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2nd NTL Digital Box

  • 27-04-2009 6:27pm
    #1
    Egyptian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 352 ✭✭


    Is it possible to purchase a 2nd NTL Digital Box?
    No subscription, or reasons why... just buy one?

    If not... what happens if you damage/break/lose your existing Digital Box... or it gets stolen, and you want to replace it?

    Thank you for any information on this.


Comments

  • #2
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    Best to just contact UPC. No point even if you were to buy a replacement box from some illegitimate reseller without having a valid viewing card.


  • #3
    celticfc
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 2,884 Mod ✭✭✭✭celticfc


    You cannot buy any set-top-box from UPC/NTL.

    When you take out a subscription with them they provide you with a suitable STB for the duration of your subscription with them (how ever long that may be).

    If your STB is faulty/stolen or has any other issues it is up to them to replace it.

    It is NOT like sky when after a year you own the equipment. UPC/NTL will always own it & it is illegal to sell or buy them for any purpose.


  • #4
    Egyptian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 352 ✭✭Egyptian


    celticfc wrote: »
    You cannot buy any set-top-box from UPC/NTL.

    When you take out a subscription with them they provide you with a suitable STB for the duration of your subscription with them (how ever long that may be).

    If your STB is faulty/stolen or has any other issues it is up to them to replace it.

    It is NOT like sky when after a year you own the equipment. UPC/NTL will always own it & it is illegal to sell or buy them for any purpose.

    Wow, thanks for the quick response! This is exactly what I wanted to know.


  • #5
    WIZE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,597 ✭✭✭WIZE


    When I subscribed to NTL I got a receiver. When I upgraded the box to digital box they let me keep the old box


  • #6
    celticfc
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 2,884 Mod ✭✭✭✭celticfc


    Egyptian wrote: »
    Wow, thanks for the quick response! This is exactly what I wanted to know.

    No problem. Just contact UPC, you can be sure they've come across this many times before. There may be a nominal fee for losing the box but I would doubt it would be much. If it was stolen, a Garda report should easily cover you.
    BVB wrote: »
    When I subscribed to NTL I got a receiver. When I upgraded the box to digital box they let me keep the old box

    In most cases it would cost more to get the box back from you than it's worth & they would have costs for disposal of them. These are very cheap units indeed. Infact I still have a modem and STB belonging to them from when I cancelled NTL a few years ago. They were to get in contact about collecting them, but they never did.


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