Bt vision..any good? [Archive]

B4 Sloth

13-01-2009, 02:48 PM

After some opinions, Deliberatinng whether to switch over to Bt vision.

Have sky Hd, sinced it come out. Wanting to save a few quid accross the board. I have bt broadband on the unlimited package, including the hub phone. Since sky Hd channel package costs loads i thought of
a) changing to bt vision
b)droppping back on my broadband package?

If i change broadband providers i have to sod about with mac codes, new routers and all that jazz.

But in a time of recession and the need for spares for my buggies!

Thanks
Steve

B4 Sloth

13-01-2009, 02:50 PM

What about virgin??

Jonesy

13-01-2009, 04:01 PM

What about virgin??

I recently changed from SKY to Virgin Media and I've been very impressed so far. The only reason I changed was because my SKY kept cutting out and there was nothing they could do to repair it.

I'm running at around 8meg broadband which is plenty for me and I've gone for their full package. I'm only missing out on Sky Sports but I'll get over it.

The amount of TV that you can watch on demand is amazing!!

Get it!

Kopite

13-01-2009, 05:08 PM

Jonesy, virgin is shit, you've just got lucky. Wait till something fcuks up, then you'll be PISSED!

the best broadband provider currently out there is O2, trust me (they have by far the least amount of people complaining about their service. I know this cos i work for a price comparison site)

ashleyb4

13-01-2009, 05:59 PM

Ive got bt vision cant complain its easy to record stuff you can watch film on demand. works off your normal ariel.

EDIT oops bad spelling and grammer

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Lee

13-01-2009, 06:18 PM

Ive got bt vision cant be complain
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What :eh?:

showtime

13-01-2009, 10:11 PM

i got BT vision & it seems pretty good so far
all your freeview channels plus your choice of on demand packages & even sultana sports if thats what floats your boat:)
i very rarely watch TV so i just got the £5 a month drama/adult package
(adult = grown ups ie not kids channel :rolleyes:) but yeah have to say its been good so far, cheap too.
apparently the box can record 80 hours worth of stuff plus it has a twin tuner so you can watch a different channel to the one you're recording :)
oh & you can record 2 different channels while watching something on demand! how good is that :)

Jonesy

13-01-2009, 11:09 PM

PaulRotheram

14-01-2009, 11:46 AM

We have the virgin package and all i can say is.. utter bollocks! Internet is slow, the t.v box lags when changing channels or searching in the tv guide, quality of picture is very poor also.
Tried on numerous attempts to get a techie out but its never happened, and each time we ring its either our fault or 'we have work on going in that area' how many people have heard that one? please.

Southwell

14-01-2009, 11:51 AM

I cant fault Sky. When i had a box issue on my HD service, two people showed up, replaced the box for a brand new one and even adjusted my dish so i get 100% on signal quality! Excellent service imo, even if it costs a bomb.

My internet is with Virgin, once again it runs perfectly and i always get max speed. Some unlucky people are in built up areas which can overload the UBR's, hence the slow speeds.

The TV is crap though, my parents have it and it's forever freezing on the tv guide and between changing channels.

PaulRotheram

14-01-2009, 12:13 PM

The TV is crap though, my parents have it and it's forever freezing on the tv guide and between changing channels.

!!!!!

I've resorted to my freeview box in my bedroom cause the virgin box is so bad, ive memorised channels on virgin for Dave, E4 and sky 1 for when im eating tea though :lol:

Nick Goodall

14-01-2009, 12:19 PM

My mate has just had BT vision installed and so far is really happy - i've been over and it seems to work really well, certainly the next best thing to Sky as far as i can tell.

The only reason i have Sky is for the Sports to be honest so i can't ever change away from it now :lol:

I do get my broadband through them too which so far has been faultless too so i'm pretty happy, just a shame it's so expensive!

Kopite

14-01-2009, 12:26 PM

it's never when you're happy with a provider that's the real test of whether they're any good or not, it's the customer service when things go tits up.

ps - Sky Sports is ace for the footy, but the all important merseyside derbies (biggest games in the world) are both on Setanta next week. BOBBINS!!

Northy

14-01-2009, 12:31 PM

Right guys, so seeing as I don't watch Footy (no I'm not gay) on my (cheapest £19 odd quid a month) sky package, is there anything else I could switch over to to save a few pennies? :eh?:

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Southwell

14-01-2009, 12:35 PM

Depends what channels you want? I don't think you get Sky one on Virgin unless you get their XL package.

PaulRotheram

14-01-2009, 12:37 PM

Depends what channels you want? I don't think you get Sky one on Virgin unless you get their XL package.

correct. you have to decide between movies and sports too, we got the sports :thumbsup:

Lee

14-01-2009, 01:12 PM

I have sky+, i am on my 5th or 6th box, its been ok for a year and now its out of warranty it cocks up, so i cant actually watch the stuff saved on the hard drive, so i called them, the very polite asian brother insisted i should pay £60 for a call out and £99 for a new box so i said i may as well get HD for that, but they would only do HD for £65 installation and £199 for the box, despite having sky talk and broadband plus the full sky tv package for 5 years :cry:

Not impressed with them

Southwell

14-01-2009, 01:13 PM

They are doing HD for £75 at the moment politely tell them to stop being idiots and charge the right prices.

O and for about £10 they have a care package which is free call outs and free replacements ;) My mates dish messed up and they wanted £150, but if he took the care thing out it was free.

Lee

14-01-2009, 01:16 PM

I said that but then she used the line,

" there are no deals for existing customers" :mad:

Southwell

14-01-2009, 01:20 PM

I said that but then she used the line,

" there are no deals for existing customers" :mad:

Bollocks, i got that deal end of last year and ive been with them for years.

Lee

14-01-2009, 01:23 PM

Yeah i said forget it i will go with virgin then and she just said ok bye :lol:

I was like balls, i have to go through all the press 1 for this and 2 for that again :lol:

Southwell

14-01-2009, 01:42 PM

Yeah i said forget it i will go with virgin then and she just said ok bye :lol:

I was like balls, i have to go through all the press 1 for this and 2 for that again :lol:

Lol, worth a try. Some of their agents are complete idiots, one hung up on me saying 'she couldn't understand me' Yeah 'coz im speaking English! :woot:
The next one was brilliant, at least his accent wasn't so strong i had to get him to repeat himself constantly.

Northy

14-01-2009, 01:55 PM

Depends what channels you want? I don't think you get Sky one on Virgin unless you get their XL package.

I watch shit like Dave, Discovery etc. No movies or sports really (F1 is on free channels!). Programs like, Top Gear, American Chopper, American Hotrod, interesting shizzle on Discovery about wars, Hitler, Chernobyl, all that jazz really.

G

big air

14-01-2009, 09:55 PM

I watch shit like Dave, Discovery etc. No movies or sports really (F1 is on free channels!). Programs like, Top Gear, American Chopper, American Hotrod, interesting shizzle on Discovery about wars, Hitler, Chernobyl, all that jazz really.

G

Get a sagem D Box mate you get all the channels and only pay for electric ;)

Northy

15-01-2009, 09:52 AM

So what's one of those then? :eh?:

G

dave g

15-01-2009, 10:05 AM

like these i think,, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dbox-1_W0QQitemZ330300712896QQihZ014QQcategoryZ67881QQs sPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

big air

15-01-2009, 12:04 PM

its a D Box 2 that you want northy around £80 its a german cable box that can be programmed, its basically a pc inside, you get all the channels inc pay per view events etc.
here is a link to a very good site have a good read as all the info is there if you look saves me £40 plus a month in petrol ;)http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/

scroll down to the d box section,