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Cancelled virgin media, still picking up the legacy cablelink channels

  • 12-02-2017 6:39pm
    #1
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭


    Just stuck the coax straight into the tv out of curiosity and boredom, picking up around 18 channels and one "digital" blank channel

    Not that ill be watching any of the channels, would this count as stealing? I thought the cablelink service would have been long gone by now


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  • #2
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    Virgin Media would need to come out and physically disconnect your home from their network. It's not your fault that they haven't so enjoy.


  • #3
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,726 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Analogue cable channels - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=100641814#post100641814

    There is no longer an option to subscribe to them and are there if you subscribe to VM's digital TV and/or broadband packages but if you no longer subscribe to either they will remain until they physically disconnect your house from the network as lertsnim posted previously.


  • #4
    One More Toy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    The Cush wrote: »
    Analogue cable channels - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=100641814#post100641814

    There is no longer an option to subscribe to them and are there if you subscribe to VM's digital TV and/or broadband packages but if you no longer subscribe to either they will remain until they physically disconnect your house from the network as lertsnim posted previously.

    Will they eventually disconnect the incoming connection?


  • #5
    The Cush
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    Probably.


  • #6
    PixelTrawler
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    Doubt theyll bother as it makes life easier if someone resubscribes


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  • #7
    h7nlrp2v0g5u48
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,544 ✭✭✭h7nlrp2v0g5u48


    I remember cancelling Sky a few years back and waiting for them to switch the signal off I got the best part of the year of free sky before the blocked the card. So you never know you could get a certain lenght of time out of them but then again you could get that knock on the door.


  • #8
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,934 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    moved to cable


  • #9
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,532 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Javier Tight Thundershower wrote: »
    I remember cancelling Sky a few years back and waiting for them to switch the signal off I got the best part of the year of free sky before the blocked the card. So you never know you could get a certain lenght of time out of them but then again you could get that knock on the door.

    He's not waiting for the Grim Reaper!

    Virgin Media will probably never knock on the OP's door, they don't need access to the inside of your house to physically cut off the signal altogether.


  • #10
    steveon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Will they eventually disconnect the incoming connection?

    They will eventually put an anti-theft device blocking the signal from outside could take months....if someone re-subscribes then simply remove this.


  • #11
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,942 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Next time someone is getting a new connection in the area they may disconnect the cable (and put a lock on the port that was in use if its overhead). They may never bother.


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  • #12
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I used to live in an apartment in Drumcondra and UPC, as they were, accidentally disconnected me instead of one of the other apartments. Had to call them to reconnect me. So they do disconnect, maybe not very often though.


  • #13
    steveon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    Karsini wrote: »
    I used to live in an apartment in Drumcondra and UPC, as they were, accidentally disconnected me instead of one of the other apartments. Had to call them to reconnect me. So they do disconnect, maybe not very often though.

    Since I left working for UPC in limerick very little disconnects have been done lol


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