Alternatives to Sky/Virgin Media

[Lord Tyrion]

Why do you need a landline? Don't you have a mobile?

I know people who do this. Total pain. Reception is not great. The call crackles in the way a landline doesn't. Lots of people are still not on contracts and so ringing a mobile is a higher cost, particularly for people who have landline bundles making landline to landline calls free of charge. It will probably be the future but we are not quite there yet. Don't also forget that most broadband is also currently done through a landline.

 

[Smiffy]

I thought Plex was just a way of getting content from your pc/tablet etc streamed onto your tv screen?
That's how I used it a few years ago anyway, I did notice there was a subscription service on their website but I didn't look into that.

It's called Infinity dreams.
That's what gets you all the channels and it's £60 a year.

 

[Beezerk]

It's called Infinity dreams.
That's what gets you all the channels and it's £60 a year.

Blimey, all streamed so no record function I guess?
Be no good for me with my pi$$y internet connection.

 

[Smiffy]

Blimey, all streamed so no record function I guess?
Be no good for me with my pi$$y internet connection.

No record function but I'm not too fussed about that.
If there is anything really decent to watch I'll use one of the catch up services or record it on my Humax if it's on terrestrial

 

[williamalex1]

No record function but I'm not too fussed about that.
If there is anything really decent to watch I'll use one of the catch up services or record it on my Humax if it's on terrestrial

I can record programmes on my Now box using a HDMI to SCART converter, to my Panasonic DVR recorder.
Only thing about watching live sport on the Now box is that it plays about 2 minutes behind .

 

[chrisd]

Why do you need a landline? Don't you have a mobile?

We're old and like to use a proper phone!

 

[Beezerk]

We're old and like to use a proper phone!

You could try sellotaping some coiled wire to your mobile, would make it feel like a proper phone and save you a fortune

 

[sev112]

Need a landline for BT wifi?

 

[BubbaP]

We're old and like to use a proper phone!

There are VoIP options, we use Vonage.

 

[chrisd]

There are VoIP options, we use Vonage.

Please explain Ian

 

[BubbaP]

We don't have a landline any more, but kept the old landline number and the same phones.
Little gizmo plugs into the internet router and calls come in and go out over the t'internet.

Best to have a mobile as backup for emergency calls as internet can be unavailable occasionally.