Thinking on ordering V+

[Timbo7]

I only recently had my V+ box and would not look back now, the recording is so easy when I think of all the recordings I lost or got missed endings because of tape shortage on video. Its so easy to use and well worth the money, I'm glad Virgin are at last competing head on against Sky in this area.

[Impz2002]

had V+ installed on thursday and it is brilliant. using VOD and also recording programmes means i too never really watch anything live !


A+++++ !


Impz

[webcrawler2050]

Thanks guys. This has deffo swayed me to buying it - just gotta wait till I get paid

[Mick]

I was on a Pace STB a month back and got a V+ Replacement - The picture quality even in SD has improved dramatically.

[jojo3972]

Originally Posted by webcrawler2050

Hey Guys,

We are thinking of ordering V+, I rang VM sales earlier and they confirmed we could get top everything for £65 a month - which is saving us just short of £15 a month - not much I know - but it helps. I was wondering, if anybody could give me advice / experiences with the V+ service in general - I understand it comes with HDMI & HD as Standard, whats does it support, my tv can handle both 1080i & p

Thank you

hmmm i just got off fone well not just about getting this and its costing me 85 a month how come im paying more than u thast not fair im gonna cry now boohoo lol cant wait to get it tho sounds mint, joxx

[webcrawler2050]

XL PLus service - £65 a month plus £30 install fee!

[dav]

I'm considering a V+, but I'm going to wait until this Phorm business resolves itself.
I'd love to have this service, but before I drop any more £'s on VM, they need to prove they value my custom.

Originally Posted by dav

I'm considering a V+, but I'm going to wait until this Phorm business resolves itself.
I'd love to have this service, but before I drop any more £'s on VM, they need to prove they value my custom.

WTF? Don't get it if you don't want it but I got it because I value their service - I doubt if they know who I am let alone 'value my custom'!

[dav]

Originally Posted by confucious

WTF? Don't get it if you don't want it but I got it because I value their service - I doubt if they know who I am let alone 'value my custom'!

"WTF?"

I'll tell you WTF...you obviously didn't read the bit where I said I'd love to have this service.

Fortunately for me, I can see past having the shiny box with the nice flashing lights sat underneath my TV. If VM want to provide a package of services they ALL have to be fit for purpose, not one diamond and a couple of dog turds.

Anyway, that's OT. My final word is that I will get V+ IF VM bin Phorm AND when a newer, more capable V+ box is launched. "Bigger picture."

[higgsfield]

I agree that Phorm is a major issue.

I adopted all of the VM products before it came along. I couldn't be without the V+ now, but it may persuade me to switch internet and phone providers.

[roland69uk]

I ordered my V+ box yeaterday and they are installing on thurs afternoon, i cant wait

[moroboshi]

It's certainly good value at the moment, but isn't without it's drawbacks. For me the lack of HD is the biggest issue, with just one HD channel and a tiny amount of HD VOD it's rather pathetic.

The other gripe I have is with the UI, which looks absolutely hideous upscaled to 1080i and is so basic in both design and functionality it looks like it's fallen straight out of the 1980s. Compared to something like a windows media center PC, with it's gorgeous 1080p UI with lovely smooth effects and transitions, plus excellent search and categorisation functionality... V+ again feels like a relic.

But in my opinion it's still probably the best option around, with Sky HD comically expensive and and morally repugnant (Murdoch), and all the Freeview/Windows Media Center options having no HD and very few channels.