TiVo : Finally deals from Virgin that rival SKY

[muppetman11]

Seems Sky are now the ones pumping the deals out , complete package for £31 a month.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/sho...heap-cable#sky

[johnathome]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Seems Sky are now the ones pumping the deals out , complete package for £31 a month.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/sho...heap-cable#sky

My complete package for £25 a month runs out in June, hopefully i'll get straight onto this one

[muppetman11]

There's a poster over on AV Forums in the satellite section that appears to have some good deals for new and existing Sky customers including Sky Q offers.

£56 a month for Sky Q Silver with Movies and Sports included.

[nn012]

A few months in and the SkyQ is already heavily discounted! Seem like it's not the runaway success Sky expected it to be.

[muppetman11]

A problem for executives whilst the rest enjoy a decent product with huge discounts a win win for the consumer. Lets hope times get even harder they'll be paying us to take it soon.

[nn012]

I don't know about it being a decent product muppet, with so many problems I've heard from current users. Everything I might want to do on a SkyQ I can already with 2 TiVos and much cheaper.

[muppetman11]

I've had mine months and aside from a few minor issues it's been pretty good and I'm paying less than the cost of two TIVOs but I take your point about multiroom streaming.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by nn012

A few months in and the SkyQ is already heavily discounted! Seem like it's not the runaway success Sky expected it to be.

Rushing things sometimes is never the best policy in my book and l find its always best to wait until all the bugs and problems have been sorted out.

[nn012]

I quite agree denphone, I've never been the type to brandish about what products are out there or what I might have or watched. Similarly I rarely watch anything when it airs on TV, give it some time to settle in before I commit and I've never been disappointed.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by denphone

Rushing things sometimes is never the best policy in my book and l find its always best to wait until all the bugs and problems have been sorted out.

The current TIVO and Sky+HD still have bugs as do most other things such as Android phones , Apple etc. Lets see reports when VM launch their new STB I'll guarantee there'll be issues and bugs not picked up in beta there always is.

[denphone]

l quite agree with you MM but l still stand by my original comment that they rush released it to try to get in their first and sometimes that is not always the best option.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by denphone

l quite agree with you MM but l still stand by my original comment that they rush released it to try to get in their first and sometimes that is not always the best option.

The big mistake Sky made with its launch of Q is not having the powerline functionality available from the get go.

Most of the issues you'll see reported are around wifi connectivity of the multiroom box , I have mine connected currently via my own homeplugs and since using this method it's been reliable.

The problem is not every member of the general public knows how to do this hence my belief Sky should have had the onboard powerline functionality available and installers trained with it.

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by nn012

I don't know about it being a decent product muppet, with so many problems I've heard from current users. Everything I might want to do on a SkyQ I can already with 2 TiVos and much cheaper.

Sky Q has tablet functionality, which the current Tivo doesn't have. Not something I would use, but I get the impression that quite a few people would.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by passingbat

Sky Q has tablet functionality, which the current Tivo doesn't have. Not something I would use, but I get the impression that quite a few people would.

I've used the tablet functionality a few times but I agree not something I'll use whilst at home that often , that said the kids seem to love the tablets despite also having a tv which is strange.