Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
20-09-2010, 21:00
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
Why do Virgin allow it to happen though? Surely this all comes from cable runs to properties that still send a signal down the line? Can they not just terminate it at their end so to speak?
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20-09-2010, 21:00
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
This is getting rather 
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20-09-2010, 21:24
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
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NO but WON'T AFFECT ME DUH
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Sadly you have now disappointed me..I thought you were smarter than that.
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20-09-2010, 21:58
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
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Originally Posted by sniper007
Why do Virgin allow it to happen though? Surely this all comes from cable runs to properties that still send a signal down the line? Can they not just terminate it at their end so to speak?
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That would be fine if it was just the TV that ran on the cable. However it's shared with the broadband
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21-09-2010, 07:07
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
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Originally Posted by Sirius
They will soon have a way of watching anyone who is file sharing, It's what they intend to do with that information that worries some.
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Yeah well the sooner they crack down on illegal p2p the better..just like the free tv people the p2p downloaders are what way would you describe it "****"
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21-09-2010, 16:56
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
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Originally Posted by Maggy J
OK you do realise that the money paid to the people who produce music,films,books and artwork are selling on behalf of the musicians,actors,film workers,writers and artists? That the money they makes is divided up into different pots and one of those pots are the Musicians,writers,actors etc?
Now why should any musician carry on and produce music if someone like you isn't prepared to pay him for his talent.They can't work for nothing,no one can.If you don't buy but just download for nothing you are literally stealing from that musician.
Now is that fair?Is it right?
Put yourself in their place and think how you would feel.
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it has actually been shown that those that download illegally actually en masse spend more on actual product then those that don't.
presumably because the vast majority use it like browsing - hear something they like and then want to own the actual release.
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21-09-2010, 17:05
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
Could we return to the topic, please?
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21-09-2010, 17:07
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
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Originally Posted by greeninferno
it has actually been shown that those that download illegally actually en masse spend more on actual product then those that don't.
presumably because the vast majority use it like browsing - hear something they like and then want to own the actual release.
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... which was a great self-righteous excuse for their thievery until the advent of services like Spotify. 
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21-09-2010, 17:08
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
You can not be seriousssssss !
Sorry..had to get that out
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21-09-2010, 17:09
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
Fairy snuff ... however as my esteemed colleague has just pointed out, there was a topic here somewhere. Time to get back to it please. And no, I don't want any pictures of chocolate bars posted thank you.
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21-09-2010, 19:00
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
There's already been lots of ON TOPIC warnings so last two off topic posts deleted
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21-09-2010, 20:18
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
Well according to another site those in Bristol stealing service have now had there screens go dark 
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Bristol has said goodbye to its boxes today,many thanks to all the people who have made it an interesting last three years. back to vm large tv package now.
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21-09-2010, 20:19
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
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Well according to another site those in Bristol stealing service have now had there screens go dark |
Now that is good to hear.
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22-09-2010, 16:19
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
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Just had a friend of a friend on the phone crying about his box going down in liverpool, I said thats your own fault you should have paid like everyone else. I said to him you now have 2 choices pay Nothing and get nothing or Pay like the rest of us and get your channels.
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22-09-2010, 17:04
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
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Originally Posted by Sirius
Just had a friend of a friend on the phone crying about his box going down in liverpool, I said thats your own fault you should have paid like everyone else. I said to him you now have 2 choices pay Nothing and get nothing or Pay like the rest of us and get your channels. |
lol that makes me laugh ))))) thats his fault...yh totally agree :P
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