13-02-2016, 23:03
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cf.mega poster
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Re: TV cost saving news item
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
It could do, because of the way that the bundle prices work.
Having broadband may make the price of TV cheaper; which reduces any savings made because of any discount.
I've read on here that in some cases it's cheaper to take a VM landline than not having one- even if it never gets plugged in!
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I phoned up Virgin a while ago, to cancel TV, as I thought I'd be happy with freeview and internet, however I was told I'd lose the discount I get by having, tv, phone, and internet, so it was cheaper to go to the most basic tv package than not have tv at all.
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14-02-2016, 10:20
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#17
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Re: TV cost saving news item
we have the full package but the phones been unplugged for the last 6 years never had the need to use it.
and the good thing from not using it is no unwanted / nuisance phone calls.
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22-04-2016, 18:44
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Re: TV cost saving news item
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Originally Posted by admars
I phoned up Virgin a while ago, to cancel TV, as I thought I'd be happy with freeview and internet, however I was told I'd lose the discount I get by having, tv, phone, and internet, so it was cheaper to go to the most basic tv package than not have tv at all.
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Is this still the case with TiVo though, now that M TV customers have to pay £5 a month for the TiVo facility?
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22-04-2016, 21:20
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Re: TV cost saving news item
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Is this still the case with TiVo though, now that M TV customers have to pay £5 a month for the TiVo facility?
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The bill doesn't break it down , but it's there as an item to pay for.
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22-04-2016, 23:33
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Re: TV cost saving news item
firetv stick and typlayer free channels or £4,99 a month for all the premium ones
Job done for me
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23-04-2016, 17:36
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Re: TV cost saving news item
Do you know of anywhere that lists the channels available on a Fire TV stick?
I can find plenty of reviews for it, but not what channels are actually available!
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23-04-2016, 17:40
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FORMER Virgin Media Staff
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Re: TV cost saving news item
The "channels" available are whatever apps provide. So you've got your iplayers and 4od's and that, whatever NowTV gives you, whatever netflix gives you, etc.
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23-04-2016, 19:36
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Re: TV cost saving news item
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Do you know of anywhere that lists the channels available on a Fire TV stick?
I can find plenty of reviews for it, but not what channels are actually available!
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You can root the stick and install all kinds of dodgy streaming apps on it, so the sky's the limit.
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23-04-2016, 19:47
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Re: TV cost saving news item
Fire Sticks are pretty rubbish, you're handicapped significantly by Amazon and the hardware specs pretty basic too, better to get an Android box and get those dodgy apps loaded
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23-04-2016, 19:58
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Re: TV cost saving news item
i got rid of TV saving me £11 a month and went to Freesat.
I only watch BBC and ITV and most of that is on Catchup TV players.
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24-04-2016, 16:21
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FORMER Virgin Media Staff
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Re: TV cost saving news item
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Originally Posted by techguyone
Fire Sticks are pretty rubbish, you're handicapped significantly by Amazon and the hardware specs pretty basic too, better to get an Android box and get those dodgy apps loaded
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Balderdash, you're not restricted by Amazon at all, you can install any apps you want from outside Amazon's own store. That's all those other Android boxes do and Amazon's fork of Android is no different.
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24-04-2016, 16:37
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Deus Vult
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Re: TV cost saving news item
LOl you're having a laugh, Amazon are making it very hard to sideload apps that aren't their own, as it's not in Amazons interests, plus the things only got 0.5 GB usable RAM for a few quid more you can get a proper non affiliated to anyone android box and load what you want. They also removed Kodi from their app store, wonder why that was... oh wait, it's not Amazons.
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24-04-2016, 16:51
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Re: TV cost saving news item
Still think that it would be useful to be able to access each others TiVos- I could watch a film that I forgot to record, whilst they could access mine for an episode of a drama that they missed where no alternative showing is scheduled.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...-customer.html
Is this how Plex works?
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24-04-2016, 17:40
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FORMER Virgin Media Staff
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Re: TV cost saving news item
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Originally Posted by techguyone
LOl you're having a laugh, Amazon are making it very hard to sideload apps that aren't their own, as it's not in Amazons interests, plus the things only got 0.5 GB usable RAM for a few quid more you can get a proper non affiliated to anyone android box and load what you want. They also removed Kodi from their app store, wonder why that was... oh wait, it's not Amazons.
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Go to Settings > System > Developer Options > Enable “Apps from Unknown Sources”
A tickbox is all that stops you from sideloading whatever the hell you want. Very hard.
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Still think that it would be useful to be able to access each others TiVos- I could watch a film that I forgot to record, whilst they could access mine for an episode of a drama that they missed where no alternative showing is scheduled.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...-customer.html
Is this how Plex works?
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More or less. Plex is cool, you set it up on the machine that has all your media and then any other plex app can log in and view it. It'll transcode the media if it needs to and stream it over LAN or internet.
That said, it has its flaws as well. When inside my network, I prefer good ol' Kodi to watch the stuff on my server, but outside the network Plex is by far the easiest.
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