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handyman · 12-02-2007, 11:02

What a load of rubbish being talked about in this thread.

The reasons ntl stagger the updates is to reduce impact on CSR / FMC. the updates are live at the head end and are set to 3 stages to catch box's. Staggering it through areas again is only done to reduce impact to the network and the CSR / FMC. Trust me every single change that ntl make results in a thousand 'where is x' , 'why can I not do x anymore' calls. If ntl simply sent out a mailshot like other companies then customers would be more informed and they could roll out software updates faster.

1. Box's that are rebooted pick up the update.
2. Box's that are stand by pick up the update.
3. Box's are forced on to the update.

If the update is playing out live them it's live. Your box will pick it up eventually anyway and you are not going to brick your box. (unless you turn it off mid update).

Messing about with the buttons simply forces a hard reboot. The sequence for the hard reboot checks the software version in the stb and updates if there is a newer one available.

[edit] Tod said it too, lol.

12-02-2007, 11:02	#45
handyman Permanently Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Nr Carnforth Age: 50 Services: M6 Keele Posts: 5,462	Re: Forced Update??? What a load of rubbish being talked about in this thread. The reasons ntl stagger the updates is to reduce impact on CSR / FMC. the updates are live at the head end and are set to 3 stages to catch box's. Staggering it through areas again is only done to reduce impact to the network and the CSR / FMC. Trust me every single change that ntl make results in a thousand 'where is x' , 'why can I not do x anymore' calls. If ntl simply sent out a mailshot like other companies then customers would be more informed and they could roll out software updates faster. 1. Box's that are rebooted pick up the update. 2. Box's that are stand by pick up the update. 3. Box's are forced on to the update. If the update is playing out live them it's live. Your box will pick it up eventually anyway and you are not going to brick your box. (unless you turn it off mid update). Messing about with the buttons simply forces a hard reboot. The sequence for the hard reboot checks the software version in the stb and updates if there is a newer one available. [edit] Tod said it too, lol.