[RobboEdin]

Originally Posted by RobboEdin

You are not permitted to connect any equipment to the Virgin Media cable network without a valid subscription.

Originally Posted by RobboEdin

Perhaps it is time for the moderators of this forum to stop the encouragement of this practice.

IMHO the OP is knowingly trying to connect equipment to receive a subscription service free of charge.

Originally Posted by RobboEdin

IMHO The channels may be FTA and the OP has that option - of receiving them via FreeSat or FreeView but there is no FreeCable. AFAIK All Virgin Media services are ONLY available when the appropriate subscription is paid. The service you are paying for is the delivery of a TV service on a PRIVATE network.

What answer do you think I would get if I asked Virgin Media to connect me to their cable network and provide me with TV M for no ongoing monthly charge? I would, of course, be willing to pay the one-off £35 connection charge.

Originally Posted by Chris

In which case the answer is 'It can't be done, sorry' - not to accuse the OP of theft, or attempted theft, or imply he is trying to be dishonest. It seemed like a genuine question to me, and I like to think I can tell the difference between an honest question and attempted theft. We see plenty of both on here.

As I have already said, you can physically attach a TV direct to the cable, in any area where the analogue signal is still active and the cable is still attached to a tap in the street cab, and get 'free cable' that way. And you can go down to Maplin and get the cables and connectors necessary to alter the position of the VM equipment inside your house.

VM may not like you doing any of the above, but if you were a subscriber the most they could realistically do is cut you off ... if you're not a subscriber, what then?

Please re-read my posts. In which of my posts do I accuse the OP of theft?