General : Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)

[denphone]

Indeed for some they won't need speeds more then 20mbs in my opinion.

[nodrogd]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Oh right! LG said that they were going to do it via the use of an app that they could turn on & off whenever they needed to. Must have changed their minds.

Do you know what 996 was showing before 7pm and after 9pm?

I first spotted 996 working on the Friday night with the usual "this channel is not broadcasting right now. Please check the programme guide for details of when its on" splash screen. The channel had gone from the EPG by Monday morning.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by denphone

Indeed for some they won't need speeds more then 20mbs in my opinion.

Agreed i'm on 38mbs i'm a keen gamer ps4 online, i stream live hd tv, stream videos, music etc and 38mbs is suiting my needs perfectly with plenty left over for other stuff.

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Agreed i'm on 38mbs i'm a keen gamer ps4 online, i stream live hd tv, stream videos, music etc and 38mbs is suiting my needs perfectly with plenty left over for other stuff.

I agree I was perfectly happy with 20/30 before upgrade to 150mb

is there any examples where this a need for that speed other than faster download? it sounds like streaming is perfectly happy with the lower amount

[MutleyF]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

I agree I was perfectly happy with 20/30 before upgrade to 150mb

is there any examples where this a need for that speed other than faster download? it sounds like streaming is perfectly happy with the lower amount

I agree the slower speed is adequate for most.
For me, having a possibility (though not in reality) of 4 people all streaming at the same time means we have plenty of bandwidth available for my two webcams as well.

Agree that my 200mb is probably overkill, but then thats the snob in me !

[Tricky Trevor]

But in our household there are 5 of us with about 30 devices and we have just begun 4K streaming so it's a case of 'Horses for Courses'.

[denphone]

Crikey 30 devices.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

I agree I was perfectly happy with 20/30 before upgrade to 150mb

is there any examples where this a need for that speed other than faster download? it sounds like streaming is perfectly happy with the lower amount

Not at the moment possibly when UHD becomes more widely available and people start to stream UHD content on multiple devices the extra speed will be needed, as things stand me personally i'm quite happy with just HD content, bt do contact me every now and again asking if i want 78mbs i politely decline lol.

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Originally Posted by denphone

Crikey 30 devices.

I live on my own and have about 7 different streaming devices lol, then again i'm terrible for buying new streaming devices the new mad catz device is next on my list lol.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Not at the moment possibly when UHD becomes more widely available and people start to stream UHD content on multiple devices the extra speed will be needed, as things stand me personally i'm quite happy with just HD content, bt do contact me every now and again asking if i want 78mbs i politely decline lol.

Netflix say you need a 25mb connection however it actually uses around 15Mb in my experience. I suppose the 25mb is to allow for a smooth streaming experience.

Well I spoke with Virgin about slow sluggish Apps like YouTube, Netflix and BBC Iplayer , boxes running very slow, issues with menus. I have been told first of all they don't deal with app issues as they are third party, the tech guys said they aware of all TiVo issues and say there is nothing they can do at this time to resolve issue. I raised it as a complaint as been told to accept this type of service is not right

[DaMac]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Oh right! LG said that they were going to do it via the use of an app that they could turn on & off whenever they needed to. Must have changed their minds.

Do you know what 996 was showing before 7pm and after 9pm?

Edit: Could somebody with a non TiVo box please check if BBC1 HD, BBC2 HD, ITV3 HD, C4 HD and C5 HD are encrypted or not?

To check, you can just take out your smart card and see if the picture remains.

Much obliged

Yes they are encrypted, CH5 HD is Only available on pay tv remember.
The only channels that are not encrypted are sd channels 1 - 5, a couple of sd kids channels and challenge (for some bizarre reason).

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by nodrogd

I first spotted 996 working on the Friday night with the usual "this channel is not broadcasting right now. Please check the programme guide for details of when its on" splash screen. The channel had gone from the EPG by Monday morning.

RoI Vote 2016 was launch on Virgin UK Channel 996 on Saturday night just after midnight for 24 hours.

We use an V+HD Box at Media Boy HQ.

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We are still trying to get an date on when Virgin Media UK will close Sky Movies HD and Sky Sports HD on Scientific-Atlanta V+ model.

[denphone]

Racing UK available free all this weekend to cable customers.

http://virginmediapresents.com/#all/...hannel_issue10

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by DaMac

Yes they are encrypted, CH5 HD is Only available on pay tv remember.
The only channels that are not encrypted are sd channels 1 - 5, a couple of sd kids channels and challenge (for some bizarre reason).

Thanks, Channel 5 HD looks to be making technical changes to go FTA on satellite.

It looks like it will also be joining Freeview, taking the former BBC3 capacity.

[RichardCoulter]

Motors TV returned to the Sky EPG today. I'm assuming that it continued uninterrupted on VM?