General : Been proven right

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

True, but after VM recently encouraged their customers to look at what Freeview has to offer, some might find that this meets their needs. The channels currently on Freeview and/or Freesat actually offer more than I was paying for on pay TV at one point!

Also, to get around these constant price rises, some might go for a much cheaper streaming service option, where the starting price is lower to start with.

Unless you're a sports fan, the argument for paying for TV is getting weaker IMO.

Agree with you there Arthur. And why if you are a sports fan go see or play the sport, it doesn't have to be watched on TV !

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Agree with you there Arthur. And why if you are a sports fan go see or play the sport, it doesn't have to be watched on TV !

I am, and I do go and watch my team, but like many others, I like to watch lots of different games from the premiership etc, and that's the main reason people subscribe to the sports channels.

[G4v1n]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

True, but after VM recently encouraged their customers to look at what Freeview has to offer, some might find that this meets their needs. The channels currently on Freeview and/or Freesat actually offer more than I was paying for on pay TV at one point!

Also, to get around these constant price rises, some might go for a much cheaper streaming service option, where the starting price is lower to start with.

Unless you're a sports fan, the argument for paying for TV is getting weaker IMO.

I currently get Netflix, Amazon Prime and Now TV ents+movies (got a great deal on Black Friday) so combined with Freeview which actually has a decent choice of 'casual watching' channels plus a few in HD, I have absolutely no interest in the expensive and limited TV packages that Virgin Media offer. OTA Pay TV is over as far as I'm concerned, I'm only interested in Broadband.