Help! Is cable free standard vbox

[m48ley]

Hi Guys

I have a quick question, i've just moved into a new flat and i can't get a digital signal from sky or an arial due to a massive church across the road,

However theres signs that the previous tenant had cable installed, so my question is if i get my hands on a vbox (Cable Box) will i be able to recieve the standard freeview channels through it, without signing up for a contact?

Thanks

[BenMcr]

No - you cannot legally get a cable STB without subscribing to services from Virgin

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You can get a fixed phoneline and TV M for £11 a month

[m48ley]

thanks mate

i was thinking it would have been the same as sky! £11 a month is very good, i'm sure i could afford that! thanks again mate

[Matth]

Only thing is, the VM phoneline is probably the worst bit of all their offers:

1. No ADSL, so you cannot use a cheap ADSL provider unless you double up and keep the BT line (so maybe look at the £25 - 14 + 11 bundle with 10Mb broadband, basic phone line and basic TV)
2. Non-geographic rates are a complete disgrace on VM
3. No escape, you cannot use carrier preselection or prefix discount call provider on a VM line, and the non-geo rates make the other form of cheap call provider not so cheap.

Remember, TV:M is essentially freeview, so the £11 offer is an expensive to use phone line, and bundled freeview.

Try the Wolfbane TV predictor, you may be able to locate a reachable transmitter from an adjacent area if your main is 100% blocked.
http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/reception.html#wolfbane
http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd.exe? (no, NOT a download, it runs on their server)
You need to select "distant" to extend results to those which are marginal.

Are you sure it would block Sky/freesat? There is an elevation angle of 20-30 degrees on them, highest in the south

[zerolight]

My wife has been using telediscount and their ilk for international calls for years on VM and ntl. No problems.

[1701-e]

Originally Posted by Matth

Remember, TV:M is essentially freeview, so the £11 offer is an expensive to use phone line, and bundled freeview.

With access to VOD- real VOD on the telly.... i think that we are so used to it we nearly forget what it was like before!!