Does a dreambox work with Just Virgin broadband connection

**corky_croydon** · 21st October, 2008, 01:28 PM

Can you pull the signal from just the broadband cable.

I don't have the TV package.

This is just in theory of course!

**Donnie Darko** · 21st October, 2008, 01:30 PM

Yep all comes down the same pipe.

**corky_croydon** · 21st October, 2008, 01:31 PM

So the TV signal is there even though you don't have the TV package?

**lorrebreaker** · 21st October, 2008, 01:36 PM

Yep thats right
Just split the connection

**corky_croydon** · 21st October, 2008, 01:50 PM

Also, I have just moved into a new flat (renting), and there is a cable wire in the bedroom as well as the living room. They both appear to go outside the flat, so could I pull the signal through to 2 separate boxes? One in the bedroom and one in the living room? Thanks again!

**lorrebreaker** · 21st October, 2008, 03:26 PM

If both cables are supplied by VM and a signal is present then that should be possible.

Got any mates witha box that could test your theory?

**Barryboy** · 21st October, 2008, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by corky_croydon

Also, I have just moved into a new flat (renting), and there is a cable wire in the bedroom as well as the living room. They both appear to go outside the flat, so could I pull the signal through to 2 separate boxes? One in the bedroom and one in the living room? Thanks again!

I suspect that the previous tenants had a feed in the living room for the telly and the feed in the bedroom was for broadband (guess). As these are both one and the same yes if you have two boxes and connect one to each feed you have two seperate or at least individual connections

**harry1986** · 21st October, 2008, 09:34 PM

i havent got a tv package and it works all good so yes it does work without a tv pakage but you need broadband.

**Barryboy** · 21st October, 2008, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by harry1986

i havent got a tv package and it works all good so yes it does work without a tv pakage but you need broadband.

Not quite true I had the tv package but cancelled after about 3 years, a year later I got a dreambox and connected it up and it all worked perfect. At that time you could not have broadband without the tv package. I applied for BT broadband but they said there had to be approx 50 odd people in your area before they would do it. After waiting and waiting for BT suddenly N*L started broadband without the tv package or phone line so I went for that. The only reason you need broadband is to keep your feed into the house live as they may disconnect it to feed someone else, also it at least gives N*L or V*r*in some sort of income look at what happened to ondigital

**aetius_1980** · 23rd January, 2009, 03:37 PM

Hi,

I'm new to dreambox and am over whelmed by the amount of information out there. I'm interested in what corky is trying to do.

Please could you provide some getting started information for a newbie (I can be contacted at kirbyfc@gmail.com)

tx

**shady77** · 23rd January, 2009, 04:19 PM

all the information you require is on here mate. why the need for different forms of communication?

**aetius_1980** · 23rd January, 2009, 06:40 PM

err, because I thought I'd get banned pretty quick.

Ok, so here goes, I'd like to know how to decode virgin channels. If I buy a dreambox 500c, do I need to buy any additional hardware? Cards, card readers and programmers?

OR is it simply a matter of downloading software of the web to crack virgin encryption?

I've had a look, but the only idiots guide I could find ois around 3+ yrs old and there's a minefield of information, weeding out the relevant stuff is tough.

**shady77** · 23rd January, 2009, 06:42 PM

get a dreambox 500c mate, its all done through software you wont need anything other than the dreambox, a null modem cable to flash it with and a router or crossover ethernet cable.
theres guides in the download section

**benjamgreen** · 9th January, 2010, 05:54 PM

hi all - just to clarify - can you still access the tv channels via the broadband connection even if you live outside an area that virgin claim to cover? basically i get virgin broadband but according to the virgin site i can't have their tv package as i'm outside their coverage. cheers for any help!

**andy4** · 9th January, 2010, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by benjamgreen

hi all - just to clarify - can you still access the tv channels via the broadband connection even if you live outside an area that virgin claim to cover? basically i get virgin broadband but according to the virgin site i can't have their tv package as i'm outside their coverage. cheers for any help!

if you've got bb then yes you can get all tv chans with a box