Newbie needs advice pls - Do I need to subscribe?

[Magpies2121]

My partner and I have just purchased a new home and moved in last week. I noticed there were Telewest points in a few of the rooms but wasn't sure if they were still active as we didn't ask the previous owners.
Luckily I had a modem with me and plugged it into one of the points and found that the Internet works! I'm currently typing this message from my laptop in the new house.
So the Internet works and we're not even paying for it.
Now my question is this:
If I purchase one of these starboxes and connect it to one of the points here, do you think it will work since the broadband is working? Or do you think I will have to contact Virgin to subscribe to the TV service?
i.e. If I take the cable out from the back of the modem and put it into the starview box, do you think it will work?
Any advice or help here is much appreciated and thanks in advance!

[smoggy]

Hi and welcome to TechWatch

TV and broadband come down the same line so if one is working the other should work also

[BL4K3Y]

As said above, as long as you have an active feed (your broadband line) coming into your home, you can split the connection and use whatever modems and boxes you want .

[Magpies2121]

Hi guys, thank you very much indeed for your super fast responses. That was the answer I was hoping for! Thanks again

[boomer39]

go for it mate,get what you can for as long as you can. btw, plug your cable feed into your tv and you should get some channels,this will confirm a live feed..
have you got a landline with vemin or bt?

[humforce]

Originally Posted by Magpies2121

Hi guys, thank you very much indeed for your super fast responses. That was the answer I was hoping for! Thanks again

and just hope they dont do a cab clean up

if everybody just takes who is going to pay for them to stay broadcasting

remember the old on dig was killed by peep just takeing.

[Magpies2121]

Originally Posted by boomer39

go for it mate,get what you can for as long as you can. btw, plug your cable feed into your tv and you should get some channels,this will confirm a live feed..
have you got a landline with vemin or bt?

I don't have a box yet to feed the cable into. Don't have a landline at the moment although I haven't tried plugging a phone into the socket yet

[Magpies2121]

Originally Posted by humforce

and just hope they dont do a cab clean up

if everybody just takes who is going to pay for them to stay broadcasting

remember the old on dig was killed by peep just takeing.

What's a cab cleanup?

What would you guys do if you were in my shoes? Would you contact vermin and tell them you've just moved into the new property and then subscribe to the lowest package?
Thanks

[humforce]

Originally Posted by Magpies2121

What's a cab cleanup?

What would you guys do if you were in my shoes? Would you contact vermin and tell them you've just moved into the new property and then subscribe to the lowest package?
Thanks

the free loaders will tell you just to take
but personaly why not just take out a basic pack then you dont have to worry if they do a cab clean up

a cab {the green box} clean up is were the enginers come and disconect the none paying houses..

[jam30]

Originally Posted by humforce

the free loaders will tell you just to take
but personaly why not just take out a basic pack then you dont have to worry if they do a cab clean up

a cab {the green box} clean up is were the enginers come and disconect the none paying houses..

this is not always the case, my line has been active since long before vm took over telepest, dont know how many years thats been but ive never subscribed to anything from them had my dbox running no problems, ive added a few moreover the years and they've never turned the line off,luck of the draw i guess