anyone who trusts this company to provide any service they promise without changing the rules over and over is kidding themselves.
You obviously have no idea what Administration means and if you haven't picked up anything by reading the posts in this and other threads, then it is not worth trying to explain it.
The key point is that currently the IceTV providing our EPG is not the same company that provided the Skippa.
Its not a matter of trust either. IceTV does some things that are unique.
If you want to take advantage of those unique things then you use the service.
If IceTV folds, a few things will happen:
1. All the Skippas will become bricks. None of the owners will ever get a return on their investment.
2. All other PVRs will lose the IceTV functions. They'll work fine as PVRs but we all go back to hunting through "TV Weeks" (or the FTA EPG) to find programs to record.
3. Nobody will receive more than a cent or two in the dollar for their subscription losses.
4. The good people working for IceTV will all lose their jobs.
5. The current owner loses the extra money he used to buy the EPG service out of Administration.
Nothing positive will happen.
If you want all this to happen, OK, but it looks like "Cutting of your nose to spite your face" to me.
If IceTV survives, a few other things will happen:
1. The Skippas will remain functional. Admittedly they are a bit buggy and unfortunately we will be stuck with the bugs. The latest and last firmware gets Addskip working again, but there still a few minor bugs. I have found workarounds for most of them.
2. Everyone using the EPG service will have to pay for it regardless of subscriptions paid to the original IceTV company.
3. The owner will make enough money to consider keeping the EPG going worthwhile. If it doesn't make enough money then it will fold again for good.
I want IceTV to keep going so I don't lose so much, not because I trust the company.