Streaming TransTV (was: RE: [clug] TransAct ISP)

Tony and Robyn Lewis beakysnugger at yahoo.co.uk
Thu Feb 5 01:37:13 GMT 2004


Andrew wrote:
> In actual fact there is network provisioning work to be done to enable
> _any_ video channels so subscribing to TransWEB and securing an ISG
> (VDSL) modem is not enough to watch TV on PC. One must have either the
> TransTV product or a package containing both TV and Web.

This contradicts the TransACT bod I spoke to, who sounded surprisingly
knowledgeable, so maybe.
> Disney is not a "premium" channel in the sense that it comes with the
> base TransTV bundle. It is different because it is encrypted unlike the
>  other broadcast channels in the base bundle (at present).

AIUI, it's ad-free, so it's a 'premium' and I assume our subscription is
part of the bundle, and so non-TransTV customers haven't paid for it.
Tony





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