[mythtv-users] Aussies: WARNING about IceTV

[Darren]

Forget icetv sign-up with http://minnie.tuhs.org/twiki/bin/view/TVGuide/ 
Register with the TWiki, First & last name is also your Wikiname or your IP 
will be banned. Once you have signed-up got to the in 'TV Guide web 
interface' then 'Set user preferences' choose the channels you want also set 
download format to XMLTV format. Go back to 
http://minnie.tuhs.org/twiki/bin/view/TVGuide/ and download the script 'A 
simple XMLTV grabber' the grabber will then need to be setup for your 
state/city.

regards
Darren

On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 09:02 am, Jon Whitear wrote:
> Fellow Aussies,
>
> I signed up for a trial of IceTV's EPG. I wasn't overly impressed by the
> lack of data for HDTV channels. However, I'm even less impressed that,
> when my trial period expired, they poisoned my existing data by replacing
> every program with "expired"-
>
> removing existing program: 1 Japanese News 2006-08-01T05:25:00 -
> 2006-08-01T06:00:00
> inserting new program    : 1 Expired Tue Aug 1 05:25:00 2006 - Tue Aug 1
> 06:00:00 2006
>
> removing existing program: 1 Cantonese News 2006-08-01T06:00:00 -
> 2006-08-01T06:20:00
> inserting new program    : 1 Expired Tue Aug 1 06:00:00 2006 - Tue Aug 1
> 06:20:00 2006
>
> removing existing program: 1 Mandarin News 2006-08-01T06:20:00 -
> 2006-08-01T06:50:00
> inserting new program    : 1 Expired Tue Aug 1 06:20:00 2006 - Tue Aug 1
> 06:50:00 2006
>
> They didn't warn me they were going to do that (or if they did, it was in
> the fine print.) That kind of behaviour isn't going to make them any
> friends.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jon
>
>
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