Originally Posted by crazytim77

hi there,

i have just aquired an old ntl cable box (pace DITV - 1000). The guy who gave it to me said he was pretty sure that it could be used as a freeview box.

i connected it to the ariel cable, but it says that no channels can be found. i have a cable socket in the wall but i have never used it before. it might work but i don't have a "cable" cable.

i would like to know if what i am doing is a waste of time. can i get freeview channels with this box without subscribing to ntl?


thanks

tim