Thread resurrection - getting cable TV cheaper

[aclivity]

Original thread title was "Getting Virgin Media Cheaper".

This Thread was originally in the Lounge, then got moved into the "Pie and Piston Archive", so replies can't be posted there.

I've summarised a little; the OP loltolhurst asked

loltolhurst said:

Anyone had any luck recently reducing their bundle package? Really need to reduce the cost of mine.

One reply was as follows:

JDMTim said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreambox if your feeling brave

I posted that:

aclivity said:

I wouldn't waste your money - by the end of the year it will be an expensive brick.

In response, I was asked (got to love the patronising tone here, by the way) the following:

The Excession said:

What makes you say that? By inference you are tech savvy to call it a 'brick' but why 'by the end of the year'?

Well, as a nice happy ending to the story, if you know any cable pirates in the Leeds area, now is a good time to point and laugh.

Cable pirates losing all their channels

It's nice to get some closure on a thread conversation.

[TonyHetherington]

http://pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&f...

I've resurrected the old thread for you, so you may post in there (should be on the first page of this forum now