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MovedGoalPosts · 28-07-2010, 17:40

The STBs have ethernet ports because they are standardised components from a manufacturer which are then customised with software by the various cable companies. Virgin Media know that modems are far superior to the STB for broadband (once upon a time when things were very slow some customers did have broadband via STB, but that is old technology).

28-07-2010, 17:40	#2
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: TV Box and Ethernet cable. The STBs have ethernet ports because they are standardised components from a manufacturer which are then customised with software by the various cable companies. Virgin Media know that modems are far superior to the STB for broadband (once upon a time when things were very slow some customers did have broadband via STB, but that is old technology).