23-01-2018, 12:28
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cf.addict
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Free V6 box
Not sure if everyone can get it but in MyVirginMedia I was able to upgrade one of my old TiVo boxes to a V6 for no cost, not even the £20 activation charge.
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23-01-2018, 13:08
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 4,096
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Re: Free V6 box
It does happen..
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23-01-2018, 13:30
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Leeds
Posts: 1,320
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Re: Free V6 box
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Originally Posted by Broken Hope
Not sure if everyone can get it but in MyVirginMedia I was able to upgrade one of my old TiVo boxes to a V6 for no cost, not even the £20 activation charge.
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They've offered me one free, twice so far. Yet to take them up on the offer but yes they definitely do it.
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23-01-2018, 13:41
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Mar 2012
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Re: Free V6 box
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Originally Posted by daveeb
They've offered me one free, twice so far. Yet to take them up on the offer but yes they definitely do it.
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Why didn't you take it mate, they are a huge improvement on the old TiVo.
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23-01-2018, 15:08
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Still alive and fighting
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: In the land of beyond and beyond.
Services: XL BB, 3 360 boxes , XL TV.
Posts: 56,334
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Re: Free V6 box
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Originally Posted by Mad Max
Why didn't you take it mate, they are a huge improvement on the old TiVo.
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Most definitely MM.
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23-01-2018, 15:50
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CF Resident Dog
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 14,329
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Re: Free V6 box
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Originally Posted by daveeb
They've offered me one free, twice so far. Yet to take them up on the offer but yes they definitely do it.
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You should take it up asap before they change their mind!
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23-01-2018, 17:00
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cf.member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 23
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Re: Free V6 box
The only reason, not to take a V6, is losing the recordings on the TiVo - nothing, at all, to do with cost.
A few weeks back, there was talk of VM providing a copy function from TiVo to V6, but that seems to have died a death.
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23-01-2018, 17:01
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Virgin Media Staff
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Manchester
Services: 360 x2, Maxit TV, Sky Sports and Sky Cinema. Gig1
Posts: 17,929
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Re: Free V6 box
There are no current plans to offer a copy of recordings.
You can already copy Series Link+, Thumbs and recording Wishlist settings between TiVo based boxes.
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23-01-2018, 17:11
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Rise above the players
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Wokingham
Services: 2 V6 boxes with 360 software, Now, ITVX, Amazon, Netflix, Lionsgate+, Apple+, Disney+, Paramount +,
Posts: 14,616
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Re: Free V6 box
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Originally Posted by StopThePigeon
The only reason, not to take a V6, is losing the recordings on the TiVo - nothing, at all, to do with cost.
A few weeks back, there was talk of VM providing a copy function from TiVo to V6, but that seems to have died a death.
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The best way to avoid the loss of material you haven't yet seen is to watch as much as possible by the beginning of autumn (there will be less good material to record during the summer, so at this point your list will be a short as it's likely to get.
Next, work out what you can watch in a different way (eg through Virgin Media On Demand, Netflix, Amazon, Now TV, TV Player, etc).
Then watch what you are left with before your new box arrives. Once you have your new V6 installed, start recording on there and in the meantime, catch up with the other stuff you wanted to see before it is taken off the relevant streaming, catch up and on demand services.
That's what I did prior to changing my box and I didn't miss a thing in the end, despite the long list I had!
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23-01-2018, 17:14
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 1,641
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Re: Free V6 box
I would have thought the easiest way would be to add an extra box (v6) for a month or 2 whilst watching things on old TiVo box - remove the TiVo box when everything watched.
Yes it would cost extra for a month or 2, but would be easier to do.
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23-01-2018, 17:15
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cf.member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 23
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Re: Free V6 box
And that is the real blocker, for moving to V6 - paying VM a premium for a very neat PVR service, that is not transferrable, ruins the cost justification of building a collection of recordings. With or without the option of the V6, the need to replace a TiVo box with another TiVo box (performance, disk failure, fatigue, etc.) defeats the point of investing in the product.
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23-01-2018, 17:41
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Virgin Media Staff
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Manchester
Services: 360 x2, Maxit TV, Sky Sports and Sky Cinema. Gig1
Posts: 17,929
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Re: Free V6 box
The V6 is TiVo based, which means you can transfer the settings across.
But there has never been an option to transfer the recordings themselves from any type of Virgin Media PVR to another physical box.
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23-01-2018, 17:47
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Leeds
Posts: 1,320
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Re: Free V6 box
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Originally Posted by Mad Max
Why didn't you take it mate, they are a huge improvement on the old TiVo.
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I probably should have and may live to regret it. Reasons at the time were
1. slight suspicion at the offer and wondered if there was a catch
2. recordings I don't really want to lose
3. currently pipe signal to other tv's via scart to rf modulator > rf distributor and would lose that option. Would be trickier to split/send hdmi signal.
but yes, i probably shouldn't have looked a gift horse in the mouth
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23-01-2018, 18:42
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,526
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Re: Free V6 box
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
There are no current plans to offer a copy of recordings.
You can already copy Series Link+, Thumbs and recording Wishlist settings between TiVo based boxes.
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Ben, do VM backup these up regularly over the box broadband connection or do you need to ask the engineer (or a VM rep over the phone if a self install) to do this?
I wouldn't like to lose my settings because I assumed something.
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23-01-2018, 19:21
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,912
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Re: Free V6 box
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Originally Posted by cheekyangus
Ben, do VM backup these up regularly over the box broadband connection or do you need to ask the engineer (or a VM rep over the phone if a self install) to do this?
I wouldn't like to lose my settings because I assumed something.
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They are backed up to a server automatically, and remain available for two weeks after the box is removed
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