[mythtv-users] Moving house: service options in the UK?

David Campbell dave at cpfc.org
Wed Jun 13 07:35:40 UTC 2007


John Pilkington wrote:
> I shall shortly be moving from a house where I get marginal DVB-T 
> reception and broadband access via a USB modem and a conventional phone 
> line.
> 
> The new location has Virgin cable, a Sky dish and a terrestrial antenna, 
> but currently no conventional telephone line.
> 
> I am told that Virgin media can provide a telephone service, broadband 
> internet access (I think via an ethernet modem), and TV via a set-top 
> box or via a rented V+ (Virgin branded) PVR, but that it does not 
> provide a computer compatible digital TV signal.
> 
> I haven't seen much trustworthy-looking info about Virgin/Linux 
> compatibility on the web and would welcome any comments from this list, 
> on both that and MythTV/Sky interaction - mainly, at least initially, 
> the free channels.

Of course you will probably get a PVR from Virgin when you sign up.

Shocking company by the way - I'd buy a 3G datacard before getting 
internet from them.

/cue endless posts saying NTL are great.

Dave


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