Vidi, the Netflix-like video streaming service from Times Media Group, has announced a promotion which offers subscribers free ADSL data for watching videos on the service.<\/p>\n
Queried about how it works and which ADSL service providers are supported, Vidi said it supports all ISPs.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you are using ADSL and ADSL only, the player will detect whether point-to-point tunnelling protocol is enabled and available via your router,\u201d Vidi said.<\/p>\n
Should your router support PPTP, the Vidi player initiates a secure tunnel connection to its\u00a0server, creating a separate connection to your normal point-to-point over Ethernet (PPPoE) account.<\/p>\n
If\u00a0it detects PPTP support and successfully establishes a tunnel, Vidi will deliver video content that way.<\/p>\n
If the Vidi player fails to detect the tunnel protocol, it will run over the PPPoE connection to your Internet service provider.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe video that is delivered via the tunnel does not affect the PPPoE account at all,\u201d Vidi said.\u00a0In other words, it won\u2019t use your normal ADSL ISP account at all so long as your router has the correct features.<\/p>\n
The features and routers supported are as follows:<\/p>\n
Vidi warned that certain budget routers do not have the necessary features.<\/p>\n
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