End of free Cable TV

[ruudvandan]

Chipped cards, technology has moved on a bit CS, code rolls 24 every 24hrs? it does now sometimes twice a day! no date on paper, and NTL?. I have not seen any hint of a card issue yet, anybody got one? even so CS. Virgin don't like Sly and visa versa contractual issues, so they tolerate each other UK Tv, living etc. Take virgin off sky they don,t have much, take sky off virgin same. Cards are a thing of the past for cable, card only good for Sat at the mo and not much good for that!

still I bet nobody cares about the code rolls, since our boxes update them automatically ;D

[batman44]

What's a code roll? Virgin are more interested in going after dodgy modems, takes up there resorces on the network. I wish people would stop making issues out of sky is doing this cause of the packages it lets virgin use! Its a long standing contractual issue and revenue issue. Virgin can wipe the floor with sky with broadband and on demand services. Sky have been spitting it dummy out for ages about cable and broadband, yet when something goes against them they tant! Ofcom have just slapped and order on sky to allow its premium content to other providers.

[benny/9]

anybody been sent a card please post a picture of it. if not load of bollox yet

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first from this you will see i know very little about cable, but i had cable fitted a few days ago. and they fitted a samsung 2110c box with a red card with there loggo on it. and i bet it's the same card everyone has in there box and if everyone has this card why if they are changing cards did they not issue me a new card

[Sirus]

How much of a big deal is it for them to change a ROM or something else to stop free cable??

I always wondered why they just dont change stuff like every 2 weeks or something.. so obviously it must be a big deal to do it which is good for us

This is the longest my cable has lasted(near 9 months) without a hitch.. 2-3 years back they changed stuff like every 5 months

The longer this goes on the more youd think something big is coming up soon

[batman44]

I still have my original NTL card and virgin have mentioned nothing about it. I also reckon something big is comming but I don't think its Nag 3. The amount of server power & memory to run alongside IPTV for every subscriber is just to much. Virgin have committed itself for this IPTV but to run smooth enough for rollout it takes at least 100meg as proved in korea, so some time off yet, they are testing a 200mb broadband and samsung have developed the NGTV box to replace V+.

[melloned]

If they pulled the plug tomorrrow , i couldn't complain , i've had my old Starview for over 6yrs now and it's still going strong , long may it continue !!!

[martin-f]

got my new card last week

[melloned]

got my new card last week

Nice Mate ! , let's hope it gives us another 6yrs freebies !!!

[Jasmeet_87]

V Media has started sending out new smart cards to all its customers across the UK. These New cards will allow the change over from N2 to N3 which is secure

i will bring the link from Digispy

There is no mention of it on the Cable News section
Cable - Digital Spy

snip

I thought you said Digital Spy, not a NOTW article about ntl with the publish date covered. As mindcrime points out Martin Mullen went to jail in 2004
DirecTV hacker sentenced to seven years

apparently sky is again threatening V media with a switch off of all sky related channels, sports, movies, sky 1, 2, 3, etc.

These new cards will be rolling new keys dozens of times a day.

will bring you another link shortly

Sky are forced to provide Movies and Sports as part of the Ofcom rate card, with Virgin hoping that it will include HD channels by mid 2010. Virgin's deal for the Sky basics runs until 12th June 2011, the same length as Sky's deal for the VMTV channels.
Digital TV - News - Sky1, Sky News back on Virgin cable - Digital Spy

I also reckon something big is comming but I don't think its Nag 3. The amount of server power & memory to run alongside IPTV for every subscriber is just to much. Virgin have committed itself for this IPTV but to run smooth enough for rollout it takes at least 100meg as proved in korea, so some time off yet, they are testing a 200mb broadband and samsung have developed the NGTV box to replace V+.

The Samsung box is a V+, its even on the website.
V+ HD - Digital TV - Virgin Media

Besides, the NGTV plans also called for an NGCAS, see page 25 of this:
Samsung 3110

There are 3 large IPTV services in the UK (BT Vision, Tiscali TV and Freewire/Inuk), so 100Mb isn't needed.
BT Vision requires a minimum guaranteed broadband line speed of at least 2Mb.
Error message: V01, V03 or V04 | Help | BT.com

Virgin's IPTV service was only announced for Virgin Media National (non-cabled) areas and has been delayed while Virgin expand the cable network instead.
DTG :: News :: Virgin Media to launch off-net IPTV service
Virgin Media scales back TV ambitions - Times Online
Digital TV - News - Virgin to reach 50,000 more homes - Digital Spy

[dctyper]

ok, my new box. fiited 3 days ago has a red vm card with "a really really smart card" written on it and on the other, "nagravision"

that is it! so, if anyone else has this card and has had it for longer than 2 months, id say this thread is bullshit

[Hob]

Sky are sending out cards for sattelite NOT VIRMIN.
Stop Panicking

[.: JaCkPoT :.]

I dont understand why people rely soley on modified third party receivers for your everyday TV, if you care so much about watching all your programs then get a sub. Nothing lasts forever.

[opsmonkey]

i find it funny that all these people who rely just on a modified cable box will all be ringing VM for an upgrade as soon as the expected change comes..

Bit suss when they get hundereds of requested upgrades in a short period.. may as well just say.. "yep i've been using a dodgy box but now it doesnt work i'd like an official sub please.."

[Hob]

MORE MONEY THAN SENSE ALERT
So you two pay the full booolacks do you.

[ManofScience]

Bit suss when they get hundereds of requested upgrades in a short period.. may as well just say.. "yep i've been using a dodgy box but now it doesnt work i'd like an official sub please.."

what can they do about it? who cares what they think?

Personally, soon as they do i'm off to Freesat or sly and i'll drop all my current subs.