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seven-day-weekend
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We have just moved house and having been Virgin Media customers since 2000, negotiated a deal with them in which we got free installation, a loyalty discount of £17 a year and a free V box in the bedroom (have TIVO box on main telly).

Is the V box just the same as freeview plus or are there more channels? Haven't had a chance to play with it yet!
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  • custardy
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    Tne V box gives you your subscription channels but no pause/record etc
  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    Thanks, that's all |I needed to know :). Will really only use it when I'm in bed!

    Just so I understand, it will be the same channels as we have on the TIVO box?
    (AKA HRH_MUngo)
    Member #10 of £2 savers club
    Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology: Terry Eagleton
  • custardy
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    Thats right.
  • donnac2558
    donnac2558 Posts: 3,638 Forumite
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    Are you sure its not the V+ you have?

    If so you can pause live TV and record as well.
  • custardy
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    donnac2558 wrote: »
    Are you sure its not the V+ you have?

    If so you can pause live TV and record as well.


    The deals with second boxes usually give the V HD box.
  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    edited 4 October 2015 at 8:57AM
    I am not actually sure, no. :). I am not at home at the moment (staying in friends' house and looking after her dog) and saw the box only briefly when it was installed.

    I will ring my husband and ask him to look. :)

    ETA: Done it. It's V HD. :)

    Does that change anything?
    (AKA HRH_MUngo)
    Member #10 of £2 savers club
    Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology: Terry Eagleton
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