price for v box installation

[figgyburn]

hi,i currently have an old pace box in the sitting room. am i correct in thinking if i get 2 x vhd boxes it will cost 2 x £49.95 activation charges 1 x £40 instalation charge. total cost £139.90p. i'm on xl tv .also will the instalation charge include drilling through the wall to site the 2nd box in bedroom. cheers john

[BenMcr]

Yes and Yes

Although if you are on XL you might as well go for 1 x V+ HD and 1 x V HD box for the same price (as by your post it doesn't sound like you have any HD boxes at the mo)

[figgyburn]

thanks ben.no hd at the moment and i feel that the on demand service covers most of the things i would have recorded anyway.i have a dvd/hard disc recorder to cover the few things not on on demand.i have also not seen any problems reported on the forum about the hd box so i assume its pretty trouble free?.cheers john

[BenMcr]

Both HD boxes are fine. The advantage of the V+ is the ability to record more than one channel at the same time, and series links etc. You can still connect your recorder to it if you wish

[figgyburn]

ben.will there be a monthly charge for one/both boxes.hopefully not as i'm on xl tv. cheers john

[jb66]

The second box will have a charge of £5.50 per month due to rise to £6.50 soon which is still cheaper than skys £10.50 per month.

If its a choice between a box that can record or cant for the same price you should just take the recordable box, it also does time shift so that you can pause and rewind live tv, handy if the doorbell goes or you miss something that was said on the TV.

[figgyburn]

cheers for that info.what about if i just go for the one v hd box for the living room and move my current sd box to the bedroom.any monthly charge for the sd box? cheers john

[jb66]

Still £5.50