[EnubreBense]

Hi guys,

as you are aware, conflicts between Sky and Virgin recently have meant that Virgin Freeview users have lost Sky One, Sky News, and a few other channels.

The Sci-Fi channel went down yesterday and is now scrambled.
ie I get sound, but the picture is deliberately distorted as though it has now become a subscription channel.


Just wondering if you guys are experiencing this as well.


I also wanted to know if any other channels are going to be taken away in the near future?


If so, I may go for a Sky subscription.

[newwebstar]

Umm, Sci-Fi is still part of Virgins service. Maybe they changed the "packages" or something. I just put it on now (135) and it seems ok.

[EnubreBense]

Are you paying a subscription package?

[Binuilienzync]

Aren't Freeview and Virgin's cable service completely different things?

[newwebstar]

Are you paying a subscription package?

Yeah. I didn't know Virgin did freeview. So I assumed you ment a basic cable package.

[EnubreBense]

Embarassingly I don't know exactly which TV service I am using.

I work in a hospital as a Doctor.

I am currently renting a house provided/owned by the hospital.

Essentially i have just hooked up my TV to the TV point in my room and I am getting the following channels:

BBC1
BBC2
ITV
Channel4
Channel5
Hallmark
E4
Movies24
Sci-Fi (Now Scrambled)
BBC News 24
Sky Sports 3
Price Drop TV
QVC

I did used to get Sky One, Sky Movies, Sky News before the Sky vs Virgin debacle.

I am getting this all for FREE.
I don't think the hospital is paying a subscription/package as they are not aware of anything.

I think it is a cable package that is Free.


I am assuming that I am watching/getting some Virgin Cable Free/No subscription package, as some of the channels that have been discontinued such as the Sky Movies channel show this:

[doksSirmAdods]

If you are on the most basic Virgin package, you should be getting the following:
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...els_sizem.html

I see no mention of Sports, Movies or Sci-Fi.

When you say you get all those channels, are they digital channels or analogue ones? Because if you are using analogue cable, that might explain your weird channel line-up.

[Binuilienzync]

If you are on the most basic Virgin package, you should be getting the following:
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...els_sizem.html

I see no mention of Sports, Movies or Sci-Fi.

When you say you get all those channels, are they digital channels or analogue ones? Because if you are using analogue cable, that might explain your weird channel line-up.

Analogue cable is still around?