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I have just had a frustrating hour or so trying to activate my new digitial package with ITV digitial and I can now see why a monkey is an apt character for their brand. Foolishly I thought it... more

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for OnDigital

Rating Summary based on 50 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		5
  • 4 Stars
    		17
  • 3 Stars
    		12
  • 2 Stars
    		5
  • 1 Star
    		11

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  		• 3.0
  		• 3.1
  		• 3.3
  • 36 of 36 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    timmyotoole

    3 Stars We Must Embrace The Digital Age, Even If It Smells 16/06/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Extra variety of channels/programmes, not too expensive, it's the future!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Technical glitches, lots of poor channels and not that many good ones.

    Well I haven’t actually noticed any obnoxious odours coming out of my ONdigital box, but it certainly does have some very unpleasant habits. Having said that it also has some 36GG assets, namely the extra channels. The digital television age was much anticipated and when it finally arrived years after the hype had begun (I think that begun with the release of digital watches) it was still hailed as the future. A few years on and it is time to consider the differences that digital television has made to our viewing. For about a decade Satellite TV (namely BskyB) has provided a huge ... more
  • 46 of 46 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    belinda9

    4 Stars Whos a Cheeky Monkey then 06/08/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Portable piece of equipment

    Disadvantages Disadvantages sometimes mosaics

    ITV Digital, the new name for On-Digital is advertised by a right cheeky monkey. I work at Boxclever TV shop and the posters of the monkey are attracting people of all ages. So much so that we have signed loads of new and old people up to this newly launched product. When I say newly launched , I mean re-launched under a new name. Old On-Digital customers who came off the scheme have now come back to the company as it will feature a brand new sports channel. This channel is called ITV Sports channel. Before you even think of getting a box, the assistant must check your postcode to make sure ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    sww2k

    1 Star Off Digital 30/05/2001
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages We got the monthly subscription half price for a year and thats it

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Rubbish compared to Sky Digital, some channels only when when they feel like it, most channels are rubbish, and you dont get as many as sky, picture quality isnt very good

    We got On Digital at the start of November last year, only because my mam got the monthly subscription for half price (it was an offer for the staff where she works). We were going to get Sky Digital but thought we might as well get On Digital for the 12 months to see what it was like since it was cheaper. Firstly the box came quickly, we phoned on the Friday and it was delivered on the Sunday, they told us just to plug it into the back of the TV, set it up then phone them so they could activate the card. Well we done that phoned them up and they told us they had sent a signal through to ... more
  • 53 of 53 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    weebagpuss

    4 Stars Gets a good reception from me Diamond review 10/06/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages cheap, extra channels, interactive features

    Disadvantages Disadvantages not such a great choice of channels as Sky

    Left alone in St Andrews after my exams - all my friends had sensibly gone home for a bit whereas I wasn’t allowed :-( the boredom rapidly set in. I work for the local museum but there’s not much work about until July and August (then there’s loads) and so consequently I have very little to do. Anyway, it was this feeling of boredom that led me to purchase On Digital – I figured that with a few more channels to choose from, at least there would be a higher chance of finding something I wanted to watch. I’m a bit of a soap addict, love sitcoms such as Men Behaving ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    droopsnout

    1 Star The first box that didn't fit ... 30/03/2001
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages No dish required.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too few channels.Poor signal in many places.

    Didn't I do well??!! I won a prepaid On box on a QXL auction, and paid £46 for it. I was dead chuffed. Oh, and I then paid On £2 a month for six extra channels. Great! Except the channels were rubbish. (Have you seen Discovery Wings? And why are Horizons and Style sharing a channel space? Yep, limited space available. Unlike digital satellite ...) In fact, I already had Sky Digi, and was very happy with it. But you can't whip off your dish and slam it on your caravan, so I thought On would be great for the 'van. No dish needed, etc. Huh! No dish, true, but no signal either. Wherever we went in ... more