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Re: Virgin V6 box to TV 360, should I do it?
Thanks BlueLou, this is helpful although I have to say I don't or won't use any of the new features you mention. So at the moment there is nothing for me to push to upgrade. 360 has a better and wider range of content available and integrated into the platform. Sky Sports+ is the first example, its not going to be available on V6 any time soon if at all, and wont be available on TiVo. => It is confusing to me what Sky Sports+ is but that's a VM issue rather than a Sky issue. It seems that it is just more Sports in additional to what I get already but not something I will be watching as I always watch plenty of sports. Also it's not clear if I can watch Sports+ on the Sky Sports app which will make the "upgrade" to 360 unnecessary. In addition Disney+, Apple TV+, Paramount+ and any upcoming app launches will be only available on 360 and integrated into the platform so you're going to find what you want to watch sooner. => By far the best App streamer is the Apple TV 4K so I don't really need VMs box todo anything else than VM content. So no disrespect to your VM TV 360 software but it can't compete with the Apple TV. This continues with the superior homepage on 360, with continue watching rail, puchased content/rentals, most used apps, recent recordings and Watchlist available with just a few taps down the menu => In general it seems like a dumb down of the user interface and a way to promote more sales and other content I am not interested on. Of course the quickest way to get around the service is Voice Control; use it to open apps, search for what you want or just say "fast forward three minutes" to sip through the adverts! => Would really want to see who uses Voice Control, personally I don't like it. I prefer buttons. It looks miles better, without the rows of text you see on V6. => I would agree with this but to me functionality is more important than looks as you can usually ignore bad looks but can't ignore missing features Startover is a great feature where you can start playing from the beginning of a live show, even if you missed the start. => Not something I need. I either watch live or record which also gives me start from the beginning capability. Also most catch up apps have this although I agree the integration with the guide is a good feature. Profiles is a great way to make the experience your own, you can even set up your own EPG with just the channels you want! => No one uses the VM box other than myself. The rest of the family uses streaming apps in the Apple TV. Finally HD override will always default to the best quality available in your package so you dont need to remember additonal channel numbers => I only watch HD/UDH channels and have already added them to My Favorites so I never see SD channels. Already solved this problem in a much more elegant way. Here is a question about TV 360: V6 boxes struggle to fast forward UHD recordings as they don't show the fast forward images and can be confusing on when to stop. Does the TV 360 address this problem?12KViews2likes1CommentRe: Virgin V6 box to TV 360, should I do it?
Thanks, that's really helpful. I use the VM TV Control App a lot to "stream" TiVo recordings to my iOS devices. A lot of times I even watch live broadcasts using the VM TV Control App because I find the picture quality much better than the relevant app from the channel (ie BBC, Sky, ITV, etc). I also find the delay using local stream to be much smaller than using a channel app. Is this feature still available with TV360?15KViews1like0CommentsVirgin V6 box to TV 360, should I do it?
Hi, I just got an email from VM saying that "Sky Sports are launching Sky Sports+ but that it doesn’t work on my current Virgin TV 6 box" and that "I can upgrade my box to access Sky Sports+ at no extra cost". I went to the VM forums to see what people think about TV 360 and didn't find anything good: "several major features are missing owing to TiVO patents" "Don't do it. 360 is absolutely awful" "All your v6 recordings will be lost" But not many specifics or whether these issues are still happening. Does anyone have any good guides on which are the main differences and issues moving from Virgin V6 box to TV 360? Thanks!Solved23KViews0likes24CommentsVOLT Ultimate expiring, what's the baseline price?
Hi my VOLT Ultimate deal expires next month. With the O2 unlimited SIM it used to be priced at £ 85.00 (£60 for VM and £ 25 for O2 SIM) but this deal no longer exists. The best deal you can get now for new customers is the Mega Volt bundle which compared to the VOLT Ultimate seems to have have less speed (516Mb vs 1Gb), no TNT (formely BT Sports) for £45/£25. Can someone please let me know if they have been able to get the Mega Volt bundle for £45 + £25 while renewing? Also what prices should I expect if I want TNT Sports 4K and Sky Sports UHD? (I believe is £18/£7 respectively).806Views0likes3CommentsRe: The New 5x Hub (different than the standard 5Hub)
You said when used like that it's not a mesh, I disagree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network Key points from the Wikipedia definition: A mesh refers to rich interconnection among devices or nodes Wireless mesh networks often consist of mesh clients, mesh routers and gateways Mesh routers forward traffic to and from the gateways, which may or may not be connected to the Internet A mesh network is reliable and offers redundancy When one node can no longer operate, the rest of the nodes can still communicate with each other, directly or through one or more intermediate nodes Wireless mesh networks can self form and self heal. Wireless mesh networks work with different wireless technologies including 802.11, 802.15, 802.16, cellular technologies and need not be restricted to any one technology or protocol All of the above is met via Ubiquiti Unifi without having to have any Ubiquiti equipment taking over the routing role and having all WAPs wired. If you still disagree show me where does it say that using wired Unifi WAPs is not "mesh system". Even if the internet backhaul is ethernet the nodes are constantly talking to each other to decide when to offload a wireless client to each other. This rich interconnection among devices or nodes is the key benefit of the mesh. Wifi mesh systems that take over your internet router capabilities are inferior in my view and only exist at consumer level. In the prosumer and enterprise level there is always a separate device. In any case, typical troll response (and signature too) with no actual references arguing snarkily with a binary view of the world about a subject like wifi mesh systems where there isn't even a strict definition to begin with. Doesn't really add much to the conversation therefore I am out.1.8KViews0likes0CommentsRe: The New 5x Hub (different than the standard 5Hub)
Tudor wrote: "The only requirement to integrate a Ubiquiti Unifi wifi mesh system is that all the wireless Access Points need to be wired." 1) when it’s like this it’s not a mesh system 2) May possibly be true if you do not have a UniFi router or run UNA (UniFi Network Application, that can run on any platform), but if you have these all UniFi WAPs can be meshed. They are just not called a mesh system. Sorry but you are wrong. Ubiquiti Unifi mesh works perfectly without having to take over your LAN or internet routing capabilities. It's a common misconception that a wifi mesh neets to route your internet traffic. They don't. They only need to to route your wireless traffic to work as a mesh. My devices "roam" between all my house access points without any problem at all. Unifi it's a single wifi SSID with multiple bands and frequencies. That's the definition of a wifi mesh. And in my opinion is one of the best wifi mesh systems only below Cisco or Aruba. Also the UNA (UniFi Network Application) is only needed for configuration and for logging, it does not affect the Mesh capabilities and how the clients roam between WAPs.1.8KViews0likes3CommentsRe: The New 5x Hub (different than the standard 5Hub)
Generally speaking is best to have decidated devices for each role. Ubiquiti Unifi allows you to have a dedicated wifi mesh system without having to rely on it too for internet routing or as a security gateway. Ubiquiti sells other products for that. Personally I run pfsense as my router in a Netgate box. That way the Ubuquiti access points only job is to do wifi rather than to handle my wired network traffic.1.8KViews0likes2CommentsRe: The New 5x Hub (different than the standard 5Hub)
This may come a bit late since the OP has now solved the wifi issues. However I wanted to add to the discussion that not all third party wifi mesh issues need to take over the router capability and therefore do not require the ISP router to be put in "modem mode". And agianst what was mentioned before these wifi mesh systems that do not take over the router will not suffer from the double NAT problem. One such system is Ubiquiti Unifi which is a prosumer wifi mesh system that sits above all the consumer ones but below enterprise systems like Cisco or Aruba. I have been using Ubiquiti Unifi for over 6 years and it's the best technology decision I have ever made. The only requirement to integrate a Ubiquiti Unifi wifi mesh system is that all the wireless Access Points need to be wired. Aside from that they can work with any ISP on the planet. Ubiquiti does sell routers which can take over your ISP router andf integrate with Ubiquiti Unifi (Dream Router) but it's not a requirement for the Ubiquiti Unifi system. The other thing you probably want to do is also to turn off your ISP's wifi to avoid having two wifi systems in the same house, but again this is an optional improvement. Ubiquiti Unifi will work along other wifi networks if needed.1.9KViews0likes5Comments