07-04-2012, 01:08
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by Emel
Lex you make a very fair point. Until recently I was happy with Virgin's Olympic offering as it was the best I could get and I ordered a Tivo.
Now that I know that it is possible to receive these streams in a recordable form it is my main entertainment priority to receive them, especially as the sports I am most interested in are likely to get poor coverage on the main channels and life means I can't be at home all the time watching an unrecordable stream.
What I would like to see now is openness from Virgin on how they will broadcast this massive national event. Virgin generally keep the new channel discussions close to their chest for commercial reasons. This, however, is a different situation as the BBC is a public broadcaster whose output is paid for by the licence fee.
I am prepared to by patient for a while but I need to know where I stand a fair bit before the Olympics. I pay Virgin over £1,000 a year and am a long term customer because for me Virgin offered the best overall package and I can't justify the expense of splitting providers.
The Olympics for me are a priority and I am soon going to have to find a way of receiving the recordable streams. Clearly the happiest solution would be if Virgin provide the streams as per Freesat and Sky. If, for whatever reason, they decide not to I am going to have to cut back on something, compromise, research the most economic solution and source a supplier in what could be a busy time.
So more than anything I need to know where I stand as soon as possible. I hope you understand my position.
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Fantastic post. My thoughts and feelings exactly. I'm pretty sure many Virgin TV customers without TiVo want some assurances at the moment too.
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07-04-2012, 07:03
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#137
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by multiskilled
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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Sorry been in France, in answer to your point.
At this moment - Sky, Freeview , AND suprise surprise V+ all do THIS guess what does NOT -----TiVo 
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07-04-2012, 09:54
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#138
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by passingbat
It's a genuine question and I don't see a problem with it. The posts come accross to me as defensive of VM rather than just a point of view. All I want to know is if I'm right or wrong. I'll be happy whatever the answer and no offence was meant by the question.
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No I don't work for VM. Since last month I was no longer a VM customer either.
I don't see my posts as being overly defensive. I just don't see the need for this level of criticism of VM before they have said one way or the other how they will cover the Olympics.
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07-04-2012, 10:10
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by LexDiamond
No I don't work for VM. Since last month I was no longer a VM customer either.
I don't see my posts as being overly defensive. I just don't see the need for this level of criticism of VM before they have said one way or the other how they will cover the Olympics.
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To be honest reading through the postings from VM actual customers, the main criticism seems to be that virgin media have said very little about how they will cover the olympics and its april now so not much time left,the main problem with VM is how they interact with customers which for a communications company is very poor to say the least,and is their main let down as far as i am concerned.
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Originally Posted by multiskilled
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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Of course you have to be able to get sky to do as you suggest many cannot so not always that simple. 
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07-04-2012, 12:20
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by richard1960
To be honest reading through the postings from VM actual customers, the main criticism seems to be that virgin media have said very little about how they will cover the olympics and its april now so not much time left...
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Indeed. Only FIFTEEN WEEKS 
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07-04-2012, 13:25
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by carlwaring
Indeed. Only FIFTEEN WEEKS |
Very funny green person on the end of your post carl.
By the way this year is whizzing by for me fifteen weeks will soon be here i am sure. 
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07-04-2012, 14:08
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#142
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by LexDiamond
No I don't work for VM. .
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Thanks, I appreciate the reply.
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07-04-2012, 14:11
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by richard1960
Very funny green person on the end of your post carl.
By the way this year is whizzing by for me fifteen weeks will soon be here i am sure. |
15 weeks in nothing in the world of tv and telecoms, It takes a week to get permission to look at a router never mind fit one.
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18-04-2012, 09:45
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by richard1960
To be honest reading through the postings from VM actual customers, the main criticism seems to be that virgin media have said very little about how they will cover the olympics and its april now so not much time left,the main problem with VM is how they interact with customers which for a communications company is very poor to say the least,and is their main let down as far as i am concerned.
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Happy now?
http://mediacentre.virginmedia.com/S...mers-239c.aspx
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•24 live channels in SD and HD from the BBC
•BBC and Eurosport 3D to bring first ever Games in 3D
•Advanced TiVo Red Button services for the best ‘interactive’ Olympics
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18-04-2012, 10:07
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
Wow! They really left that announcement to the last minute, didn't they? 
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18-04-2012, 10:08
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by carlwaring
Wow! They really left that announcement to the last minute, didn't they? |
LOL
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18-04-2012, 10:15
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by carlwaring
Wow! They really left that announcement to the last minute, didn't they? |
I was patient. Now I am happy!
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18-04-2012, 10:23
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
Some great news and well done to VM
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18-04-2012, 12:31
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#149
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
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Thats great news, it means i don't have to get a TiVo box now
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18-04-2012, 13:07
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
Have you looked at the announcement ?
V+ =Red button services - Which I think every one is happy with ( Well Perhaps not all )
TiVo = advanced red button services ( If thats what I think it is i.e as of today on TiVo) not good
Either way I won`t be using them Just hope you guys get the service you want & deserve
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