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Will anybody miss the BBC red button service which stops at the end of January?

(36 Posts)
Fiachna50 Tue 07-Jan-20 22:57:39

I will miss it alot for the weather which I checked daily on it and occasional news. I really don't understand why it's being taken away.

Bathsheba Tue 07-Jan-20 22:47:17

Bathsheba - If you press the red button on your TV you'll find out!!

I take it you mean the red button on my remote control hmmgrin

aggie Tue 07-Jan-20 22:22:42

I will miss it a lot , I check the news headlines every morning and through the day check for updates on current stories.
I check for which flights are delayed and what roadworks are in my area

gulligranny Tue 07-Jan-20 22:17:26

Whilst I have a computer and am IT-literate, I use the text service to, for example, catch up with football scores on a Saturday afternoon, or to check on whether there are any delays on my local Tube line if I'm going into London. I also like to check news headlines etc. during the day when I don't actually want to have to go upstairs and sit down at my pc. So yes, I am going to miss it a lot.

MissAdventure Tue 07-Jan-20 22:17:17

I only know how to use the on/off, and the up and down to scroll channels.
Even then I mess up sometimes and have to turn it off and back on again.

merlotgran Tue 07-Jan-20 22:14:46

I only use it during Glastonbury. grin

Barmeyoldbat Tue 07-Jan-20 22:13:42

Never used it but I do use the green button a fair bit.

jacq10 Tue 07-Jan-20 21:25:01

Bathsheba - If you press the red button on your TV you'll find out!!

Bathsheba Tue 07-Jan-20 21:12:31

What is the red button service? (haha, you can tell I won't miss it!)

tanith Tue 07-Jan-20 21:11:14

I don’t think I’ve ever used it but do use the green button occasionally.

jacq10 Tue 07-Jan-20 21:00:05

I somehow think it will be missed but mainly by the older generation of non internet users. I only occasionally use it when I have bought a lottery ticket which isn't very often but late DH used it regularly for sports results, currency rates, etc.