Originally Posted by mersey70 (Post 35188030)

I'm convinced a fair few of these people who do this are techie types who do it not so much so they avoid payment, rather that they do it because they think they can. Like sticking two fingers up to the system. Anyone suggesting it's like the old days when you just got a cheapo box and connected it up is wrong.

And anyway haven't a lot of people found they have had the service shut down?, surely it can't be rocket science to trace the servers, obviously not given the reports. And they have to pay for access to those servers too, they must be mad in my opinion.

I have noticed Sky and other broadcasters are even flashing up a serial number on screen now to catch out some of the online streams.

It will probably go on but it's no where near as widepsread as when VM used their 'strong as selloptape' encryption!

The game will be up eventually, I read one system has even stopped the sharing route now so well done to them, i'm sure they will all follow.

Originally Posted by robbo71 (Post 35188066)

Interestingly,there does seem to be some unscrambled channels transmitted. I am able to watch some channels (BBC1, BBC2, ITV1,Ch4 and Ch5 plus others) with the card removed.

Also, DVB-C is a documented standard and tuners for it are readily available to purchase perfectly legally.

So, with a live feed, what the OP wants to do should be possible.

(Cannot try myself, as I only have official subscribed VM equipment)

Originally Posted by robbo71 (Post 35188066)

Interestingly,there does seem to be some unscrambled channels transmitted. I am able to watch some channels (BBC1, BBC2, ITV1,Ch4 and Ch5 plus others) with the card removed.

Also, DVB-C is a documented standard and tuners for it are readily available to purchase perfectly legally.

So, with a live feed, what the OP wants to do should be possible.

(Cannot try myself, as I only have official subscribed VM equipment)

Originally Posted by robbo71 (Post 35187973)

Actually, it did not. There is some way to go yet..



Also the OP was asking about FTA channels, which I presume means those that are unscrambled.

Originally Posted by robbo71 (Post 35187990)

I suggest that you do a little more research then, if that is what you believe.

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet (Post 35188106)

think of the kittens.

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet (Post 35188106)

As a reminder to those considering doing this while these same cards, etc, work fine throughout the world and probably have RF isolation as good as VM's own hardware when they are connected to the Virgin Media network they apparently endanger service for everyone in your local area, raise the blood pressure of the staff on this forum and a kitten dies.

Think of the NHS, think of the kittens.

Originally Posted by Masque (Post 35188109)

Originally Posted by jtaylor06 (Post 35188112)

Cute

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35188115)

I want the ginger one :)

Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35188092)

Please point me to where Cable have given FTA digital channels to users in the past via a PC card. ???, As for his answer it was not what he was really after and we all know that ;)

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Its still stopped most of the spoon fed morons that get there boxes down the pub or at the computer fair. Plus there has been 2 servers killed and i am sure they will be another one soon ;)

Originally Posted by robbo71 (Post 35188139)

For a start, vm are leaving live feeds to unsubscribed properties, that constitutes being given I think.