Two questions...

Hi,

I have two questions.

a) Could anyone kindly tell me when the CR3 software (or whatever it is, I forgot it's name) will be coming to Heywood. (Heywood is 1 mile east of Rochdale, Greater Manchester).

b) I have what seems to be a USB port in the back of my set top box. What is it's use?

My questions appeared second on the list, so I posted a new message so it would be first again. Naughty, but I want these answers lol

[Mal]

Originally Posted by Macca371

Hi,

I have two questions.

a) Could anyone kindly tell me when the CR3 software (or whatever it is, I forgot it's name) will be coming to Heywood. (Heywood is 1 mile east of Rochdale, Greater Manchester).

b) I have what seems to be a USB port in the back of my set top box. What is it's use?

I would have thought that your area got CR3 over a year ago. Cos that's when we got it and were both ex-cwc.

USB, you can connect various gadgets to your computer.

Sounds good... what kind of gadgets?

I like how ntl never tell you any of this... I'd have never known if I'd have relied on them for information.

And nope - my sisters, my mother and my brother all still have the old software. There has definately not been an upgrade in this area yet.

Originally Posted by Macca371

Sounds good... what kind of gadgets?

I like how ntl never tell you any of this... I'd have never known if I'd have relied on them for information.

And nope - my sisters, my mother and my brother all still have the old software. There has definately not been an upgrade in this area yet.

Hi


You do have CR3 in your area . Is the frontend pink on your settop. The tv guide i mean by that not the Box

The usb on the rear of your settop was going to be used for differant things in the beginning. However i know of no applications that have or are being made for the port.

[DeKurver]

Originally Posted by Macca371

a) Could anyone kindly tell me when the CR3 software (or whatever it is, I forgot it's name) will be coming to Heywood. (Heywood is 1 mile east of Rochdale, Greater Manchester).

As others have said, you should already have CR3. It should look something like this:

CR3 Screenshots

[badnbusy]

The USB port on the STB i had worked

I plugged my Nokia USB charger in :P

Although that was bound to work, as it only uses the power of the port.

Maybe it was intended to be used for broadband, if the user didnt have a network card?

I can also confirm that you should have CR3. I live in Oldham and all of Rochdale came under the same upgrade. We've had it for way over a year now. If you for some reason havent got it, try rebooting the boxes. If you still dont get it, ring ntl up, as there may be a signal problem

[Marge]

If I remember rightly the CR3 upgrade happened about November 2002 in the NW

Yes, I am a fool, sorry, I do have CR3.

Wasn't there another software type which actually made the interactive system work properly?

[Chris W]

Originally Posted by Macca371

Yes, I am a fool, sorry, I do have CR3.

Wasn't there another software type which actually made the interactive system work properly?

urm... you are thinking of Sky aren't you?! :pp

lol yes, probably.

Oh buggar, just when my hopes were built up.

I should have known better to expect something half decent from ntl.

[browneggsandham]

Originally Posted by Macca371

Yes, I am a fool, sorry, I do have CR3.

Wasn't there another software type which actually made the interactive system work properly?

Well, MR1 was a patch (update) for CR3 in Bromley areas, and made it possible for ETV apps such as Wimbledon to be provided.

Originally Posted by Macca371

lol yes, probably.

Oh buggar, just when my hopes were built up.

I should have known better to expect something half decent from ntl.

Don't get too down :pp

Bromley areas should be getting the MR2 release sometime over the next few months, which will bring it in line with LCR3.

Browneggsandham