Virgin V+ Scientific Atlanta Box Help Please.

[manred]

Hey guys, i'm brand new to the world of cable, chips and well even batteries. I'm in a real mess and have lost 300pounds as a result. i bought a virgin v+ box from ebay (yes i know, like i said i'm new). well now it turns out the card doesn't work and i can't get my box past the starting to load scree. i was wondering if any1 out there could talk me through what is needed and step by step guide for chipping my card..
Please help......

[jimbo]

afraid to give u any further bad news, but if the card is not paired to the box, im afraid at the moment its only fit for the bin.

[manred]

is there no way of reprogamming the card?

[jimbo]

well u said card dont work, so what is it is wrong with it?

[manred]

i'm not sure whats too wrong with card... all i can say is that i can not get my box to go past the loading screen and am unable to access any menus... i was assured by the seller on ebay that the card was paired to the box before the subscription was ended.... i would be very grateful if somebody could make a suggestion regarding how i can re programme the box and card.... ambitious i agree

[reddiesel]

Originally Posted by manred

i'm not sure whats too wrong with card... all i can say is that i can not get my box to go past the loading screen and am unable to access any menus... i was assured by the seller on ebay that the card was paired to the box before the subscription was ended.... i would be very grateful if somebody could make a suggestion regarding how i can re programme the box and card.... ambitious i agree

Please dont tell me you have put your paired card on stream ?, it may be useless now, you need to set net id, there is a tut in downloads, you will need an unlooper to unlock the card as well as a programmer, to read info off card, i just hope after spending all your money it doesnt have a false boxkey.

[Foxylady]

Usually the loading screen is a sign of bad signal. check your cable 1st, i had this yesterday actually testing a box i did for a friend, checked connection and refitted then went past loading screen.
Just a thought before you mess with card bud
Foxy

[liamroe]

dont conect the box up yet SERIOUSLY... if u conect a box especialy a V+ box after subscription then VM send something to delete the card so people cant read it... u mite be lucky tho because i can garentee ur net id is rong... so wat u need to do is either buy a unlooper/unlocker and read the card or send the card to some one that will unlock it for u... once that is done and you have the rite boxkey you are sweet as a nut... rite now its a 50/50 chance the card has been nuked... if it has u got a 30 pound doorstop if not u got... well u no wat u got

[manred]

sorry to keep labouring the point guys... but i'm not too sure what to do next. I am sure that the card is the original card for the box. it was registered in the wigan area and i livfe in essex. I'm currently having no luck with getting past any starter screens and am unable to access the menus. So which unlooper should i buy and how do i go abouts reprogramming the box and card