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Originally Posted by Sirius
The OP has asked the same question on the OTHER cable forums  |
So what? That sounds sensible to me.
[QUOTE=Masque;35187987]All Virginmedia channels require Virginmedia equipment on a live account to receive them.[COLOR="Silver"]
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Nonsense. Ex sub boxes and some TV's with a cable tuner can be used.
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Originally Posted by robbo71
Interestingly,there does seem to be some unscrambled channels transmitted. I am able to watch some channels (BBC1, BBC2, ITV1,Ch4 and Ch5 plus others) with the card removed.
Also, DVB-C is a documented standard and tuners for it are readily available to purchase perfectly legally.
So, with a live feed, what the OP wants to do should be possible.
(Cannot try myself, as I only have official subscribed VM equipment)
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Exactly.
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Originally Posted by Masque
They are the only channels you can get but again you still need the box for them to work as the have been threads and posts asking if they can connect to the outlet.
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There are loads of FTA channels on the VM system.
Some examples are:
BBC1
BBC2
ITV1
C4
C5
ITV2+1
ITV3+1
ITV4+1
Pricedrop TV
BBC3
BBC4
BBC News
CBBC
CBEEBIES
All radio stations.
To check for yourself, just remove your card from the box!
The downsides are that you may lose the service at any time VM decide to disconnect you at the cabinet and there is a better choice with Freeview.
I believe VM know about this and aren't too bothered. This is because some months ago they moved a shopping channel that they part own (Bid TV OR Pricedrop I think) from M to FTA. Understandably, they want maximum exposure to their shopping channel.