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Old 11-04-2008, 23:56   #214
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down

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Originally Posted by TraxData View Post
No, im saying it was in a rough area where literally the whole street was stealing both cable tv and BB which i and another had the misfortune to go disconnect them, out of 26 houses there was only 2 legal connections.
You'd have to say that's a pretty extreme example, though, right? Perhaps there was a trader in the area? I take it not all 24 offenders were arrested/prosecuted? As I said, it seems unbelievable to me that Virgin would waste time and money going after individuals like that, particularly ones who are paying for a minimum subscription, though disconnecting a whole street of offenders without subscriptions seems like a worthwhile approach, certainly if they're stealing broadband.

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And yes all 24 either came out with bats, poles orsomething they could hit you with, it was more than scary.

You can ask around, quite a few techs have been in that position, its even worse if you try and disconnect a gypsy for example.
I'm not saying it isn't true, I was just questioning the specifics, given my confusion about the apparent contradiction in terms of who said what.
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