TV Box and Ethernet cable.

mig-31 · 28-07-2010, 17:23

Hello all and first things first..

A) hope i have posted this in the correct part of the forum..
B)Im new to virgin and this forum.So sorry if this is the incorrect place..

On monday i had a V+ box installed on my main tv downstairs..

A normal HD box installed along with UPto 50mb BB in my office upstairs.. Along with a wireless Router... (Required for my PS3 in the Rear Room of my house)

The installer took away the packaging that everything came in along with all instructions.

Im just curious to why does the TV boxes have a Ethernet port on the back..

I want to know if hooking it up to the router adds any new options or anything else.. ?

Thanks in advance..

MovedGoalPosts · 28-07-2010, 17:40

The STBs have ethernet ports because they are standardised components from a manufacturer which are then customised with software by the various cable companies. Virgin Media know that modems are far superior to the STB for broadband (once upon a time when things were very slow some customers did have broadband via STB, but that is old technology).

mig-31 · 28-07-2010, 17:45

So i take it adds nothing at all...

Toto · 28-07-2010, 17:55

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Originally Posted by mig-31

So i take it adds nothing at all...

At the moment, yes.

jb66 · 28-07-2010, 19:55

Also there are no instructions in the box, so he never took them away. You can find out more my going to help section at the main menu.

Peter_ · 28-07-2010, 20:00

Do not forget the USB port as you can charge a mobile phone or your games console pads from them, no use for anything else though.

mig-31 · 29-07-2010, 06:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by jb66

Also there are no instructions in the box, so he never took them away. You can find out more my going to help section at the main menu.

Ok i did not know that....You see i have left Sky after many years...

Matty_Boy · 30-07-2010, 11:06

As mentionned by Rob, the boxes are are built with multiple interfaces as the vendor wants to reach the most diverse carriers possibles. That way they can be sold to carriers delivering tv by really varied methods. For example to carriers like France Telecom/Orange who are really pushing TV over IP as a method for delivering living room TV. It also gives cable providers scope to include functionality like what SKY currently provides on it's boxes, whereby you can manage the recording schedule of your box both from a local pc and remotely over the internet. Hope the see that soon on Virgin, it which case you would have reason to hook-up your vbox to your home network.