TiVo - Page 386

howardmicks · 31-03-2011, 21:48

Wish dean would get/pay my bill every month,Dont think vm are ever gonna live this dean fiasco down lol
A friend of mine actually contacted sky today after recieving is dean email and was quoted £150 for 1tb and free installation+even asked my friend was is name dean,So even sky`s getting a laugh out of it.

muppetman11 · 31-03-2011, 21:49

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Originally Posted by howardmicks

Wish dean would get/pay my bill every month,Dont think vm are ever gonna live this dean fiasco down lol

Must amit it's funny , even the wife had a laugh and commented how unprofessional it was

Doz007 · 31-03-2011, 21:50

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Originally Posted by passingbat

Possibly because they have had a lot of complaints? Today's pricinng may have pushed people thinking of going to Sky, further along the path, so it would be sensible to tell retentions of a re-thought, potntiallyy lower price, for when people ring up to cancel

That pretty much sums up how the day went for me unfortunately.

Surely it doesn't take a genius to workout that it would be better for VM to sell me TiVo at a lower price rather than taking my £100 subscription every month to their rival.

Peter_ · 31-03-2011, 21:51

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Originally Posted by passingbat

Possibly because they have had a lot of complaints? Today's pricinng may have pushed people thinking of going to Sky, further along the path, so it would be sensible to tell retentions of a re-thought, potntiallyy lower price, for when people ring up to cancel

I doubt that the few people on here posting and even on other forums actually amount to many complaints, considering the were over 100,000 people who have registered an interest, and maybe the are a thousand people reading and posting on all the those forums so not many complaints overall.

Of course that is even if they actually bother to ring in and complain in the first place.

muppetman11 · 31-03-2011, 21:52

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Originally Posted by Masque

I doubt that the few people on here posting and even on other forums actually amount to many complaints, considering the were over 100,000 people who have registered an interest, and maybe the are a thousand people reading and posting on all the those forums so not many complaints overall.

Of course that is even if they actually bother to ring in and complain in the first place.

I beg to differ , most on here are the stereotypical TIVO customer so if they don't want it , things aren't great.

devilincarnate · 31-03-2011, 21:52

I would not like to be the person in the office today given the list of all the customers that had pre - registered and had to type all the names and send them ( got to 11am and said damn it send all dean )

Adder · 31-03-2011, 21:53

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Originally Posted by okun69

A reply from Neil Berkett's office

Secondly, please let me assure you that we gave a lot of thought to how we priced Tivo to our customer base, and we are delighted to be able to offer our 1Tb Tivo box to our customers for £50 less than new customers will be paying. Tivo is a premium product with some ground breaking functionality and worth every penny!

Hang on, what exactly is ground breaking here? TiVo came onto the UK market in what, 2001? V+ boxes have been on sale for five years? Someone correct me if different. Their child is clearly the VM TiVo, can we narrow down what it can do that neither the S1 TiVo or the V+ can do?

howardmicks · 31-03-2011, 21:54

Can see the sun front page tomorrow,Who is dean ? with a picture of a vm tivo

spankysmagicpian · 31-03-2011, 21:55

True Muppet. If you aren't going to get an open arm welcome to the pricing on a cable forum...where are you going to get one?

muppetman11 · 31-03-2011, 21:57

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Originally Posted by howardmicks

Wish dean would get/pay my bill every month,Dont think vm are ever gonna live this dean fiasco down lol
A friend of mine actually contacted sky today after recieving is dean email and was quoted £150 for 1tb and free installation+even asked my friend was is name dean,So even sky`s getting a laugh out of it.

Their is a thread on avforums saying people were getting 1tb Sky HD boxes for 150 although these were existing customers.

Peter_ · 31-03-2011, 21:57

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Originally Posted by Adder

Hang on, what exactly is ground breaking here? TiVo came onto the UK market in what, 2001? V+ boxes have been on sale for five years? Someone correct me if different. Their child is clearly the VM TiVo, can we narrow down what it can do that neither the S1 TiVo or the V+ can do?

How many channels can a S1 TiVo record while playing another channel, can an S1 use Virginmedia VOD or the BBC iplayer as standard.

Is the Virginmedia going to have support past the the summer unlike the the S1.

I expect yourself and others can find out these easy answers but to help.

The Virginmedia TiVo can record 3 channels while you watch a 4th or play a recording or watch VOD unlike an S1.

cozmic1988 · 31-03-2011, 21:59

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Originally Posted by Masque

The Virginmedia TiVo can record 3 channels while you watch a 4th or play a recording or watch VOD unlike an S1.

You can't record 3 and watch a 4th unfortunately :-)

howardmicks · 31-03-2011, 22:00

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Their is a thread on avforums saying people were getting 1tb Sky HD boxes for 150 although these were existing customers.

he already as a sky+hd box but switched off,They allow you to do a self install apparently.

Doz007 · 31-03-2011, 22:01

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Their is a thread on avforums saying people were getting 1tb Sky HD boxes for 150 although these were existing customers.

I used that £150 as a price 'a friend' got the 1TB box for when I phoned sky earlier & after a little confusion she matched it.

Still didn't take the plunge though as VM still have time to surprise me with the TiVo box because that's what I really want.

Adder · 31-03-2011, 22:02

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Originally Posted by Masque

How many channels can a S1 TiVo record while playing another channel,

I said neither the S1 or the V+ and the V+ is as capable here as the VM TiVo.

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can an S1 use Virginmedia VOD or the BBC iplayer as standard.

No, but the V+ can.

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Is the Virginmedia going to have support past the the summer unlike the the S1.

Not a relevant point, I am trying to establish what is "groundbreaking" about it.

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I expect yourself and others can find out these easy answers but to help.

The Virginmedia TiVo can record 3 channels while you watch a 4th or play a recording

Happy that this belongs on the "groundbreaking" list.