Eugh its black
 

Hi all

Ive just had NTL tv drive installed today, well i was at work and the OH was here to get it installed. Anyway came home and its bloody black!!! who the hell has black appliances these days it sticks out like a sore thumb. I dont even think you can buy black tv's and dvd players anymore.

When i got the leaflet from virgin media it showed the box as being silver, but oh no theyve given me this cheapo nasty 80's looking nasty box that sticks out more than jordons chest. Not only did the guy on the phone lie to me.. i cant believe I trusted him about which HD channels they had, he didnt mention anything about getting an 80's throw back looking appliance.

Has anyone else got the silver one, and if so how did you get it? and is there any chance on earth Virgin peeps would change it. I cant have that, i need some cupboard now to hide the bloody thing. Ive spent over £1700 on my set up, but now it all looks like i just couldnt be bothered to buy things that look nice and threw it all together.

Cheers

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Not being funny but outside there are far more serious things than a black digi stb. They are black tough. Ntl won't change it for a different colour same as sky would not.

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The silver ones are the NTL TV Drive and Telewest boxes. From now one all new installs are to be the Black Virgin Branded V+ Boxes.

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Its started ;)

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i agree...its only a colour! Look on the bright side, u could be one of the FIRST ppl with the virgin media box!

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is that good or bad lol!?

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Again ;-) I was at ntl when they started bringing out the samsung box and that was all we got on the phone. I WANT A SILVER BOX!

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Yep thats all i get all day;) at the moment in our area the tv drive is silver we have been told not to use the virgin ones until we beome virgin

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And did you send people silver boxes?

The only reason im saying this is because I know I saw a silver box, it didnt show a black one and now I know why.... If they had no intention of sending a silver one then they should never have showed this to me.

You can bet your boots ill be on the phone tomorrow... I WANT A SILVER BOX :D I dont know what ive started, but i assume by the quick 'tough luck' post this has all happened before.

And yes are there are more important things outside, but im not outside i'm in my house... and that things NOT staying. They either change it, i cancel it and they take it back, or the spray cans coming out.

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Unless you get a refurbished TV Drive in 6 months or so. They're not just going to throw all of the silver ones away, when they're replaced ;)

If they did throw away all "faulty" boxes, I'd probably have had a Samsung box AGES ago, instead of PACE after PACE after PACE

(I currently have a PACE box, with "Telewest:Active Digital" stamped all over it)

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I think with the refurbished ones they might actually get them made black.

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LOL! "I want I want I want a silver TV Drive thingy!" :D

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Look in your Argos or Currys, Black TV's are back.

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Spray can it...

(Or just hide it)

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or upgrade to sky HD and get a black sky satellite HD receiver,

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Spraying it will make ntl charge you £250 for it since it is their property and your renting it.

Also to the OP good luck if you call up, technically you have no reason to get out of your contract. They have supplied the equipment your requested. It's even a bloody upgrade on the silver one and your still moaning. I would not have refunded, chaged a thing for you.