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Old 09-08-2010, 16:34   #17
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Re: stbs on sale on ebay

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Originally Posted by Masque View Post
The is a lot of difference between SKY and Virginmedia installations, with SKY all you need is a satellite dish and it will work.

But with Virginmedia you need a cable running to your property and a live account for any equipment to work plus all the kit is required to be listed on your account and correctly provisioned, you cannot buy any 2nd hand equipment and then call in for it to be added to your account.

If you are a Virginmedia customer then you should be aware of this and if you buy a box for a property with no cable connection then that is just stupidity.

If I wanted Freeview then I would just go to the likes of ASDA and buy a box for less than £20 with a 12 months guarantee.
Yep, I know all that and as staff, obviously you do to.

What I'm saying is, to the average man in the street who knows Sky allow you to plug whatever equipment you like in and just ring them, perhaps they assume it's OK to do this on Virgin?

I know, you shouldn't assume stuff, but a lot of these eBay sales must be to people with an existing Virgin account thinking they can just replace their existing old box or add an additional one. Perhaps Virgin could raise awareness of this not being the case? I can't find anything in the help section of the website about it.

Just a thought.
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