What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
 

I found an old small cabletel (analogue) general instrument box in the loft would it work if i plugged it in and should I call VM and tell them I have it?

dOROTHY

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Back to the future would be on.

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?:confused:

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Nothing would happen - analogue cable tv stopped broadcasting several years ago.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...witch-off.html

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You don't need to tell VM you have it. Just recycle it.

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Ring them at once and confess to your crime.

Whatever you do, dont plug it in, they had a built-in self destruct system that was programmed to activate 10 years after 1997.

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Whooooooooooooshhhh......:D

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:D:D

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Robots will crash through your door shouting "delete delete"

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Antiques Roadshow on 24/7!

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What's the current state of play with the analogue services in Westminster, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Slough and Leicester?

Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
 

There aren't any

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All gone

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:D

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are there any parts of the UK where Virgin never upgraded to digital?

Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
 

Yes there were, mainly where the analogue network couldn't easily be upgraded or where Virgin Media didn't own the network directly.

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Someone from VM told me now that Liberty Global have bought it they will be expanding the network as my sister lives 1 min away from a cabled area.

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There are some plans yes, for instance http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...to-east-london

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the site is down, do you if they planning to expand in NI?

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1 Minute walk.

Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
 

Nothing has been announced at present

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this is my favourite thread yet.

please plug it in and go for glory!

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It looks nicer than the Tivo box.

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Really?
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2014/09/38.jpg

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I think so.

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Do you have a Specsavers nearby Dot? :D

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Oh, I say,Max Branning, you should be ashamed of yourself. :mad::p:

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If it's anything like the old Jerrold box I used to have it would still provide excellent central heating and can double as a frying pan. I do remember somebody techy turning up one day and confiscating it for health and safety reasons, I've been freezing ever since, dam him...

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I remember having a box like that. When my parents left Telewest for SKY back in 1999 they didn't get me multiroom :( I do however remember being pleasantly surprised when putting the Telewest cable directly into my TV. I'm sure I was able to get the 5 main free to air channels along with SKY 1 and 4 other random pay channels totally free.

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Yep, our Jerrold box used to run as hot as hades. Then one day the display went out and the burning smells started.

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My TV had an all band tuner and there were quite a few channels transmitted without any encryption*, our box had a pass through mounted on the back for the FM tuner and I had a splitter this connected to the TV antenna input

*Mainly inverted video.