50M : Am i paying too much £73 per month

[Osem]

Originally Posted by martkt10

Hi all

Most of the time i am happy with virgin media, but looking through this forum and at the virgin media packages i feel i might need a change

I have tv xl but only a basic hd box no tvo
phone with caller display and pay a fee for any call lengths, but i might change that as i don't use the land line as much as i used to.
And 70meg BB

Advice please

I reviewed my package last year (phone talk unlimited, TV xl and 20mb bb at the time IIRC). Because I had an old STB box (Samsung) and was on an out of date tariff I was getting increases much higher than the published percentages and queried this with CS. I got a new Tivo box and by paying my phone rental up front wound up paying less for the same service and 50mb BB.

If your last increase was well about the quoted figures maybe that's the situation you're in.



As regards voice activation - I find myself shouting at the TV quite enough already...

[Kushan]

The voice recognition stuff these days is really good for showing it off to your friends, having it not work and then never using it.

[nashville]

Preview channels are free so why don't you go back to M. T V, only,

[MUD_Wizard]

Originally Posted by ianch99

Curious, how are you watching BBC HD, ITV HD, etc. live?

I watch programmes, I don't watch channels. Live is overrated. A few minutes (notional) delay won't kill you.

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Originally Posted by ianch99

From his post:

I took this as he can watch anything which includes live tv.

I could I guess, but what would be the point of arranging my schedule to fit with some TV execs idea of when I should watch a programme? Just so they can serve me advertising. That would be going backwards. That model is dying and will be dead in a few years.

Originally Posted by ianch99

I wasn't sure how you can watch *anything* via streaming hence the question

Well, except maybe Formula One.

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Originally Posted by ianch99

Curious, how are you watching BBC HD, ITV HD, etc. live?

What programmes are on there of interest? I can't think of any, but then it's been years since I looked at a TV guide.

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Originally Posted by pip08456

Who say's he's watching anyting live? If he watches what he wants when he wants it's unlikely to be live. Minimum 5 second delay.

Exactly. I'm often pausing stuff to create my own breaks anyway and come back to it when I'm ready.

[General Maximus]

Originally Posted by MUD_Wizard

I watch programmes, I don't watch channels. Live is overrated.

absolutely. Adverts do my head in (and I don't watch anything on the BBC apart from Wimbledon) which is why I download all my tv series. The only exception are my 300+ eps of Judge Judy which I have Sky+'d and I can fast forward through the adverts.

[MUD_Wizard]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

absolutely. Adverts do my head in (and I don't watch anything on the BBC apart from Wimbledon) which is why I download all my tv series. The only exception are my 300+ eps of Judge Judy which I have Sky+'d and I can fast forward through the adverts.

Yeah even Wimbledon I watched streaming on my laptop last year. The site has improved a lot.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

Already have voice activated channel changing via the Xbox One, it does work well but i would much rather use a remote than shout across the room which channel i want.

Not saying you would do it, but it would take some explaining to your significant other if you wanted to watch an adult channel and you screamed that across the room.

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Originally Posted by General Maximus

absolutely. Adverts do my head in (and I don't watch anything on the BBC apart from Wimbledon) which is why I download all my tv series. The only exception are my 300+ eps of Judge Judy which I have Sky+'d and I can fast forward through the adverts.

Personally, I don't see why people fuss about adverts. I personally don't like them, but I ignore them. Much easier than fast forwarding through them, and, tbh, I have far more important things to worry about than adverts.

[wildfruit]

I have
Tv xl
Phone xl
200mb broadband
Sky movies
Sky hd add on
One tivo one V+
£67pm inc line rental
Ring up and barter

[nashville]

I do not mind the adverts to much as I can make a cup of tea or do something quickly while they are on!

[jodash]

I'm always looking at ways to reduce my bill just got given now TV so will have a look at that