TiVo TiVo Update/Netflix - Page 42

denphone · 13-11-2013, 05:09

Alas it has arrived on the cold frosty Wednesday morning.

MalteseFalcon · 13-11-2013, 05:19

So which headend does Stevenage use then? I thought it WAS being done by billing areas, evidently not.

denphone · 13-11-2013, 06:05

A question for Ben and that is that our family is on The VIP Collection so if we were to re-contract if we can get Netflix free for six months then am l right in that there would be no difference to our current VIP bill?.

kgollop · 13-11-2013, 06:42

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Originally Posted by denphone

Alas it has arrived on the cold frosty Wednesday morning.

We've got it at last Den!

Not had a real chance to play yet, but it seems far more responsive on first view and the new HD screens look nice. Look forward to having a proper play later

paultrademark · 13-11-2013, 06:42

If you have any loyalty discounts, you can't have both the discount and the free trial.

dav · 13-11-2013, 06:43

I checked this morning...nothing.
Sorry to everyone in the Rotherham area. I swapped to Tivo as soon as I heard about the Netfix app. That's the reason we're last on the update list.

denphone · 13-11-2013, 06:52

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Originally Posted by paultrademark

If you have any loyalty discounts, you can't have both the discount and the free trial.

But looking at my bill there is no indication of any loyalty discounts and it just says we pay £109.75 for the VIP collection which includes a extra TiVo box.

jodash · 13-11-2013, 07:09

updated last night Medway (area06)

paultrademark · 13-11-2013, 07:11

I reckon you'd be fine then Den but best to call and ask.

andy_m · 13-11-2013, 07:13

Still nothing here! I really thought I was Bromley headend, BR8 postcode, billing area 22, but obviously not. Oh well, I am actually off work tomorrow so I don't need it until then. I've got £11 worth of loyalty discounts so I'll stump up the £5.99 Netflix sub and still consider myself ahead. 6 months free is not to be sniffed at, but it is actually only 30 quid saved when you consider the month free that everybody gets.

Makes you realise what excellent value Netflix actually is.

harry_hitch · 13-11-2013, 07:21

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Originally Posted by roughbeast

It appears you have your own headend.

Acton
Andover
Ashford
Aztec
Baguley
Barnsley
Basildon
Belfast
Bromley
Cambridge
Cardiff
Colchester
Coventry
Croydon
Derby
Edinburgh
Gateshead
Glasgow
Grimsby
Guildford
Haringey
Hayes
Hemel
Hersham
Kirklees
Knowsley
Langley
Leeds
Leicester
Lewisham
Luton
Newton Abbot
Northampton
Norwich
Nottingham
Oldham
Oxford
Peterborough
Preston
Reading
Seven Kings
Solent
Southampton
Sussex
Swansea
Swindon
Teesside
Uddingston
Warwick
Watford
Wearside
Wessex
Witton
Wolverhampton

I'm hoping this is accurate and up-to-date.

This explanation might help you. Just like BT, VM is a hybrid system, not pure fibre. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_fibre-coaxial

Thanks for that roughbeast. I have a slightly better understanding of the way it runs now, well enough to keep me going anyhow.

Looking forward to having Netflix tomorrow, VM have clearly been saving the very best for last, so there will be no problems for us....

martin201002 · 13-11-2013, 07:22

Surely there can't be many places that haven't got it now, must be finished by tomorrow you'd think. Takes the biscuit a bit that virgin are announcing offers when not everybody has access to Netflix yet.

heavyside · 13-11-2013, 07:31

The Netflix update arrived in London (at least in my part) overnight. Looking forward to exploring the app when I can find the time.

harry_hitch · 13-11-2013, 07:35

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Originally Posted by martin201002

Surely there can't be many places that haven't got it now, must be finished by tomorrow you'd think. Takes the biscuit a bit that virgin are announcing offers when not everybody has access to Netflix yet.

I agree with your point, I am sure it will rile some people over the country. I don't mind personally though. I have ordered my activation code and I would still choose to wait until I got the code before I would use the service anyway.

spiderplant · 13-11-2013, 07:38

Done today:

Half of the Barnsley headend (mainly Bradford, Doncaster, Halifax & Wakefield)
Basildon
Hayes
Hersham
Lewisham
Norwich
Poole
Plymouth

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Originally Posted by harry_hitch

I had no idea the billing areas were different to the "headends", which I have heard others posting about.

The billing "area" is identifies which billing system you are on, but they aren't always geographic. There are about 20 billing systems, but 54 headends, so some of the billing systems cover more than headend. Area 31 happens to be the one that covers more than any other. (OTOH Bristol has two billing systems for a single headend)

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Originally Posted by harry_hitch

Shamefully, I do not know quite what a "headend" is, I guess it helps send the signal on from VM HQ.

That's it pretty much. It's where the region's broadcast equipment, telephone exchange and some of the broadband equipment is. They are usually anonymous buildings on industrial estates. There are also local hubsites with more equipment, mostly broadband, but sometimes TV-related.

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Originally Posted by MarkC1984

So which headend does Stevenage use then? I thought it WAS being done by billing areas, evidently not.

You're on the Luton headend. But this time the rollout isn't even being done strictly by headend. For example, half of Barnsley has been done today.

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Originally Posted by andy_m

Still nothing here! I really thought I was Bromley headend, BR8 postcode, billing area 22, but obviously not.

You've on Seven Kings (Ilford)