I'm new to cable, advice please

[teeach]

hi guys/gals

i am moving within the next week or two to a area that has cable

what i want to know is:

1. TV....... from what i read cable/virgin media can be "chipped" or use a diffeerent decoder, is that correct and what channels will i get?

2. Broaband..... my brother had a chipped modem a while ago. do these still work? ifso where can i get one or the chip as im handy enough with a soldering iron to fit my self. what connection speed will it get? 20mb?

3. Also i think i read you need to take some kind of service to enable a live feed to the house, is this correct and what the cheapest?


i have dabbled with satelite stuff(dreambox/hotbird) before so know the basics.

cheers

[Roco]

You get a eurovox of fleabay mate,they are more less plug & play .You will get all vm channels(Check their site for a list) except on-demand

you can get a vm/ntl flashed(Chipped) modem from fleabay for about 20quid,you need to put a mac on it which is easy to do.
yes you can get top speeds with a chipped modem

The feed coming into the house will more likely be live so you wont need to subscribe to any services but some recommend you get the cheapest/smallest tv package

good luck

[teeach]

thanks mate one more little/big thing lol

do many people get caught? what happens if you do get caught

also what mac do you put on it? is there one that everyone uses or do i have to find my own?

thanks again

[Roco]

Originally Posted by teeach

thanks mate one more little/big thing lol

do many people get caught? what happens if you do get caught

also what mac do you put on it? is there one that everyone uses or do i have to find my own?

thanks again

na mate you wont get caught,they can only see the cable box if talkback is on but there is no talkback on a eurovox so no need to worry... I think you get about a 10 year sentence if caught though,lol,only kidding i havent a clue what would happen,prob get a fine or something.

Modems , as far as i know they cant pin point a chipped modem.

For macs you use a piece of software to get you macs,you then swap them with someone in your city,there is websites for doin this.

[teeach]

thanks matey any chance of a pm with the certain websites etc...

cheers

[Roco]

A good reliable guy to get a eurovox from is lincast Lincsat's Nick-nacks (Shop)

i havent got a eurovox from them but got loads of other things,very fast & good support ect