Sky Channels On Virgin Media (aka NTL) - Page 2

maxwell silver · 02-03-2007, 05:34

Have been with Virgin either with mobile or cable for a while now & have always been impressed with the way they 'talk' to the customer in their info brochures etc.No fancy spiel,they talk to you as though they're on the same level as you,if you get my drift.Even the woman on their answer phone sounds pretty trendy,in a Branson kind of way

steeljack · 02-03-2007, 06:20

ok a dumb question for you tech guys who have a satellite dish for TV reception, do you have to pay for it ? reason for question ........my daughter and her family live in a small village just over the border in what used to be east Germany and they have a satallite dish on the roof , usually on my annual visit I have 'jet-lag ' for a couple of days and end -up getting up at 3 a.m. and flicking on the TV and channel surf ....I am amazed that they can pick-up 100s of stations from all over Europe , I asked the son-in-law how much this costs them (ok , I'm a nosy sod) each month ? .........he told me nothing .....they bought the dish and this gadget, ( kind of a cross between a compass and an azmiuth meter which allows them to align the dish to the signal) from a local electric goods store and they have T.V. , the co-axial cable is direct from the dish to the TV no scambler as I could see ...... and I know from friends who live in the middle east that they also get free satallite TV , .......so basically my question is why do folks in the UK have to pay a monthly fee to download signals ?
thanks

lancsdave · 02-03-2007, 07:08

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Originally Posted by Lolly

We should then start a petiton for those that cant get Virgin at the moment, i'll start a myspace and let you all know!!!

Let us know when you do and I'll make sure somebody at the top of Virgin Media knows it's there

Neil · 02-03-2007, 08:28

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Originally Posted by accymel

im sooo sick of the sky dish interferance with bad weather

Thats probably 'cus your dish is slightly out of line. I personally think you need a zone 2 dish (60cm) this far north but sky only install them in Scotland ish. zone 1 dishes (48cm) are ok until you get bad weather.

accymel · 02-03-2007, 10:05

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Originally Posted by Neil

Thats probably 'cus your dish is slightly out of line. I personally think you need a zone 2 dish (60cm) this far north but sky only install them in Scotland ish. zone 1 dishes (48cm) are ok until you get bad weather.

Probably blown a bit out of line but u dont wanna know how much they'll charge oh & they dont go on roofs

accymel · 02-03-2007, 10:06

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Pretty sure there are no plans in the immediate future to lay more cable.

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Neil · 02-03-2007, 15:47

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Originally Posted by accymel

Probably blown a bit out of line but u dont wanna know how much they'll charge oh & they dont go on roofs

I do want to know how much they charge.

andrewb · 02-03-2007, 15:57

Virgin are trying to get deals with LLU providers to send TV over broadband lines so they dont need to lay down more cable i think

accymel · 02-03-2007, 15:58

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Originally Posted by Neil

I do want to know how much they charge.

Try about region of £60 for sky engineer for maintenance full check as what it would be classed as as had box & dish over 12mnths

when i enquired 18mnth back. Mind u they wouldnt put my sky dish on the roof as when moved here despite the promises - had to get an independant approved satilite fitter who would cos sky's H&S policy at the time, sadly they are not about now

So lumbered this is where sky have the monopoly as to justify charging ludicrous rates for even maintenance or ensuring u can view for what u are paying!! as they are quite happy to charge your monthly fee but not maintain dish or box without fee or monthly warrenty fee which is about that per year

. U would think that with everything going digital that they could do something about the signal when its raining etc mmm rains a lot in this country

so think they are getting their money whether u can actually view or not at times

accymel · 02-03-2007, 16:00

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Originally Posted by Cyfr

Virgin are trying to get deals with LLU providers to send TV over broadband lines so they dont need to lay down more cable i think

True but means u cant take advantage of the 3 package deals & yet still get lumbered with sky or freeview for choice

lancsdave · 02-03-2007, 16:54

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Originally Posted by Cyfr

Virgin are trying to get deals with LLU providers to send TV over broadband lines so they dont need to lay down more cable i think

You are quite correct, broadband is the planned way forward.

chav1 · 02-03-2007, 17:09

well my brother has just ditched ntl and signed up to sky, ntl are suffering financialy already and i can see a lot of other customers leaving ntl for sky

sad realy because ntl's setup is a lot better and you dont loose your service in bad weather or have the picture constanlt breaking up when its windy

Neil · 02-03-2007, 17:10

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Originally Posted by accymel

had to get an independant approved satilite fitter who would cos sky's H&S policy at the time, sadly they are not about now

Try Telesat in Blabkburn 01254 582079
or Len Hall 01254 885202

panther · 02-03-2007, 19:04

Im with virgin media for my internet, and sky for digital!!