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dave_c
25-07-2006, 12:29 PM
NTL Telewest to offer free basic TV

NTL Telewest will offer their basic TV service free of charge with a phone line subscription, it was announced today.

The cableco is hoping to attract customers to their service in place of a BT line and a Freeview box, citing the lack of an upfront box-purchase fee and access to video on demand services as the "most significant market development since digital terrestrial."

The package will become available on or before September 1

thx to satdude for the info

Shipoftheline
25-07-2006, 12:40 PM
When you say basic are you talking about the freeview lineup ?

dave_c
25-07-2006, 12:47 PM
not to sure if it is just the freeview lineup or watever there basic package consists of , if i get more info i'll post it

Shipoftheline
25-07-2006, 12:50 PM
Well this is there basic tarriff

ntl.com | Select Pack Channel Listing (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Worth it just for SkyOne and SkyTwo

dave_c
25-07-2006, 12:55 PM
Base Pack is home to more than 100 of the UK's most popular digital TV and radio channels including Cartoon Network, MTV, British Eurosport, Discovery Channel and all the channels in our Select Pack.

What's more, there's also exclusive access to our great new ntl on demand service, with it's superb collection of hit movies and programmes. You choose what to watch and when - and you can pause, rewind and forward shows just like a DVD!

Shipoftheline
25-07-2006, 01:02 PM
Can't see it being the base pack because that would make the select pack obsolete

Shipoftheline
25-07-2006, 01:16 PM
A little slow they have only just added this,




ntl Telewest have issued us with a press release today which states, it is to give free digital TV to all new home phone customers. The Company has also stated that it will launch a ‘quad-play’ package of digital TV, broadband, fixed line and mobile phone services and both these packages are said to launch in September.

Below is a breakdown of the two packages:-

Free digital TV

* Free for the life of the phone subscription
* Access to next generation services including TV-on-demand, personal video recorder and high definition TV
* Customers can upgrade TV packages anytime they want
* No hidden installation or connection charges

‘Quad-play’

* Available to new and existing customers
* Combines ntl Telewest’s 3 for £30 package (over 30 digital channels and TV-on-demand, 2Mb broadband and phone line) with a Virgin Mobile pay monthly contract for just £40 a month
* No hidden installation or connection charges
* Customers will shortly also be able to choose any two base services for £20 per month, any three for £30 or all four for £40
Cable Forum: ntl Telewest and Virgin Mobile to launch free TV and quad-play deal (http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/282/ntl-telewest-and-virgin-mobile-to-launch-free-tv-and-quad-play-deal)