[Merged] Pace box displays 88:88, smart card burned
26-09-2004, 05:38
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Pace digibox displaying 88:88
Hi there. I had my NTL digital TV installed today. It worked for 20 mins and the box froze. I rebooted, it froze. Kept doing it. Now all i have is 88:88 on the screen.
Any ideas?
Kevin 
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26-09-2004, 09:28
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
Oh dear, that means it is knackered.
You need to call faults.
Where are my manners 
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26-09-2004, 10:31
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
Is this a record for a knackered box?
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26-09-2004, 10:57
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
that's pretty rough, having your box die on the first day! i'm afraid you'll have to wait until Monday to call faults, as i believe there is no customer services on sunday! 
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26-09-2004, 12:19
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
Yeah, well it actually died within 20 mins of the engineer leaving my house. Odd, i work for NTL. Perhaps this is my payback heh heh :-)
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26-09-2004, 12:46
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
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Originally Posted by KevAmiga
Yeah, well it actually died within 20 mins of the engineer leaving my house. Odd, i work for NTL. Perhaps this is my payback heh heh :-)
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Start as you mean to go on eh? 
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26-09-2004, 22:31
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
Hopefully not or i will get Sky :-)
Thing is, i managed to get the box to boot this morning, worked for 20 seconds, then froze. No remote, nothing.
Are all the boxes this bad or is it just Pace? I have heared bad things about them... :-(
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26-09-2004, 22:37
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
The chances are that you ended up with a returned faulty box that got put in the wrong pile.
Some pace boxes can be a pain but the 2000 series seems to be the best.
1000 boxes can be used as a room heater and 4000 boxes are just crap.
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26-09-2004, 22:46
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
Well its odd.... my smart card appears to be burnt around the chip?
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26-09-2004, 22:58
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
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Originally Posted by KevAmiga
Well its odd.... my smart card appears to be burnt around the chip?
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That is a normal occurence.
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26-09-2004, 23:02
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
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Originally Posted by swoop101
The chances are that you ended up with a returned faulty box that got put in the wrong pile.
Some pace boxes can be a pain but the 2000 series seems to be the best.
1000 boxes can be used as a room heater and 4000 boxes are just crap.
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Tell me about it lol i had a 1000 ended up dead friday am box swap for 4000-n failed by sat am called ntl sent engineer visit sat pm swapped for 2000 here's looking for no more troubles?
[other box i have is also 2000 series been perfect from day 1 & still going strong]
maybe ask ntl if a 2000 series box is poss ok or see if engineer has one with him?
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26-09-2004, 23:08
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
Or just ask for a new Samsung.
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27-09-2004, 00:35
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
I wonder if they will replace it with a Samsung. Are they better than the Pace's?
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27-09-2004, 00:37
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
Or get a pace 2000...
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27-09-2004, 08:15
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Re: Pace digibox displaying 88:88
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Originally Posted by KevAmiga
I wonder if they will replace it with a Samsung. Are they better than the Pace's?
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Well I have had mine 3 weeks now and I have not had to reboot it yet. It has done it by it'self once but it seems stable even when I hammer the upload on it 
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