All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down

Originally Posted by Stuart C

Actually, I suspect you'll find it's Sky who took Sky 1..

You suspect wrongly. Virgin removed the channels, when their contract ran out.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Losttheplot

You suspect wrongly. Virgin removed the channels, when their contract ran out.

Actually, I was referring to the negotiations. Virgin would be legally required to cut the services when their contract run out. From rumours I have heard, Sky weren't exactly co-operative during the negotiations. Something which, while off topic, would seem to be bourne out by the advertising Sky were doing immediately before the loss, and the advertising since.

[harryboy22002]

Originally Posted by Jules

I still say if they took there equipment back like they should do there would be less boxes to sell so less people stealing the services

didn;t you know it is not there responsibility to take boxes back ; shows how much they are ripping you off -they dont want them back??

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by Jules

I still say if they took there equipment back like they should do there would be less boxes to sell so less people stealing the services

They missed 4 appointments to collect my boxes when I cancelled my service. They then suggested I take them to my new address and they would collect them from there. OK, I said. Can we take that address then...
Blah, blah, United States of America. Oh, we won't be able to collect them from there. I know, but why is this my problem when you have missed four appointments to collect the boxes?

[Toto]

Originally Posted by Stuart C

Actually, I was referring to the negotiations. Virgin would be legally required to cut the services when their contract run out. From rumours I have heard, Sky weren't exactly co-operative during the negotiations. Something which, while off topic, would seem to be bourne out by the advertising Sky were doing immediately before the loss, and the advertising since.

but

[grabbi]

So are the dirty robbing scally's getting their boxes properly interfered with all the time?

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by grabbi

So are the dirty robbing scally's getting their boxes properly interfered with all the time?

Nope. New firmware on the boxes solved the key roll problem, the only ones that are having problems are those with clone boxes and ones who haven't updated.

[the-cable-guy]

so iv heard

[grabbi]

Sounds like there is a leak inside the company, letting details out about this...

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by grabbi

Sounds like there is a leak inside the company, letting details out about this...

That's not what it sounds like to me. It sounds like they have a very easy system that can be beaten by any numpty who can visit certain websites.

Makes me wonder why i bother paying for my service.

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by Sirius

That's not what it sounds like to me. It sounds like they have a very easy system that can be beaten by any numpty who can visit certain websites.

Makes me wonder why i bother paying for my service.

If it makes you feel the new firmware is either causing a loss of signal (upto only 8% signal) and it's pixelating on most if not all channels

[G UK]

Nope. New firmware on the boxes solved the key roll problem, the only ones that are having problems are those with clone boxes and ones who haven't updated.

My guess would be that that is quite a few people, a lot of people who arn't that tech savy would have just bought a box and plugged it in to replace there standard minimum subscription V box. They wouldn't have a clue how it works or why it stopped working. OK they may go out and buy another but theres still a fair whack that would have been knocked off the network

If it makes you feel the new firmware is either causing a loss of signal (upto only 8% signal) and it's pixelating on most if not all channels

Err, not wanting to be pedantic but, aren't you missing a couple of words from that, like "any better," otherwise I cant make much sense of it.

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by G UK

My guess would be that that is quite a few people, a lot of people who arn't that tech savy would have just bought a box and plugged it in to replace there standard minimum subscription V box. They wouldn't have a clue how it works or why it stopped working. OK they may go out and buy another but theres still a fair whack that would have been knocked off the network



Err, not wanting to be pedantic but, aren't you missing a couple of words from that, like "any better," otherwise I cant make much sense of it.

Haha yeah I missed the words "any better"...sorry about that.

A lot of people would've been knocked off the netowrk because they don't understand how their illegal boxes work which is always a good thing and a lot of people would've been put off once they had to manually input codes.

Virgin have shown that they can put people off from using these boxes and now they just need to go that one step more and just improve their encryption.

[supremus]

Originally Posted by Hiroki

If it makes you feel the new firmware is either causing a loss of signal (upto only 8% signal) and it's pixelating on most if not all channels

Someone must have installed original Virgin firmware by mistake.

[harryboy22002]

Originally Posted by saabmania2

well said
on another note a workmate of mine told me his friend uses a cloned modem and box so i asked him his address and grassed him up he's currently waiting to see what the police/vm do, one less thief off the network hehe!!

you sad person