[Peter_]

You cannot use any box that you buy from Ebay as they can never be added to an account by Virginmedia as they are listed against another account, plus at all times they remain the property of Virginmedia so you would actually be buying stolen goods, also as we are in the middle of swapping all smartcards again they will never work for that reason alone.

If you order a V+ then you will only get the model in stock at that time and no one can guarantee a specific model.