Vodafone TV retirement plan: September 2022

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#3057730 1-Apr-2023 18:50

For those with more technical ability, I've had success adding Freeview TV to my Plex server (running on a Raspberry Pi 4) following this helpful guide.

With Plex Pass I'm able to schedule automatic recording which has satisfied my partner's ~~demands~~ request.

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#3057735 1-Apr-2023 20:02

@NickR1 time to change your profile pic? ;)

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#3058424 3-Apr-2023 14:09

After Vodafone last year extending the life of VodafoneTV for a time, I see one.nz/tv have anounced the final shutdown is happening over next two weeks. Is there any hope that my two units can be repurposed or are they determined to be e-waste?

I've not yet decided on an alternative streaming device. Likely will be a chromecast as I really only want it for netflix and I still use my trusty tivos for FTA recording.

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#3058428 3-Apr-2023 14:12

@peng1nz:

Is there any hope that my two units can be repurposed or are they determined to be e-waste?

These units cannot be used for anything else.

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#3058445 3-Apr-2023 14:39

freitasm:

@peng1nz:

Is there any hope that my two units can be repurposed or are they determined to be e-waste?

These units cannot be used for anything else.

You may be able to get a partial refund through the One.NZ (the new Vodafone) and a return courier bag can be obtained at https://one.nz/tv/.

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#3058527 3-Apr-2023 16:16

freitasm:
@peng1nz:

Is there any hope that my two units can be repurposed or are they determined to be e-waste?

These units cannot be used for anything else.

I understand that the Bluetooth remotes can be used with other devices?

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#3058753 4-Apr-2023 02:30

SteveC:
freitasm:

These units cannot be used for anything else.

I understand that the Bluetooth remotes can be used with other devices?

Yes they can. For unstance with Google TV although the voice interface does not work.

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#3059610 6-Apr-2023 07:45

The guide has become very empty. The only channels you can see there now are TVNZ 1, TVNZ2, Prime, Trackside

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#3059613 6-Apr-2023 07:51

This whole process reminds me of the opening scene of Peter Sellers in The Party 😁

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#3059654 6-Apr-2023 08:00

I bought playstation 5 to replace my vodafone TV.

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#3060097 7-Apr-2023 11:43

Yabanize: The guide has become very empty. The only channels you can see there now are TVNZ 1, TVNZ2, Prime, Trackside

True, but TV3 is still available live, and existing recordings keep recording ...
TBH, 90% of what we ever used VTV for is recordings and On Demand, and both of them are still working. No need to learn how to use our Tivo yet.

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#3060445 9-Apr-2023 11:27

Funnily enough i just plugged our Vodafone TV box back up nto a monitor to see if it still works… watching Sky sport on it now 😂

Also Sky puck just froze up trying to play a show right then 🤦‍♂️

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#3060799 10-Apr-2023 07:44

Yabanize: The guide has become very empty. The only channels you can see there now are TVNZ 1, TVNZ2, Prime, Trackside

Our guide is still complete and still works.

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#3060803 10-Apr-2023 08:21

After a couple of weeks of our 'new' Sky Pod, we've almost given up watching their output - that is, channels like Soho, UK TV, etc. And probably watch more Amazon Prime, Neon, NZTV+ and ThreeNow.

We don't want 'old' technology like a satellite dish or even a terrestrial aerial on the roof of our new home.

So, planning to phone Sky and cancelling our subscription. Let's see how long it takes them to answer the phone, correctly accept out request and then cancel their service... not holding my breath...

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#3060820 10-Apr-2023 10:10

rogercruse:

After a couple of weeks of our 'new' Sky Pod, we've almost given up watching their output - that is, channels like Soho, UK TV, etc. And probably watch more Amazon Prime, Neon, NZTV+ and ThreeNow.

We don't want 'old' technology like a satellite dish or even a terrestrial aerial on the roof of our new home.

So, planning to phone Sky and cancelling our subscription. Let's see how long it takes them to answer the phone, correctly accept out request and then cancel their service... not holding my breath...

Good luck.

I queued for about 20 minutes to cancel recently.

The person I spoke to seemed to be in NZ, but was pretty incoherent, giving me a range of incorrect information (such as I can get Sky with the new box without a satellite dish). I was offered the new box in exchange for the Pod at the standard price, but politely declined. She didn't even seem to be able to see that I'd been a Sky user for many years - she thought I'd just signed up, and kept saying back to me that I was cancelling because I was unhappy with Vodafone TV, even though I kept telling her that the reason was because the Sky Pod is rubbish. I'm still waiting for the promised courier bag to arrive to return the Pod.

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