According to a VM technical guy, VM are working on the possibility of allowing us to transfer our recordings across after a box swap. The stumbling block seems to be copyright etc as opposed to technical ability.
I think that this would be a USP for VM and be warmly welcomed by customers.
Also, the telephone service is to scrap the copper wires and eventually go onto VOIP and as we speak they are already working on a new STB.
Edit: Just realised that the new box (or should I say software) is being discussed here:
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...php?t=33705585