newb help please dont laugh

[bankster]

Hi all,

I recently cancelled sky.. couldnt put up with there price increases anymore and was just about to buy a freview receiver when a mate told me about eurovox amongst other fta receivers. My question is that i used to have Virgin broadband which I cancelled a around a year ago. If I was to connect one of these boxes would it work as I dont have an active subbsciption. Sorry to ask such a basic question but as you can tell im a newb

Thanks again

[satsmo]

Plug your old BB connection directly into your TV to see if it is live.

[bankster]

How do i do that. I have the white cable that iused to go from the wall into the telewset box. How do i get the cable into the tv without a box? told you I was a newb lol?????

[satsmo]

Just plug it into the RF port on the back of the TV. If it doesnt fit you need a coaxial adapter.

[bankster]

Ive found a F to coax adapter on screwfix for a couple of quid. Do i just connect the cables and the use the adapter to plug directly into the arial socket on the TV and see if I get a picture?

Thanks again for your help

[satsmo]

You can get them in Maplins also. And yes thats correct if you get channels other than purely FTA then its live, but I would recommend taking out the basic pack. That ensures you have a live connection and more to the point it will remain live.

[david.norman23]

its best to get a subscription with them because if you dont and you have a dodgy box then virgil/nt*hell can check who is using there service in there area and if you are not with them and using the cable for free then they can send a signal and scramble the box which is 100 squid down the drain. get the cheapest package then get a box to get all the channels and that way you wont get any problems. i know someone who works there and this is the best way to do it. apparently they can tell if you have a signal but not which channels you are getting.

[HONCHO]

you dont need to have a sub m8 you can just turn it bk on in the street if they disconect you as loads of other peeps do every day the eurovox and others dont have a talkback on em either so if vm was to chap yer door just say u use it as a ariel for getting tv as yours is fecked

i personaly have a sub vip package im on but you dont really have to as i know loads of peeps who ddont as i just turned em on some times i have to re turen em bk on but it takes 2 mins

[patch]

how do you turn them on at the box in the street?

[GerB68]

Good Question?