Rumor a Virgin engineer told me - IP Logging? - True / False?

[xpl0it3d]

Hello,

I was talking to a mate who does Virgin engineering in Sheffield somewere. That is why I got a kryptview cos he got free tv on his eurovoxs. Anyway I was chatting with him on the phone today and he said that Virgin have plans (nothing confirmed) that affect all Virgin Broadband users. to find out the ip addresses of sites that offer illegal boxes, firmware, and codes. After finding these out, they will then add them to there system and log everyone's ip who connects to these blacklists. They will then do random checkups on the properties who make the most regular connections.

I was thinking about this, but isn't this all so illegal? My mate has been a friend of the family for a while and would not lie to us, but the story does seem a bit farfetched.

Wouldn't this also require a lot of man power and equipment?

Should I be concered as I connect daily through my virgin connection. Should I use a proxy from now on?

Tom

[clit-eastwood]

put it this way...there are hundreds of thousands of people who connect to these sites, and many are just curious and have no illegal equipment, so i think they will be knocking on many doors of innocent people who wont stand for the intimidation.....just my thoughts ok?

[xpl0it3d]

I was thinking along the same lines Clit-Eastwood. Could be very damaging to VM and could have a lot of law suits on them?

[kal]

My thoughts are similar, anybody on VM Internet will soon not be able to view cable & satellite forums which VM have been making records of recently. And the majority of the people being visited on the doors and those receiving official VM letters are those who have continuously visited forums, this is how they are suspecting whom owns an non-vm box or not. They are getting all the information from what they have logged on their servers. Ofcourse, they will only approach VM subscribers, to filter out normal forum users.

[clit-eastwood]

I was thinking along the same lines Clit-Eastwood. Could be very damaging to VM and could have a lot of law suits on them?

yes you can just imagine, all them doors being kicked in only to find a little old lady sat on her keyboard by mistake as her bumcheecks accidently typed W W W.WAREZ. CABLE-HACKZ LOL.

[raptor_v2k]

i just heard also from v/m enginner (friend ) that they are supposed to be scanning for all these euro/starview etc until 5 pm monday is this possible for these boxes to be detected he advised to disconnect em

[daddys]

hi i am new to this forum .always wondered when people remove their virgin box and just use a dodgy box .wont virgin wonder why they are not getting a return signal ,when somebody is paying for tv but not using it

[Jaffa]

I just went out for a smoke there and a dog started barking, I said be quite dog and you are not going to believe this......it started talking to me and told me he wasnt really a dog and he was a VM engineer, they have this new trick where they can shape shift, he said he was on routine patrol to sniff out anyone that had an illegal box.

I picked up a broken twig and through it up the street and never seen he again...so be warned, he looked like a golden retriever but dont forget he may shape shift to a poodle.

[Jaffa]

hi i am new to this forum .always wondered when people remove their virgin box and just use a dodgy box .wont virgin wonder why they are not getting a return signal ,when somebody is paying for tv but not using it

Just use it in a different room m8, its great for on demand stuff.

[clit-eastwood]

RUMOUR.................... a mates long lost grandfathers brother in laws secondly removed cousin of a cousin who is a vm secret agent told me............oh s**t i forgot what he said...hang on i will phone him back

[bugaloo41]

Brilliant Jaffa - not another rumour from a VM engineer. That must be about 1,000 over that last 6 years or so LOL

[2Fast2Hard]

I also have bee told VM plans to make an example of some poor sod in court!
To make an example.
May be part of there scare tactics but it came from VM staff.
Glad I don't use there internet service.
They may lose customers now.
Anyway ive just got free view at the moment
For the private user sure theres not much they can do.
Suppose they could pull the plugs.
Want to get there V+ hd box anyway.
Maybe I should get satellite.

[Jaffa]

@ xpl0it3d...just to make it clear m8, I was only trying to lighten the mood and have a laugh, we have had multiple rumours over the years, some true many false. You only posted what you heard, no harm in that.

If anyone uses these type of boxes then they are always taking a chance but 99% of rumours are false.

[dedge_10]

I dont beleive VM can stop anyone from viewing any furum weather it be for curiosity or any other reason its called freedom of speach,
The Dreambox its self is legal its only the image's you put on to recieve there ch, they can not take your DB of because they need to proof that it recieves there pay ch, so if they turn up at your door turn it off or delete your keys etc befor opening the door ,
I may be wrong on so dont take my word for it.

[Dazzonamission]

I dont beleive VM can stop anyone from viewing any furum weather it be for curiosity or any other reason its called freedom of speach,
The Dreambox its self is legal its only the image's you put on to recieve there ch, they can not take your DB of because they need to proof that it recieves there pay ch, so if they turn up at your door turn it off or delete your keys etc befor opening the door ,
I may be wrong on so dont take my word for it.

All dreambox's, eurovox's, starviews, etc etc are LEGAL until plug that little F connector into the dodgy box,Once you connect onto the VM network with unauthorised equipment this breaks the T&C's and therefore is Illegal.
Nothing to do with images i am afraid...There is no FTA on virgin unless you subscribe to a minimum package with a subbed box,with a paired card and box at the registered address of the account holder.