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Analogue Cable Box - Is It Any Use To Me ?
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I have Ntl digital with broadband ..... I also have an old analog box I was wondering if anyone could suggest a use for it.
It used to pick up UK History just prior to its launch but I havnt plugged it in to my spare cable connection since then.
Is it still worth trying to use or is it just a relic from days gone by ?
It used to pick up UK History just prior to its launch but I havnt plugged it in to my spare cable connection since then.
Is it still worth trying to use or is it just a relic from days gone by ?
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As they own it not you
Has anyone got any useful suggestions ???
Take it to Brent, where the ex Videotron/Cable and Wireless/ntl analogue network is still very much in swing, plug it in, and get the programme guide for free!
Give it back to NTL as its their property and you're breaking the law by doing anything else with it.
I was only asking if it was likely to have any use ..... obviously i was wrong to ask for such advice on here !!!
NTL do not require analogue boxes back anymore, normally they will switch it off - leaving you with channels 1-4 (Not five).
However sometimes they will not send any signal to the box - leaving you with a useful 2nd box for Sky 1, E4, Eurosport, Disovery & MTV.
put a nice big fat greasy chip into your old cable box.
voila you got a chipped cable box:D :cool:
Don't forget the Salt n Vinegar!
if you want some good use out of it. visit some of the "experimental modification" sites. they're easy to modify. its illegal to mod it and plug it into your provider. so dont do it
this is not the place to discuss such activities obviously! if you want more of a challenge do a digi box instead! or rather not as its illegal :cool:
Huh? I can whiff a vague smell of bovine excreta
these boxes arn't used much anymore. i know people who work for NTL and telewest. they take these home. then they sell them on ebay. or to anyone they know who might want one.
if you go on ebay. your see many of these. the majority come from the install techs. obviously some come from normal people who have had not had anyone come to collect it.
digital boxes are the most common now. but theres a large crack down with NTL to stop their staff selling them.
As for 'breaking the Law' - what utter nonsense!
there are plenty of legit reasons why its yours and not the providers.
if you lost your sub box and they charged you for it. then you suddenly found it. obviously its yours as you paid the price for it.
if its bought at a car boot or house clearance, etc. its yours aswell.
If you have a valid ntl subscription for the digital Family Sports and Movies.........are you entitled to use the analogue signal too? Obviously ntl wont sell you an analogue box, just it may be useful for recording.
I have a spare cable feed, from an old extra box no longer subscribed to that ould just plug in.
but you can. just keep a low profile and dont tell anyone.
it wont give you many channels. your need to tinker with it to get the channels i take it you already know.
Beth.
last time i emailed the admins about getting one of my threads closed. but was it done? no. did my email get a reply? no
i was beginning to think this place was abandoned
So, would it be illegal to mod the box, but not connect it to the NTL network and should NTL want it back, remove the mod and send it back? So it would be legal to add the mod to the box as long as the mod can be reversed.
BTW, don't connect the modded box to the cable. It's naughty.