Thread: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
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Old 10-11-2008, 19:10   #38
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Re: Virgin media possibly getting serious on dodgy boxes?
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Originally Posted by Jonnymeg View Post
So lets say a customer signs up for a basic package but swaps his box out for a dodgy one to receive all channels.
Surley VM can detect that the original box is no longer connected? It has a modem that has a mac address that will contact the servers for a IP address. If that box fails to connect over time then their should be a major clue.

Am i right?
You are right, but that's not how a dodgy box would be connected.

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