Ahh just checked it out and yes it's only on VirginMedia. But below is how to get it on Sky via devious means if you're desperate: 1. select services on the remote 2. select system setup 3. select add channels 4. change frequency to 12.480 using your number pad on remote 5. Polarize should be on V 6. Symbol rate should be 27.5 7. fec should be on 2/3 8. select find channels 9. select channel 12005 or 12010 (adds a tick) 10. press yellow to store, press select. 11. To watch press backup go to services, press other channels. 12. select 12005. You will then have access to the house 24hrs a day. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Damon Rose Sent: 20 June 2008 17:30 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Red button facility on Virgin Media Unless anyone knows better, I don't think there is a live stream this year behind the red button, is there? Well, there isn't on Sky. Maybe it's because VirginMedia sponsor the show. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Justine Fallis Sent: 20 June 2008 08:21 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Red button facility on Virgin Media Hi Ron Thanks for this. I wasn't sure whether perhaps if I was on E4 for instance, if I pressed the red button, BB live would start playing no matter what was on. It's definitely a shame you can't use it though. I live alone so before I sign up for it, I just want to ensure that it's at least usable for what I want. Justine Fallis E-mail/MSN justine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "ron sears" <r.sears1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 8:09 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Red button facility on Virgin Media > Justine. We have Virgin media, but I have not used the remote at all. My > wife > tells me that the menus come up on the screen and you press the red button > on > the prog you want. I doubt I would be able to use it so I leave it to > her. We > have the Virgin V box which she tells me is wonderful and so easy to use. > Storing up to eighty hours of programmes on the hard drive. Again not > accessible to the likes of us. I wish there was such a box for storing > radio > programmes. You can't even store the radio programmes from the TV. > > If anyone knows how to use the remote perhaps they will come on and tell > you. > > Cheers > > Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Justine Fallis" <justine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 7:24 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Red button facility on Virgin Media > > > Hi! > > Does anyone use Virgin Media (formerly NTL's) red button service? If so, > how accessible is it? Basically I want to get the Big Brother live feed, > which isn't provided online as usual this year and the only way it looks > like I'll be able to get it is via Virgin or Sky. I can't get Sky as in > the > first year of my council tenancy I'm not allowed to put up a satellite > dish. > > Once you press the red button, is there then a series of menus to navigate > through or will the programme in question just begin playing? 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