confused.... STB SW

mattley · 14-03-2004, 18:27

Hi all, I'm sorry for the crappy first post, but was wondering, and unable to work it out from the info I've found. (mostly here)

From the STB User info I have....

My main STB is a DiTV1000+, HW ver P1b.4, SW P1b3.1.PO.CR3
Second STB is a DiTV2000, HW ver P2.18, SW P2.3.1.PO.CR3

Now I thought from the CR3 in the SW ver that I had CR3, but it's pink (nasty) and looks nothing like the screenshots over at Digital Spy.

My channel numbers are 1, BBC, 2, BBC2 etc... (if that helps)

I'm in Watford, which is ex C&W, but I remember being told that the exchange was such a mess when NTL took it over, that it was completly re done and When I was checking Something else on NTL's site Watford wasn't listed as ex C&W.

Soooo he rambled ....... Am I considered ex C&W? am I Langley or Bromley? Will I be getting CR3? Does it make any difference?

Cheers

I appreciate it

Marge · 14-03-2004, 18:29

ex C&W, Bromley, 99.9% sure CR3 already

sorry and

to the site

swoop101 · 14-03-2004, 18:30

If it is pink

then it is CR3 isn't it.

mattley · 14-03-2004, 18:32

Top response time, Cheers

Why sorry...... is that the lesser of the two options...?

I never really cared, It works fine, I don't get any of the promlems I see reported here, but I did prefer the blue interface.

Marge · 14-03-2004, 18:33

no was saying sorry cos I was rude and didn't say hello and welcome

Stuart · 14-03-2004, 18:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattley

Hi all, I'm sorry for the crappy first post, but was wondering, and unable to work it out from the info I've found. (mostly here)

From the STB User info I have....

My main STB is a DiTV1000+, HW ver P1b.4, SW P1b3.1.PO.CR3
Second STB is a DiTV2000, HW ver P2.18, SW P2.3.1.PO.CR3

Now I thought from the CR3 in the SW ver that I had CR3, but it's pink (nasty) and looks nothing like the screenshots over at Digital Spy.

You have CR3 (says so in the SW version number), and if your menu's are a horrible combination of Pink, Purple & white, then you definately have CR3..

Regarding the screenshots, are you looking at the "CR3 Original" screenshots, or the Southampton ones? Your screen should look like that in the CR3 Original shots.

BTW, as Debsy says, welcome to the site..

mattley · 14-03-2004, 18:44

Oh OK, It's been pink for years, I thought CR3 was new.

I guess that's what was confusing me.

Cheers, and thanks for the kind welcome, I've been lurking for ages, but never actually needed any questions answered, the level of knowledge here is fantastic.

**Mick** · 14-03-2004, 19:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattley

Oh OK, It's been pink for years, I thought CR3 was new.

I guess that's what was confusing me.

Cheers, and thanks for the kind welcome, I've been lurking for ages, but never actually needed any questions answered, the level of knowledge here is fantastic.

Thanks for your kind words mattley and welcome to the site.

BBKing · 14-03-2004, 21:50

Exchange? We don't have exchanges, except in the telco side. I think they meant head-end.

Anyway, Watford is indeed ex-CWC/Bromley Platform/EuroDOCSIS or whatever you want to call it. C&W have a large office there that ntl borrowed part of when they took over CWC, and finally moved out of last year.

CR3 as an appellation was originally the third Bromley release (after CR1 and CR2, interestingly) which is pink. Someone then came up with the bright idea of using CR3 to mean the software release on the original ntl/Langley/DAVIC platform that brings in many of the same functions (most of which you can't see, but it's a big step in moving towards are more common platform).

LCR3 is shorthand on this site for Langley CR3, which is blue. I think I'll start using it at work too when this comes up.