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The problem that many people have is this.
What if the new TiVo comes out after the window to cancel because of the price rise has expired? Quote:
Do people jump ship whilst they can?
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What if the new TiVo is too expensive or has performance issues too?
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You're then stuck with a crappy box for up to a year (six months in my case).
What you can't do of course is drop TV and have the other services just for the remainder of your current 6 month minimum term. But why gamble on waiting for a new box we know very little about, when you can switch away for 12 months and get a set top box that performs better for you immediately. For all we know it could be six months or more before the V6 is available to install. Wasn't the current Tivo only available to a few customer trialists to begin with? |
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Thanks, that's certainly food for thought.
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VM staff are now advising customers that the new box will be out in November...
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Which means nothing as they are usually the last to know anything.
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Very true.
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Which means nothing as they are usually the last to know anything.
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Carl has said that he has an existing 1tb box, it's running ok, he doesn't need six tuners and has some recordings that he wishes to keep; so he won't be bothering to upgrade.
I only took a V+ when the monthly charge was dropped for XL customers, what were the problems with the V+? |
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Carl has said that he has an existing 1tb box, it's running ok, he doesn't need six tuners and has some recordings that he wishes to keep; so he won't be bothering to upgrade.
I only took a V+ when the monthly charge was dropped for XL customers, what were the problems with the V+? |
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Wow, apart from the known bugs, my V+ worked perfectly for many years until it broke down last March (which is when I switched to TiVo).
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Wow, apart from the known bugs, my V+ worked perfectly for many years until it broke down last March (which is when I switched to TiVo).
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Will you be getting one straightaway Carl?
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Were there any significant issues on release of the current Tivo?
I really don't recall but I don't think there were.
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Richard already nicely answered that
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Oh don't get me started on that pointless 'feature' again.
What a (minority) fuss over nothing that was.
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Oh don't get me started on that pointless 'feature' again.
What a (minority) fuss over nothing that was. |
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not pointless but we wont go into that argument again.
I watch my TV by the live programming, thats how i am, others choose to use it as a recording tank and feel live tv should actually be removed and used solely to record. i know some people feel there should be no live programming at all and use just on demand. |
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Latest rumour/info/leak (delete as appropriate!)
START 1. It will launch within next 2 months and working pro type in head office, final version is testing. 2. Price is guaranteed to be competitive to sky tv 3. Existing customers will get first chance on new box before new customers 4. Box can connect to internet via wifi or Ethernet 5. Possible one main box and smaller hub 6. New feature confirmed if you lose your remote you can press button on box to find remote 7. Box might be self install option for £49.99 and £99.99, manual £99 and £149 4 hidden features from the top brass revealed only at launch END. |
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Latest rumour/info/leak (delete as appropriate!)
START 1. It will launch within next 2 months and working pro type in head office, final version is testing. 2. Price is guaranteed to be competitive to sky tv 3. Existing customers will get first chance on new box before new customers 4. Box can connect to internet via wifi or Ethernet 5. Possible one main box and smaller hub 6. New feature confirmed if you lose your remote you can press button on box to find remote 7. Box might be self install option for £49.99 and £99.99, manual £99 and £149 4 hidden features from the top brass revealed only at launch END. The features sound very much like Sky Q which when you add Tivo software is a very good start. I wonder what the other features could be.. ? |
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Released Jan 2017 and you will need a minimum 100 mbps broadband account
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Released Jan 2017 and you will need a minimum 100 mbps broadband account
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And the box should have it's own broadband connection, like the Tivo does. (Though I guess they might be dropping that idea then?)
If it won't cost any (or much) more than my Tivo I may consider it. (Assuming it's a Tivo. If not I won't bother.) |
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New Tivo Box - when is it coming?
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And the box should have it's own broadband connection, like the Tivo does. (Though I guess they might be dropping that idea then?)
If it won't cost any (or much) more than my Tivo I may consider it. (Assuming it's a Tivo. If not I won't bother.) is anyone's guess as there are no photos of it at present, only what the box looks like |
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Released Jan 2017 and you will need a minimum 100 mbps broadband account
The one good thing about TiVo is it has a dedicated connection which uses a different part of the network, so even if the broadband is rubbish at peak times the TiVo should still work. |
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Carl, it is not a TiVo box it is a V6 (ETOS) box, what software will be on it or would it looks like when switched on
is anyone's guess as there are no photos of it at present, only what the box looks like |
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Carl, it is not a TiVo box it is a V6 (ETOS) box, what software will be on it or would it looks like when switched on
is anyone's guess as there are no photos of it at present, only what the box looks like Quote:
Oh okay. Well, like I said; if it's not Tivo-based I'm not interested.
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It is TiVo based.
And lightning fast I'm told. |
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What a (minority) fuss over nothing that was.