HOMECHOICE VS BT/NTL/SKY
In a few days short of four weeks we will be ditching our frankly pointless NTL TV service and reliable enough BT Broadband service in favour of Homechoice.
I have no idea if this is a good move yet but we'll have a 1mb broadband connection with the TV channels thrown in as an extra. I've seen some people online consider Homechoice but rubbish the service because it is not SKY. From what I can see that is the point. They are not trying to compete with Murdoch (they could do that by coming around to your home and wiring the TV up to the wastepipe from the toilet) but instead offer a cheap broadband service with the added bonus of TV. I'll be ignoring most of the stuff on offer anyway as I get most of my (good) TV via DVD boxsets and the occasional torrent. I doubt the music channels will have much in my taste but you can set up your own playlist from 2500 updated tracks so it's interesting. As is the video on demand service for movies and some of the TV programming.
Mostly though I am just looking forward to not having to avoid the wonderful choice that SKY offers me:
Relic Hunter Sydney and Nigel become embroiled in international intrigue, spurred on by one of Nostradamus's prophecies. Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt star
Star Trek: Voyager The Doctor helps Seven develop her dating skills, but when she almost breaks her partner's arm on the dance floor, the dapper hologram is prompted to step into the breach himself. Sci-fi adventures, with Jeri Ryan
Enterprise Second part of the pilot episode of the fourth Star Trek spin-off, set 100 years before the original series. Captain Archer comes face to face with Sarin, who reveals Klaang was delivering proof of a Suliban conspiracy to the high court when he was shot down. Sci-fi drama, starring Scott Bakula and Jolene Blalock
Tru Calling Tru tries to prevent the death of her father's new girlfriend ? and on seeing the killer, believes she may have found the man who murdered her own mother. Meanwhile, Davis hires someone to work alongside Tru at the morgue. Supernatural drama, starring Eliza Dushku, with Shawn Reaves, Jessica Collins and Jason Priestley
Las Vegas Action star Jean-Claude Van Damme arrives at the Montecito to film a stunt-packed movie, giving Ed and the team a security nightmare ? which intensifies when a key action sequence goes wrong. Meanwhile, Sam battles to attract a high-roller to the tables. Starring James Caan and Josh Duhamel
Unofficial World Records of Sex A light-hearted look at both historical and contemporary records of erotic escapades, including adventurous attempts by viewers eager to make it into sexual history
When Sex Goes Wrong Genuine accounts of embarrassing real-life encounters and compromising situations experienced by amorous couples
Cops The police give chase when a driver leaves a car park at high speed, and a man is arrested for outstanding warrants
Cops The traffic police encounter a motorcyclist who has crashed through a homeowner's back garden, and officers give chase to a stolen vehicle which is hazardously travelling in the wrong direction on a freeway
Dr Phil The doctor presents the participants in his Weight Loss Challenge with their final physical test, to discover which of them has improved their fitness to the greatest degree
Hot Love Talk show hosted by Tracey Cox and based on her best-selling book of the same title, which tackles the topic of sex therapy
Pokemon Ash challenges the powerful leader of the Saffron City gym
People watch this stuff? Egads.
In case you hadn't noticed anything in red equals a Charlie Brown style uttering of "Good grief..."
I'll keep you posted on Homechoice once it arrives...
Mike is blogging to: Outline Kit
In a few days short of four weeks we will be ditching our frankly pointless NTL TV service and reliable enough BT Broadband service in favour of Homechoice.
I have no idea if this is a good move yet but we'll have a 1mb broadband connection with the TV channels thrown in as an extra. I've seen some people online consider Homechoice but rubbish the service because it is not SKY. From what I can see that is the point. They are not trying to compete with Murdoch (they could do that by coming around to your home and wiring the TV up to the wastepipe from the toilet) but instead offer a cheap broadband service with the added bonus of TV. I'll be ignoring most of the stuff on offer anyway as I get most of my (good) TV via DVD boxsets and the occasional torrent. I doubt the music channels will have much in my taste but you can set up your own playlist from 2500 updated tracks so it's interesting. As is the video on demand service for movies and some of the TV programming.
Mostly though I am just looking forward to not having to avoid the wonderful choice that SKY offers me:
Relic Hunter Sydney and Nigel become embroiled in international intrigue, spurred on by one of Nostradamus's prophecies. Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt star
Star Trek: Voyager The Doctor helps Seven develop her dating skills, but when she almost breaks her partner's arm on the dance floor, the dapper hologram is prompted to step into the breach himself. Sci-fi adventures, with Jeri Ryan
Enterprise Second part of the pilot episode of the fourth Star Trek spin-off, set 100 years before the original series. Captain Archer comes face to face with Sarin, who reveals Klaang was delivering proof of a Suliban conspiracy to the high court when he was shot down. Sci-fi drama, starring Scott Bakula and Jolene Blalock
Tru Calling Tru tries to prevent the death of her father's new girlfriend ? and on seeing the killer, believes she may have found the man who murdered her own mother. Meanwhile, Davis hires someone to work alongside Tru at the morgue. Supernatural drama, starring Eliza Dushku, with Shawn Reaves, Jessica Collins and Jason Priestley
Las Vegas Action star Jean-Claude Van Damme arrives at the Montecito to film a stunt-packed movie, giving Ed and the team a security nightmare ? which intensifies when a key action sequence goes wrong. Meanwhile, Sam battles to attract a high-roller to the tables. Starring James Caan and Josh Duhamel
Unofficial World Records of Sex A light-hearted look at both historical and contemporary records of erotic escapades, including adventurous attempts by viewers eager to make it into sexual history
When Sex Goes Wrong Genuine accounts of embarrassing real-life encounters and compromising situations experienced by amorous couples
Cops The police give chase when a driver leaves a car park at high speed, and a man is arrested for outstanding warrants
Cops The traffic police encounter a motorcyclist who has crashed through a homeowner's back garden, and officers give chase to a stolen vehicle which is hazardously travelling in the wrong direction on a freeway
Dr Phil The doctor presents the participants in his Weight Loss Challenge with their final physical test, to discover which of them has improved their fitness to the greatest degree
Hot Love Talk show hosted by Tracey Cox and based on her best-selling book of the same title, which tackles the topic of sex therapy
Pokemon Ash challenges the powerful leader of the Saffron City gym
People watch this stuff? Egads.
In case you hadn't noticed anything in red equals a Charlie Brown style uttering of "Good grief..."
I'll keep you posted on Homechoice once it arrives...
Mike is blogging to: Outline Kit
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