General : Extra Virgin Box

[jackbird377]

This is merely out of curiosity, and if it is illegal please remember I'm brand new here and relatively clueless about cable TV.

I live in a flat, and we have a cable connection to the room which I previously used for a modem from Virgin Media. If I remember rightly we're on the XL package, and other rooms have cable TV. I want to remove the modem and plug a box in, although I'm unable to contact my landlord for the time being in order for him to call Virgin and ask them to send us another box. I've looked at the website, and allegedly since we're on XL an extra V+ box won't cost us anything to run or to get installed. This being the case, what would be the issue with buying a box from eBay and using it? As far as I can see, it wouldn't be illegal as we're already paying for Virgin, and they wouldn't charge us for an extra box anyway?

Again, if this is horrifyingly illegal please remember that I don't know anything

Thanks

You can't buy a box from ebay. They belong to Virgin Media. If you could somehow acquire one it wouldn't be registered to your account so would not work.

[TbGbe]

Originally Posted by jempalmer

You can't buy a box from ebay.

I think you meant "You shouldn't buy a box from ebay."
For the reasons you then gave.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by jempalmer

You can't buy a box from ebay. They belong to Virgin Media. If you could somehow acquire one it wouldn't be registered to your account so would not work.

Also VM will not register boxes on your account you have acquired from anywhere other than VM.

---------- Post added at 17:11 ---------- Previous post was at 16:47 ----------

Originally Posted by TbGbe

I think you meant "You shouldn't buy a box from ebay."
For the reasons you then gave.

That would be correct

[jackbird377]

So if I bought one, would it just simply not work, or would it work until Virgin found out about it and decided to take action?

I didn't think selling the boxes was strictly above board anyway, I just wanted to check - makes you wonder why eBay allows so many listings of Virgin and Sky boxes...

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by jackbird377

So if I bought one, would it just simply not work, or would it work until Virgin found out about it and decided to take action?

I didn't think selling the boxes was strictly above board anyway, I just wanted to check - makes you wonder why eBay allows so many listings of Virgin and Sky boxes...

It will not work as the box and the smart card which is paired to the box will no longer be authorized on the system. It will have been deauthorized when the customer who had the box was disconnected.

[jackbird377]

OK, thanks very much for your help - I'll just have to wait for my landlord.

Thanks
jackbird377

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by jackbird377

OK, thanks very much for your help - I'll just have to wait for my landlord.

Thanks
jackbird377

Anytime.