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MEOWWW
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_ 		16. February 2007 @ 13:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hello, i recently baught a dbox2 & wondering if you LOVELY people could help me PWWWWWWEEEEASES :D
...my cable line has been redudant for some years now, & having connected my dbox to the cable line & scanned, i got nothing! :(
is there any way to find out if your cable line is dead or active using the dbox?
there was a feature i cant remember pressing the red button...& i think it's the last option on the list that lets you check the bit rate of the cable line???
cheers any feedback would be very much appreciated
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MEOWWW
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_ 		16. February 2007 @ 15:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it's under stream information, & my reception signal is as follows

ber is 3647 snr 40008 sig 62448
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dc69
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_ 		16. February 2007 @ 17:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
plug the line straight into the tv and tune in channels if you get sky 1 etc then its active and should work with dbox.if it doesnt come up then youve been cut off
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MEOWWW
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_ 		17. February 2007 @ 03:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thank you for your reply but i dont think you understood my question. I got the wire disconnected from the cable company years back. so i doubt that my tv would pick up any cable channels...UNLESS you meant i can get the standard freeview channels down any cable line???
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Fekker
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_ 		17. February 2007 @ 03:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you put a coax tv plug on it and put it into the TV aerial socket & can tune in any channels on the TV then it's live.
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MEOWWW
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_ 		17. February 2007 @ 04:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks, having tried that, i have come to the conclusion that i have a dead cable wire! :(
guess i have to contact virgin media to get it re connected
...anyone know who can do it for free? :D
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LEEKOP
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_ 		17. February 2007 @ 04:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
richard branston ??
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abbey786
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_ 		17. February 2007 @ 05:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
get a trial broadband connection


its money back guarantee within 30 days

then cancel it
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Fekker
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_ 		17. February 2007 @ 06:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by LEEKOP:
richard branston ??

Yes! He's always in a pickle lol ;-)
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dc69
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_ 		17. February 2007 @ 06:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
trace your wire out to a box outside your house it will be under a manhole type cover saying cablelink or ntl etc.your wire will have your house number on a sticker on it.it will be disconnected from the terminal reconnect it and bobs your uncle
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scruff666
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_ 		17. February 2007 @ 12:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
pay minimum subscription if everyone stops paying they will close like ondigital did.

some people are to greedy :(
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tam2oo5
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_ 		17. February 2007 @ 14:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yip m8 i agree lol cant blaim them though it is too good an offer to miss. All cable channels for free ! lol anyway its not like telewest have some crazy prices either , their broadband service and phones are pretty competitive. I used to have tv with them years ago but cut it off however still stick with the broadband
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