Thread: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
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Old 12-04-2008, 17:16   #325
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
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Originally Posted by supremus View Post
So back on topic, what's the general impression? Have Virgin been succesful, or has this all been a waste of time for them? Some people around here seem to suggest at least certain illegal boxes are up and running again. Is there a cost to Virgin for a week-long campaign like this?
IMO it has been quite successfull, im sure there are boxes that are back up and running, but a lot wont be, so the people using them will have to take them back to wherever they got them to get them back up and running.

I wouldnt have thought there would be a huge cost involved, just the wages of the people over-seeing it (which would have been paid regardless of this excersize)

I remeber reading something on the intranet a few months back about them doing something big with security by the end of this year involving the re-issue of the smart cards.

I wouldnt have thought that they expected to stop everyone that has a chipped box, but if its stopped one person being able to view TV without paying then it has been a sucess in my humble opinion.
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