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Originally Posted by BenMcr
I have seen nothing to say that the V6 has been designed to only work with VM's own broadband service - in fact it already has been proven to work with third party routers (which will treat it the same as any other network device) on a VM connection.
It's commercialy only available with VM broadband at present, but it's quite possible that won't always be the case. However as the recommended connection speed is 100Mbps+, then alternative providers aren't currently widely available.
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We can ignore routers, it's the neutrality of every ISPs connection that is important. It''s unlikely to be designed to be ISP specific but if it's been designed to allow it to be rendered ISP specific that's a subtle but significat difference.
As for your last paragraph you see no issue with VM being the only ISP that can deliver the surprising high "recommended" line speed for the new VM tv box? If that is going to form part of the official explanation as to why a non VM broadband customer cannot have VM's new set top box then it's disappointing.
It's a worrying precedent but in this case the convenience of having a VM tv service and broadband service may outweigh any concerns of not being able to use another ISP. The next case we may not have convenience to fall back on