What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
10-09-2014, 16:08
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
Someone from VM told me now that Liberty Global have bought it they will be expanding the network as my sister lives 1 min away from a cabled area.
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10-09-2014, 16:11
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10-09-2014, 16:13
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
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the site is down, do you if they planning to expand in NI?
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1 Minute walk.
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10-09-2014, 16:14
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
Nothing has been announced at present
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10-09-2014, 16:27
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
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I found an old small cabletel (analogue) general instrument box in the loft would it work if i plugged it in and should I call VM and tell them I have it?
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this is my favourite thread yet.
please plug it in and go for glory!
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10-09-2014, 16:30
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
It looks nicer than the Tivo box.
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10-09-2014, 16:39
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
Really?
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10-09-2014, 16:41
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Really?
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I think so.
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10-09-2014, 17:48
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
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It looks nicer than the Tivo box.
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Do you have a Specsavers nearby Dot? 
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10-09-2014, 17:56
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
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Do you have a Specsavers nearby Dot? |
Oh, I say,Max Branning, you should be ashamed of yourself.  
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10-09-2014, 20:18
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
If it's anything like the old Jerrold box I used to have it would still provide excellent central heating and can double as a frying pan. I do remember somebody techy turning up one day and confiscating it for health and safety reasons, I've been freezing ever since, dam him...
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10-09-2014, 20:27
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
I remember having a box like that. When my parents left Telewest for SKY back in 1999 they didn't get me multiroom  I do however remember being pleasantly surprised when putting the Telewest cable directly into my TV. I'm sure I was able to get the 5 main free to air channels along with SKY 1 and 4 other random pay channels totally free.
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11-09-2014, 15:11
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
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If it's anything like the old Jerrold box I used to have it would still provide excellent central heating and can double as a frying pan. I do remember somebody techy turning up one day and confiscating it for health and safety reasons, I've been freezing ever since, dam him...
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Yep, our Jerrold box used to run as hot as hades. Then one day the display went out and the burning smells started.
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I remember having a box like that. When my parents left Telewest for SKY back in 1999 they didn't get me multiroom I do however remember being pleasantly surprised when putting the Telewest cable directly into my TV. I'm sure I was able to get the 5 main free to air channels along with SKY 1 and 4 other random pay channels totally free. |
My TV had an all band tuner and there were quite a few channels transmitted without any encryption*, our box had a pass through mounted on the back for the FM tuner and I had a splitter this connected to the TV antenna input
*Mainly inverted video.
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