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carl0071 · 24-06-10, 02:45 PM

Hi all. I bought a V+Box HD at a car boot fair this morning from some guy who does house clearance. I paid a fiver for it with the intention of grabbing the hard drive out of it for my sons PC. When I got it home I realised the card was still in the back, so out of curiosity I plugged it in to my cable and it seems to have all the TV channels on it. I only have a basic TV subscription myself, but this seems to be the full one. At first I thought it was a pirated or hacked box so I unplugged it, but after thinking about it, I looked at the back and the warrantee seal is still over the back. The viewing card looks legit, although a bit beat up... So what if some chav just got a council flat, bought a 50" Plasma and V+HD subscription on his credit card, couldn't afford to pay it off so he run off with the TV and left the box for house clearance??? (I know, I fantacise a bit

) Then maybe he forgot to cancel the V+HD subscription off his direct debit, so he's still paying for it? Would VM be able to track the box and check if the card is registered at my address? I suppose if SOMEBODY wasn't paying for it, they would block the card??? Any ideas????

angry dude · 24-06-10, 02:53 PM

I dont think they can trace a box, but 1 things for sure you are 1 jammy sod and id be using it if i had it

cable man · 24-06-10, 02:55 PM

get it pluged in and use it til it goes off they will not even look as they with just think its in the house where its came from, and its, if they see virgin taking money off them they will just cancel it then you will only get FTA so use it your safe...

chris31560 · 24-06-10, 03:37 PM

oh spot on as above ide use it as well, and i agree ur jammy wots the odds on that....

chris31560 · 24-06-10, 05:44 PM

is it the sa or sammy???

nibblitz · 24-06-10, 06:05 PM

"House Clearance" is that the politically correct terminology for Burglary .. lol

gk5uk2 · 09-07-10, 11:50 AM

it will only work until they send out your new smartcard for your other stb. if you insert the new smartcard into that v+ stb then it will automatically alert on the system and close down the card and the stb. prob give error code AP52 on the front or STOP if a samsung. If you then ring in to faults they will send a tech. tech will collect the V+ stb as all of the boxes are owned by VM and you do not have this logged on your account. hope your remote doesn't break as the call centre will not be able to order a v+ remote if you do not have the stb logged on the account. amongst other things

24-06-10, 02:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
carl0071 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	V+Box HD -Free TV?? Hi all. I bought a V+Box HD at a car boot fair this morning from some guy who does house clearance. I paid a fiver for it with the intention of grabbing the hard drive out of it for my sons PC. When I got it home I realised the card was still in the back, so out of curiosity I plugged it in to my cable and it seems to have all the TV channels on it. I only have a basic TV subscription myself, but this seems to be the full one. At first I thought it was a pirated or hacked box so I unplugged it, but after thinking about it, I looked at the back and the warrantee seal is still over the back. The viewing card looks legit, although a bit beat up... So what if some chav just got a council flat, bought a 50" Plasma and V+HD subscription on his credit card, couldn't afford to pay it off so he run off with the TV and left the box for house clearance??? (I know, I fantacise a bit ) Then maybe he forgot to cancel the V+HD subscription off his direct debit, so he's still paying for it? Would VM be able to track the box and check if the card is registered at my address? I suppose if SOMEBODY wasn't paying for it, they would block the card??? Any ideas????

24-06-10, 02:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
angry dude Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: scotland Posts: 63 Thanks: 31 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: V+Box HD -Free TV?? I dont think they can trace a box, but 1 things for sure you are 1 jammy sod and id be using it if i had it

24-06-10, 02:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
cable man IS FREE Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sunderland Posts: 1,014 Thanks: 347 Thanked 247 Times in 195 Posts	Re: V+Box HD -Free TV?? get it pluged in and use it til it goes off they will not even look as they with just think its in the house where its came from, and its, if they see virgin taking money off them they will just cancel it then you will only get FTA so use it your safe...

24-06-10, 03:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
chris31560 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 107 Thanks: 14 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	Re: V+Box HD -Free TV?? oh spot on as above ide use it as well, and i agree ur jammy wots the odds on that....

24-06-10, 05:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
chris31560 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 107 Thanks: 14 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	Re: V+Box HD -Free TV?? is it the sa or sammy???

24-06-10, 06:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
nibblitz Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 695 Thanks: 8 Thanked 169 Times in 154 Posts	Re: V+Box HD -Free TV?? "House Clearance" is that the politically correct terminology for Burglary .. lol

09-07-10, 11:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
gk5uk2 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: V+Box HD -Free TV?? it will only work until they send out your new smartcard for your other stb. if you insert the new smartcard into that v+ stb then it will automatically alert on the system and close down the card and the stb. prob give error code AP52 on the front or STOP if a samsung. If you then ring in to faults they will send a tech. tech will collect the V+ stb as all of the boxes are owned by VM and you do not have this logged on your account. hope your remote doesn't break as the call centre will not be able to order a v+ remote if you do not have the stb logged on the account. amongst other things

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