Remote for old analogue NTL box

[colmm]

Hi Everyone,

Back asking question again.

My brothers has one of the old analogue NTL box. (picture below)
He no long has the remote (had it stolen) I was wondering if this one would work with it http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NTL-Remote-Con...bleFreeview_RL

I contact the seller but he doesn't know.

Or would be best to get a 'All in one remote'

The NTL box.
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Thank in advance for looking.

Colm

[BenMcr]

I wouldn't bother getting a new remote for it. The analogue service will soon be completely disconnected, so the box will stop working if it hasn't already

To be honest I didn't think any analogue STBs were still working anyway

[colmm]

Hi BenMCR, thanks for the post.
Will take your advised and tell him that.
Thanks for the info, sound.!!! +REP

[v0id]

Wow, those analogue boxes are a blast from tha past. You should donate that to some museum, so it can sit next to a Sinclair ZX81

Wow it looks like a really bad bedside clock/radio, does your brother use a VCR as his main recorder by any chance

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by mlayzell

Wow it looks like a really bad bedside clock/radio, does your brother use a VCR as his main recorder by any chance

No he uses a laser disc machine and a 8 track as his music centre.

[spiderplant]

If your bro gives Virgin a call they should be able to provide a replacement remote.

Originally Posted by BenMcr

To be honest I didn't think any analogue STBs were still working anyway

I think he's in Derry.

[admars]

my in laws switched to Sky because the could only get analogue cable, and the number of channels kept dropping until it became a waste of time. Virgin/NTL can't get permission in their area to lay new cable down for digital cable, it was one of the first areas to get anaologue cable many years ago.

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

If your bro gives Virgin a call they should be able to provide a replacement remote.


I think he's in Derry.

I do not think that the remote for that box is still available as it will be the flat one and mine went in the bin nearly 10 years ago.

[Nsewell]

If I rember correctly my aunt had a box like that years ago and her remote looked like the one on ebay. I found the manuel for it during a cleaar out.

[Peter_]

A remote for that box will probably only now be available on Ebay but the OP would be better of calling Customer Services and getting a new Digital Set Top Box installed as very soon he will lose all his channels.

[spiderplant]

Surely they still provide replacement analogue remotes for analogue customers?

AFAIK, digital isn't available in Derry yet. (It's close, though)

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

Surely they still provide replacement analogue remotes for analogue customers?

AFAIK, digital isn't available in Derry yet. (It's close, though)

I did Digital training recently and we have no codes for any replacements for analogue and we advise customers to upgrade whenever possible to a digital set top box in the same way as we do with any broadband customer who still uses a set top box as a modem as sooner or later their box is going to fail.

[BenMcr]

There are codes for analogue remote replacement - I've just checked

Had one of those in my house when I was very little, I always wondered if it was VM/Telewest. Thanks for the nostalgia.