Alternatives to Top Up TV?
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I originally tacked this onto the end of another thread, but would like the advice of as many people as possible
Soooooo...
Since my Thomson 6300 has now finally died (it was a bit like Trigger's broom), and given that we originally got Topup TV Anytime for the American Football and Motorsport, can anyone give me any advice for the way to go now?
Can't decide whether to get another box (does it still have to be a Thomson?), or change to a different provider.
I'm not sure if we can use BT Vision as we don't have fast broadband here, as we are in a village no-one lives in and no-one visits.
All opinions welcome
Soooooo...
Since my Thomson 6300 has now finally died (it was a bit like Trigger's broom), and given that we originally got Topup TV Anytime for the American Football and Motorsport, can anyone give me any advice for the way to go now?
Can't decide whether to get another box (does it still have to be a Thomson?), or change to a different provider.
I'm not sure if we can use BT Vision as we don't have fast broadband here, as we are in a village no-one lives in and no-one visits.
All opinions welcome
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Yep, as I feared; we can't get BT TV here
Just under 2 meg, apparently.
1.5 MB speed if I am lucky..
So to watch video I just buffer a lot on my laptop.. not ideal but at least I can watch them... My Laptop has a HDMI out socket and Mobility Radeon HD 4250 graphics (bottom end by todays standards)
I cannot get BT or TalkTalk TV, even though I am near a city centre, they blame the exchange... My speeds are to low.
Going wider, you could consider two non subscription offerings, Freesat and Freesat Freetime (= their Youview), or the two giants of UK pay-TV, i.e. Sky and Virgin Media. Have a look at the available channels, local availability and the costs, of course.
The combination of TV and IPTV is certainly producing quite a variety of choice these days in addition to the traditional digital TV services.
That would be OK if himself could work a laptop, but I can't face having to do it all for him as well as all the other stuff, so I think I'll have to stick with Top-Up TV for now, and see what happens.
Maybe one day they'll upgrade our line speed...it's difficult to run a business out here in the back of beyond
Ha ha ha! Your funny. And knowledgeable too.
4Mbps is the minimum required for BT Internet TV. 5Mbps for TalkTalk TV. Sorry you can't get them.
Whats up with him? I am 50 and I manage, don't baby sit him so much maybe?:rolleyes::)
I'm not..I bought him a smartphone!
I'm 55, he's 62...I was a network installer, he was a mechanic...he doesn't want to work a computer; I don't want to fix cars
I buy the stuff, and set it up, then I leave him to it...sit here with my laptop, and keep an eye on things. I've been swapping out the HDDs on the bloody Thomson...I think we've had 3 so far in the last 6 years, last one blew a slo-blo fuse and made him jump, but I fixed that too.
I'll collect another one off ebay, and carry on.
Might get a dish and a Freesat receiver, but unless I go up the ladder and start drilling, we'll never get around to fixing it up, so I'd rather have a DTT based system.
Yep...it has been said. Sadly, I'm funnier than I am knowledgeable
Also, I'd guess that I'm sorrier than you that I can't get internet TV
Depending upon what precise set up you go for, you could get Freesat for a one-off cost of £200 or so from an installer so no need to do it yourself.
Here are the channels http://www.freesat.co.uk/what-you-get/our-channels/ and here's how to get them: http://www.freesat.co.uk/how-to/get-freesat/
http://www.samknows.com/broadband/broadband_availability
You might already know the site but hope it helps..