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DOT COTTON

08-09-2014 23:31

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

Mad Max

09-09-2014 00:16

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

Back to the future would be on.

DOT COTTON

09-09-2014 00:19

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

?:confused:

BenMcr

09-09-2014 00:25

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

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

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

spiderplant

09-09-2014 07:55

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

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

Paul	09-09-2014 13:10

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOT COTTON (Post 35727577)

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?

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.

Mad Max

09-09-2014 15:12

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOT COTTON (Post 35727584)

?:confused:

Whooooooooooooshhhh......:D

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul M (Post 35727671)

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.

:D:D

theone2k10

10-09-2014 01:17

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

Robots will crash through your door shouting "delete delete"

raging bull

10-09-2014 08:22

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

Antiques Roadshow on 24/7!

RichardCoulter

10-09-2014 15:12

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35727585)

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

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

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

BenMcr

10-09-2014 15:19

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

There aren't any

spiderplant

10-09-2014 15:19

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35727938)

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

All gone

Mad Max

10-09-2014 15:31

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

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35727941)

There aren't any

DOT COTTON

10-09-2014 15:42

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

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

BenMcr

10-09-2014 15:48

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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