i got rumbled !!

[tony30uk]

came home the other night to find my broadband and interactive tv services not working and a card through the door saying there was a problem with the supply to my house and someone from the networks dept would call the following morning.i removed my dbox and all cables and when they turned up they said they had been monitoring the noise in the area for 2 weeks and had traced it to my property. i was told the noise was caused by a lose connections on my setup or non standard virgin equipment !!
he asked to have a look around my house which he did and he then removed all excess cables which i had running to my upstairs from my previous set top box which i replaced with the dreambox
he told me that the engineers would just be calling randomly over the next 12 months to check the noise on my line !
they obviously knew i was using the dreambox thats why they have told me this !im just so pleased i wasnt n the previous day when the engineer knocked on my door and wanted to check my system !
looks like im going to have to subscribe to skysports and start paying !!

[cgscott]

Unlucky mate. Did someone you know phone that number on E19?

[thered]

dont worry too much m8 if they call unexpected dont let them in they would need a warrant and a police officer to get into your house

[birkenhead]

You don't have too let them in your home next time they call! you offer an appointment as you are on your way out to a very important interview.

Alway remember the engineer can't force his way into the house, they won't call the police because they haven't got solid proof.... they can't get solid proof unless you lets them in to check.

the worse they can do is remove your service.... they won't do that... again without solid proof.

[cantona7]

more to the point i would not have let him remove my cables around my house,what gives him the right i would have told him to ~~~~ of,mind you i would not let him in in first place to snoop,they have got no power of entry at all!!!

[Skiboy]

Sorry to hear that m8...if i was you I would phone them and ask what the cheapest tv package they have, at least that way you'll know if your barred ...if not it's still cheaper than sly and you could use your dbox again with a splitter.


cheers

[tony30uk]

they didnt remove any cables when they wet upstairs they were just looking for the dbox, instead they cut the cable running upstairs in the box outside !!
im going to get them to put me a set top box back in the bedroom, leave it for a month and get them to take it out again, that way i have another supply for my dreambox !

[thewarden]

How could they trace the noise?

Was talkback enabled?

[kal]

Hmmm, can't think of why they would have targeted you, dreambox doesn't have talk back does it? Can it be possible the whole noise story was genuine? Are you subbed to anything at all?

[aftermath]

I would put money on it you been grassed up m8.

i cant somehow buy the noise issue.

[harry1986]

i dont see no noise problem could make them found out you using dreambox you must have been caught out by someone who knows your using it.

[plop]

fix

place a low noise block in line with your box and all will b ok no noise feeding back two the network look in ebay for them dont cost much

[Devilfish]

If you're not paying at least a minimum sub then I have no sympathy for you.

I pay for full 20MB broadband and phone line so at least I'm giving them something. If everyone didn't pay for at least a min sub they would go the same way as OnDigital (ITV Digital) - BUST!!! And where would we be then?

[harry1986]

yeah true you have to pay for something like devilfish said i to pay for broadband and line rental phone

[portbhoy]

God remember them, poor sods where hacked to death. I'm in the same boat got a package from them ?39 a month 20 meg BB telephone and a medium TV package. It's a small cost for what you can get