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ukstocks5 · 30-01-09, 10:53 PM

i want to install a dream box or something simular but at the moment i only have a phoneline from telewest/virgin can i use a box through this line or do i need to have broadband or a small tv package with them to receive the signal, thanks

ashbuster · 31-01-09, 09:37 AM

as long as you have a box on the wall and its an active line its fine
(for information perposes only

)
cant be through a phoneline tho has to be a actual cable box

Stonedbios · 17-03-09, 11:26 PM

Hey guys am new on the scene can any one help me out

Stonedbios · 18-03-09, 12:42 PM

I have been doing some reading about tv stuff
I know i need to get stuff from the box but how do i find the point for j tag

BL4K3Y · 18-03-09, 02:36 PM

It's on the board itself, look here: JTAG Points, those are the locations of the JTag points.

MorriSoft · 18-03-09, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ukstocks5

i want to install a dream box or something simular but at the moment i only have a phoneline from telewest/virgin can i use a box through this line or do i need to have broadband or a small tv package with them to receive the signal, thanks

If you do not have an active coaxial line to your house, no you will not be able to get tv.

The phoneline that virgin will be providing you with, will likely be rented from whoever owns your telephone line to the house (Likely BT) and thus is not part of virgins network, hense the answer no, it won't work.

Stonedbios · 17-05-09, 03:29 PM

Yeah i know
i have one coming in, but cancel the subscription
Now i want to make it work again

BL4K3Y · 17-05-09, 05:47 PM

You can't use a phone line supplied by VM to connect cable boxes. You need an active cable feed (as mentioned above), you could sign up for the minimum package and then install a modded box alongside your subscribed one

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30-01-09, 10:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
ukstocks5 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	starting up requirements for cable box i want to install a dream box or something simular but at the moment i only have a phoneline from telewest/virgin can i use a box through this line or do i need to have broadband or a small tv package with them to receive the signal, thanks Last edited by ukstocks5; 30-01-09 at 11:11 PM. Reason: wrong wording

31-01-09, 09:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
ashbuster Technology Forums Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 305 Thanks: 16 Thanked 39 Times in 37 Posts	Re: starting up requirements for cable box as long as you have a box on the wall and its an active line its fine (for information perposes only ) cant be through a phoneline tho has to be a actual cable box

17-03-09, 11:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Stonedbios Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: starting up requirements for cable box Hey guys am new on the scene can any one help me out

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Stonedbios Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: starting up requirements for cable box I have been doing some reading about tv stuff I know i need to get stuff from the box but how do i find the point for j tag

18-03-09, 02:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: starting up requirements for cable box It's on the board itself, look here: JTAG Points, those are the locations of the JTag points.

17-05-09, 03:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Stonedbios Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: starting up requirements for cable box Yeah i know i have one coming in, but cancel the subscription Now i want to make it work again

17-05-09, 05:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: starting up requirements for cable box You can't use a phone line supplied by VM to connect cable boxes. You need an active cable feed (as mentioned above), you could sign up for the minimum package and then install a modded box alongside your subscribed one .

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