What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
08-09-2014, 23:31
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What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
I found an old small cabletel (analogue) general instrument box in the loft would it work if i plugged it in and should I call VM and tell them I have it?
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09-09-2014, 00:16
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
Back to the future would be on.
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09-09-2014, 00:19
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
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09-09-2014, 00:25
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
Nothing would happen - analogue cable tv stopped broadcasting several years ago.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...witch-off.html
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09-09-2014, 07:55
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
You don't need to tell VM you have it. Just recycle it.
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09-09-2014, 13:10
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
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Originally Posted by DOT COTTON
I found an old small cabletel (analogue) general instrument box in the loft would it work if i plugged it in and should I call VM and tell them I have it?
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Ring them at once and confess to your crime.
Whatever you do, dont plug it in, they had a built-in self destruct system that was programmed to activate 10 years after 1997.
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09-09-2014, 15:12
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
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Whooooooooooooshhhh...... 
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Ring them at once and confess to your crime.
Whatever you do, dont plug it in, they had a built-in self destruct system that was programmed to activate 10 years after 1997.
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10-09-2014, 01:17
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
Robots will crash through your door shouting "delete delete"
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10-09-2014, 08:22
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
Antiques Roadshow on 24/7!
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10-09-2014, 15:12
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
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What's the current state of play with the analogue services in Westminster, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Slough and Leicester?
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10-09-2014, 15:19
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
There aren't any
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10-09-2014, 15:19
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
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What's the current state of play with the analogue services in Westminster, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Slough and Leicester?
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10-09-2014, 15:31
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
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There aren't any
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10-09-2014, 15:42
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
are there any parts of the UK where Virgin never upgraded to digital?
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10-09-2014, 15:48
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Re: What would happen if i plugged in a 1997 cabletel box
Yes there were, mainly where the analogue network couldn't easily be upgraded or where Virgin Media didn't own the network directly.
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