I use Telewest Broadband and today I received an email informing me that my broadband service had been upgraded to from 1MB to 4Mb free of charge. As I am currently paying 25 GBP per month for the broadband connection, it is really a case of Telewest trying to keep up with the competition to avoid customers switching provider rather than a spontaneous act of goodwill.
And as if that wasn’t enough excitement for one day, I then noticed that ‘Teleport’ (TV and video on demand) had appeared on my digital TV service as well. This promised me the chance to pause/rewind any of my favourite TV programs I had missed on the first showing. However, when I scanned the list, the choice was quite limited and fairly uninspiring
- BBC News
- Booze Britain
- EastEnders
- Most Haunted.
In fact, the only two TV programs I would want replayed are ‘Lost’ and ‘Early Doors’ so I guess I will stick with the old video recorder technology, record those on to tape and still be able to use those pause/rewind facilities.
Teleport Movies just seemed like FrontRow re-branded but with slightly more films available and the fact that you can choose the start time and view the film over an extended time period.