29-12-2006, 23:31
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NTL TV Drive FAQ
This thread is for discussion of the TV Drive FAQ Article
Please note that the FAQ Article was originally written by Chris, and is now updated by Spiderplant and the CF Team as new infomation comes to light.
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29-12-2006, 23:39
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Re: NTL TV Drive FAQ
Outstanding mate
Thanx
I'll make it stick as its very useful, may copy it to Articles.
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29-12-2006, 23:46
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Re: NTL TV Drive FAQ
Cheers mate.
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30-12-2006, 09:41
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Re: NTL TV Drive FAQ
brilliant post only one small question - if you are an existing customer with two boxes, you have the tv drive installed and they take away one box but you keep the second box and ideas what you'll be charged????
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30-12-2006, 11:25
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Re: NTL TV Drive FAQ
This is great, thank you very much.
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30-12-2006, 12:35
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Re: NTL TV Drive FAQ
Brilliant Post! Well done!
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30-12-2006, 14:59
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31-12-2006, 16:53
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Re: NTL TV Drive FAQ
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Originally Posted by welwynrose
brilliant post only one small question - if you are an existing customer with two boxes, you have the tv drive installed and they take away one box but you keep the second box and ideas what you'll be charged????
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Your charges should remain the same. I assume you are presently paying an additional £15 for the second box. It would remain at £15 to replace one of your boxes with a TVDrive (£10 for TVDrive plus £5 for 'second' box). This is assuming you have the Family Pack, otherwise the TVDrive would cost £15. All costs are of course per month. There would also be no installation charge.
It's a no-brainer for those that already have 2 boxes (and paying £15 additional per month anyway).
Cheers
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01-01-2007, 17:29
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Re: NTL TV Drive FAQ
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Originally Posted by Chris Howell
Q: Yeah, so?
A: With three tuners, you can watch one ‘live’ programme, while recording up to two other programmes at the same time (or, you can record three programmes, including the one on the current channel, simultaneously).
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Excellent document. Unless the NTL version of TVDrive has slightly different software from Telewest, you CANNOT currently record three programmes at once.
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01-01-2007, 17:44
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Re: NTL TV Drive FAQ
Thanks for the feedback everyone.
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Originally Posted by Ernie_C
Excellent document. Unless the NTL version of TVDrive has slightly different software from Telewest, you CANNOT currently record three programmes at once.
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Well spotted, my mistake.
But I'm sure I read somewhere that a future software will let you do this (record current channel plus 2 other channels). Is this true or was I dreaming?
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02-01-2007, 15:44
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Re: NTL TV Drive FAQ
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Originally Posted by Chris Howell
... I read somewhere that a future software will let you do this (record current channel plus 2 other channels). Is this true or was I dreaming?
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The box is certainly capable of this in a future software release. It kind of does it now when the third tuner is 'buffered' to allow DelayTV.
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03-01-2007, 17:02
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Re: NTL TV Drive FAQ
Thank you for an excellent and informative post
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04-01-2007, 22:22
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Re: NTL TV Drive FAQ
great post . roll on late january
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05-01-2007, 10:46
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Re: NTL TV Drive FAQ
Chris, thanks for an excellent post!
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Q: How much?
A: Well, that depends:
Existing TV service customers: You can either pay £75 to get TV Drive installed (in which case they take away your old box) OR – you can get the Engineer to move your existing box into another room of your choice, and then you pay £5 per month for that box, for a minimum of 12 months.
New TV service customers:Installation is free.
All customers pay a rental charge for the TV Drive itself:
If you’re on the Family Pack: £10 per month.
If you’re not the Family Pack: £15 per month.
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On the question of how much, as I already have a 2nd box for which I am currently paying £15pcm according to your figures should I be able to get a free install, return the 2nd box, pay £10 pcm for the TV Drive and £5 pcm for the other box - i.e. nett £0 per month ?
Ever hopeful, J
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05-01-2007, 14:32
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Re: NTL TV Drive FAQ
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Originally Posted by Jacquesb
Chris, thanks for an excellent post!
On the question of how much, as I already have a 2nd box for which I am currently paying £15pcm according to your figures should I be able to get a free install, return the 2nd box, pay £10 pcm for the TV Drive and £5 pcm for the other box - i.e. nett £0 per month ?
Ever hopeful, J
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See my previous response above.
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