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Saaf_laandon_mo · 10-04-2008, 15:06

I moved from Virgin to sky about 2 years ago. I retained the virgin broadband and the phone line and told them I don't want the TV. They told me its free (basic channels) and insisted I kept the box. I explained I had no space for a redundant box and they simply told me its up to me what I want to do with it. I don't even know where the box is now, probably thrown out in the bin.

A friend told me I can connect a 'dodgy' box to the cable feed coming in. In all honesty I cannot be bothered with this as I'd get too much aggro from the missus and I dont feel its right anyway. Why doesnt Virgin simply disconnect the feeds going to lines where there are no boxes on the other end? Can they not tell that?

On a separate note, will I now have a problem if I decide to move to Virgin + as I cant find my old box?

10-04-2008, 15:06	#91
Saaf_laandon_mo Inactive Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,291	Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down I moved from Virgin to sky about 2 years ago. I retained the virgin broadband and the phone line and told them I don't want the TV. They told me its free (basic channels) and insisted I kept the box. I explained I had no space for a redundant box and they simply told me its up to me what I want to do with it. I don't even know where the box is now, probably thrown out in the bin. A friend told me I can connect a 'dodgy' box to the cable feed coming in. In all honesty I cannot be bothered with this as I'd get too much aggro from the missus and I dont feel its right anyway. Why doesnt Virgin simply disconnect the feeds going to lines where there are no boxes on the other end? Can they not tell that? On a separate note, will I now have a problem if I decide to move to Virgin + as I cant find my old box?