Sky or Virgin Broadband?

[Shogun112]

Just to be clear, if Virgin/NTL haven't cabled your street already you can't get the fibre-to-the-house 20Mb+ services described above. Virgin do flog a standard ADSL service as well, just like every other ISP.

I live in the sticks so get 1.4Mb ADSL :-(

Virgin, or as they were known in the original days around here, NTL..  They cabled the next estate to mine more than 10 years ago..  They never did this estate..  They send me mailshots every so often to tell me that I can have cheap high speed broadband.  So I called them up and ordered it..  They took all my details and at the end of the call told me that it was not possible in my house as they had never cabled my area.  I asked them why did they send me a mailshot then, surely their computers know not to send me a mailshot based on my postcode..!!  I also asked them when will they cable my street.  The answer was that there are no area being added to the cable network right now while they all work on broadband demand..

So, you probably will not see cable some time soon if you do not already have it in your street..

[kinboshi]

Just to be clear, if Virgin/NTL haven't cabled your street already you can't get the fibre-to-the-house 20Mb+ services described above. Virgin do flog a standard ADSL service as well, just like every other ISP.

I live in the sticks so get 1.4Mb ADSL :-(

Virgin, or as they were known in the original days around here, NTL..  They cabled the next estate to mine more than 10 years ago..  They never did this estate..  They send me mailshots every so often to tell me that I can have cheap high speed broadband.  So I called them up and ordered it..  They took all my details and at the end of the call told me that it was not possible in my house as they had never cabled my area.  I asked them why did they send me a mailshot then, surely their computers know not to send me a mailshot based on my postcode..!!  I also asked them when will they cable my street.  The answer was that there are no area being added to the cable network right now while they all work on broadband demand..

So, you probably will not see cable some time soon if you do not already have it in your street..

Move house.

[Longines]

Move house.

It's too heavy.

[Acidmouse]

Little off subject but I want sky+ upstairs, I have normal box currently do upstairs and skyhd downstair.i just buy one and plug it in? whats cheapest option.

[Shogun112]

Move house.

They cabled the cheap houses around here, cant do it, LOL

[Shogun112]

Little off subject but I want sky+ upstairs, I have normal box currently do upstairs and skyhd downstair.i just buy one and plug it in? whats cheapest option.

It is almost correct, yes buy one and plug it in, but your upstairs sky card will not work, so, call sky and tell them to make it work.  They will ask you your card number etc and match it to the new sky plus box..

But...  

Upstairs you will need 2 feeds from the sky dish as Sky plus needs 2..  ie..  your LNB on the dish will need ability to have 4 wires (Quad LNB)...  2 for downstairs and 2 for upstairs...  It needs to so it can record one channel and watch another at the same time..

[Longines]

SkyHD comes with a QuadLNB so that bit should be sorted. Just needs to run the two new cables and subscribe to multiroom at an extra £10/month.

[Shogun112]

SkyHD comes with a QuadLNB so that bit should be sorted. Just needs to run the two new cables and subscribe to multiroom at an extra £10/month.

I suspect multiroom is already active as he has one upstairs already, and yes must have a Quad LNB, but, maybe there is only 1 cable upstairs as it is using a standard box.?

[Geo the Sarge]

Great responses guys, much appreciated.

Our street is linked up to the Virgin fibre optic thingy (and everything else by the amount of digging up that's went on the last few years.) and as I said, i've heard encouraging things even tho not the cheapest. I also don't have to go through the rig-marrol of cnacelling current provider and waiting on some stupid number thingy

Will see what Sky offer as an existing multi room customer also.

Regards the advice re Talk Talk, I believe that there is a connection with them and AOL with the same problems I am experiencing.

Bad news for you all is that I might be able to make the league games again 

Thanks

Geo

[kinboshi]

Bad news for you all is that I might be able to make the league games again 

Thanks

Geo

Bugger.

Go for Talk Talk.

[xxMAIRxx]

Great responses guys, much appreciated.

Our street is linked up to the Virgin fibre optic thingy (and everything else by the amount of digging up that's went on the last few years.) and as I said, i've heard encouraging things even tho not the cheapest. I also don't have to go through the rig-marrol of cnacelling current provider and waiting on some stupid number thingy

Will see what Sky offer as an existing multi room customer also.

Regards the advice re Talk Talk, I believe that there is a connection with them and AOL with the same problems I am experiencing.

Bad news for you all is that I might be able to make the league games again 

Thanks

Geo

Bout time LOL would love to see you at the League games xx

[Acidmouse]

SkyHD comes with a QuadLNB so that bit should be sorted. Just needs to run the two new cables and subscribe to multiroom at an extra £10/month.

I suspect multiroom is already active as he has one upstairs already, and yes must have a Quad LNB, but, maybe there is only 1 cable upstairs as it is using a standard box.?

yes, and thanks for advice.

[kinboshi]

Move house.

He's too heavy.

FYP

[Claw75]

*Cue Boshi plugging Virgin, then Claw plugging Sky*   


5....4.....3....2........

sky, obv.

[Karabiner]

Geo, if you already have Sky sports, landline and broadband will cost you around £14 extra per month.

Well that is what it costs me as opposed to the £45 per month BT were relieving me of.