Changing to Freeview?

Annel

If we stay with Virginmedia for broadband and landline?

victor2

Annel wrote: »

If we stay with Virginmedia for broadband and landline?

Then you'll keep their router, but if you leave altogether it will no longer function, even if they don't ask for it back. You will get a new router from a new provider though.

Annel

Thank you.

DCFC79

You can buy your own modem router to use instead of the 1 supplied by the ISP or set the new 1 up as just a router. Might be easier if you just use the 1 from the ISP.

teddysmum

If you only had the basic Virgin tv package, it wasn't even as good as Freeview plus a recorder,as like Sky they charge for some stations that are not on Freesat but are on Freeview (Dave comes to mind).


Last year I cancelled Sky's Original tv package and made do with Freeview and the Smart facility of our Panasonic tv. I got out the old Humax, but didn't actual install it (lost the HDMI cable or thought I had ) and found the Freeview and Smart quite adequate.


The only reason we are back with Sky is that there was a very good offer of 75% off plus £100 credit, but they are very unlikely to repeat this, so we will be back to Freeview, Humax and Smart with no great loss. ( I'm using Cinema, because we have not had it before , but otherwise do watch more free tv than paid for.)

DCFC79

As for the question about Now TV and Amazon Fire TV, they are platforms you can view film's or TV shows. Now TV is more a catchup service or its 1 of the benefits, well Channel 4 is the only terrestrial channel thats on there, a couple of Sky channels and some others you can get on Virgin TV.

This lists the devices you need to watch Now TV http://www.nowtv.com/devices

Amazon Fire is more of a way to watch a variety of TV boxsets or films, some are free and some you can buy or rent.

More on Amazon Fire is here https://recombu.com/digital/article/how-can-i-watch-amazon-prime-on-tv.

As well as Now TV you can view Amazon TV on a variety of devices, can try either service before you spend money on a dedicated device if you so wish.

Annel

We have decided to take up the current BT offer for broadband and phone, it's much cheaper than Virginmedia are offering us .

We understand that BT will take care of the changeover but, having read an article online, it may be that we should contact Virgin ourselves.

BT have given us a date of 13 June for installing the phone line and broadband. Our current contract deal with Virgin TV/Broadband ends on 2 June (although our line rental is paid up to 24 July).

Advice on any action we should take would be appreciated.