All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
22-06-2010, 09:44
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
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Originally Posted by hedgie
In Warrington the new cards have been rolled out yet the chap in the local layby bacon sandwich van  still claims to be getting Sky Sports via a hookey VM box  |
Not for much longer 
We have to be sure everyone has swapped their catds before we switch off the old encryption.
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22-06-2010, 10:23
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic
Not for much longer
We have to be sure everyone has swapped their catds before we switch off the old encryption. |
Do you know if Virgin have switch off the old encryption in Scotland yet?
How long will Channel 997 broadcast after switch over?
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22-06-2010, 10:38
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
East Scotland has Glasgow is very soon
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22-06-2010, 19:04
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
Do you know if Virgin have switch off the old encryption in Scotland yet?
How long will Channel 997 broadcast after switch over?
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I can't say, thats a security sensitive question 
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22-06-2010, 19:46
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
This thread gives me a warm feeling inside every time it pops up in my subscriptions list.
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22-06-2010, 19:50
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
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This thread gives me a warm feeling inside every time it pops up in my subscriptions list. |
Glad to hear it
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22-06-2010, 20:00
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
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22-06-2010, 20:05
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
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Originally Posted by vanman
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What has the end of the analogue service got to do with this thread??
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22-06-2010, 21:45
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
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Originally Posted by Kymmy
What has the end of the analogue service got to do with this thread??
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aren't most chip boxes analogue?
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22-06-2010, 23:12
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
I suspect not, now. VM have shut down most analogue areas (AFAIK).
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23-06-2010, 08:34
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
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Originally Posted by vanman
aren't most chip boxes analogue?
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Nope, most chipped or CS boxes are/were digital. The original Nagra encryption is a digital encryption 
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23-06-2010, 09:13
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
Pedant mode on
There has not been a chip installed in a cable box to allow the user to watch encrypted channels for years I believe. I think in fairness most if not all chipped boxes were analogue
Pedant mode off
It is however common practice to call modified boxes "chipped" although they are not
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23-06-2010, 09:18
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
Yep and as this thread is about "chipped boxes" and the changes Nagra 3 (a digital encryption method) then it's correct to assume that it's not to do with the old analogue boxes..
The thing is that if you say Modified box to most of the public you;ll get a blank look where as a chipped box will get some response
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23-06-2010, 09:39
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
yes I know thats why I used pedants in good humour
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23-06-2010, 09:43
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
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Originally Posted by zing
It is however common practice to call modified boxes "chipped" although they are not |
<aside>
Indeed ... as it is also common practice to call the process of solving computing problems 'debugging' ... even though it has been many years since computers had the sort of enormous valves that used to get clogged up with insects to the point where they would overheat and go pop, requiring both a new valve and a sweep with a brush to remove the bugs from the works.
</aside>
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