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Originally Posted by andrewjameshowar
Yes, I can see that that is in their t&c, but we don't know whether this particular device was rented out by Virgin
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It was. They are not available via any other route.
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Originally Posted by andrewjameshowar
For the sake of argument, if subscriber said "I am terminating", please come and collect my Tivo" and Virgin said "Not worth the bother mate, you keep it" (albeit it won't be much use to anyone).
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Virgin do collect and re-use TiVos as they are a current box. They don't collect some of the older ones.
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Originally Posted by andrewjameshowar
I have aways wondered, what is the purpose of the little red credit card in my VBox with what looks like a SIM chip in it. Is this a way of uniquely identifying the piece of hardware, or of uniquely identifying me?
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It's a bit like a SIM card in a phone. It tells the box what channels you have subscribed to. But unlike a SIM, the card is 'paired' to the box, so it won't work in any other box.