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Old 12-05-08, 02:32 PM   #1 (permalink)
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he is after a starview or eurovox reciver, but he says his broadband goes through his exsisting box...is this right...will he be able to buy one of his prefered boxes and upload softwere to it so he can watch all channels
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Old 12-05-08, 06:04 PM   #2 (permalink)
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If the bb he receives is via the stb then he would need a splitter to split the feed,you then leave the old box in place running so he still gets bb and then put the second box inline to receive the extras,

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Old 12-05-08, 08:06 PM   #4 (permalink)
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id advise him to get a eurovox m8 as the starviews have a reputation of being extremly shite lol
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Old 12-05-08, 08:20 PM   #5 (permalink)
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i have a starview 2 and it didnt go off during the last purge unlike the eurovoxs, but the epg are shite lol
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Old 12-05-08, 08:34 PM   #6 (permalink)
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even better, go for a kryptview
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