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staple · 01-09-10, 01:11 PM

Basically i cancelled my subscription to Virgin over 2 months ago now. I had a V + box downstairs and a standard silver one upstairs. The V+ card was turned off on termination date but the other one has continued to work with all channels on XL package that we used to have. ( I no longer have access to movies on demand and music though) We kept thinking we would be turned off but so far so good. I have moved the working box to downstairs and it is still on no probs. A virgin media guy turned up then asing for the V+ box which we gave him but he didn't mention the other one so nor did we! Although i realise they will find out eventually and am probably on borrowed time i am trying to find out if i buy a starview type box and connect it to the upstiars cable connection will it be able to view freeview without being modified as i only want the basics upstairs and don't have the tech knowledge to mod anything! I would get a freeview box but our aerial is poor and we can't get freeview signal.
many thanks in advance for any help

smoggy · 01-09-10, 01:17 PM

Hi and welcome to Techwatch

you will not get freeview off these boxes, you will get Free to Air only which is basically the channels associated with BBC and ITV

staple · 01-09-10, 01:26 PM

Ok, so basically if i connect it to the cable it will give me BBC and ITV without me having to do anything to the box? That would be better than nothing!

parricull · 01-09-10, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by staple

Ok, so basically if i connect it to the cable it will give me BBC and ITV without me having to do anything to the box? That would be better than nothing!

you would need to flash the correct software on the box for it to be able to operate

smoggy · 01-09-10, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by staple

Ok, so basically if i connect it to the cable it will give me BBC and ITV without me having to do anything to the box? That would be better than nothing!

yes thats correct
you should be able to get a box for next to nothing as these boxes are now pretty useless to most people.

fion2u · 03-11-10, 02:01 PM

hi
i got technomate tm500super box for some indian channels, and is it possiable to connect this to my vergin media n get all channels....
pls help

clio1 · 03-11-10, 03:59 PM

No its not you wont get anything via your providers box

Macabre · 03-11-10, 04:03 PM

Get a aerial booster you plug in , around £15 and will boost it to get freeview signal

01-09-10, 01:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
staple Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Will a starview / eurovox type box provide me with freeview? Basically i cancelled my subscription to Virgin over 2 months ago now. I had a V + box downstairs and a standard silver one upstairs. The V+ card was turned off on termination date but the other one has continued to work with all channels on XL package that we used to have. ( I no longer have access to movies on demand and music though) We kept thinking we would be turned off but so far so good. I have moved the working box to downstairs and it is still on no probs. A virgin media guy turned up then asing for the V+ box which we gave him but he didn't mention the other one so nor did we! Although i realise they will find out eventually and am probably on borrowed time i am trying to find out if i buy a starview type box and connect it to the upstiars cable connection will it be able to view freeview without being modified as i only want the basics upstairs and don't have the tech knowledge to mod anything! I would get a freeview box but our aerial is poor and we can't get freeview signal. many thanks in advance for any help

01-09-10, 01:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
smoggy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North East England Posts: 2,778 Thanks: 240 Thanked 882 Times in 792 Posts	Re: Will a starview / eurovox type box provide me with freeview? Hi and welcome to Techwatch you will not get freeview off these boxes, you will get Free to Air only which is basically the channels associated with BBC and ITV

01-09-10, 01:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
staple Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Will a starview / eurovox type box provide me with freeview? Ok, so basically if i connect it to the cable it will give me BBC and ITV without me having to do anything to the box? That would be better than nothing!

03-11-10, 02:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
fion2u Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 35 Thanks: 23 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Will a starview / eurovox type box provide me with freeview? hi i got technomate tm500super box for some indian channels, and is it possiable to connect this to my vergin media n get all channels.... pls help

03-11-10, 03:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
clio1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: In My Car Posts: 1,636 Thanks: 168 Thanked 703 Times in 489 Posts	Re: Will a starview / eurovox type box provide me with freeview? No its not you wont get anything via your providers box __________________ "Worry is like a Rocking Chair! Its something to do but gets you nowhere !!"

03-11-10, 04:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
Macabre Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,811 Thanks: 363 Thanked 603 Times in 467 Posts	Re: Will a starview / eurovox type box provide me with freeview? Get a aerial booster you plug in , around £15 and will boost it to get freeview signal

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