Can I use my Virgin Box without a Subscription for pre-recorded programmes?

AbbbeyLou · 21 August 2018 at 9:01AM

I am in the process of moving and I would like to know (because VM are useless when i called them) if I can use my Virgin Box without a Subscription for pre-recorded programmes or once I leave do they cut it all off??

[Deleted User] · 21 August 2018 at 10:10AM

They cut it all off I believe, do they not take the box back too?

AbbbeyLou · 21 August 2018 at 12:44PM

yeah i spoke with them yesterday and said that because my box is old they wont ask for it back, but surely it is just a hard drive with recordings I can access right?

Inner_Zone · 21 August 2018 at 1:24PM

Disconnect the cable feed and try it.

[Deleted User] · 21 August 2018 at 1:34PM

AbbbeyLou wrote: »

yeah i spoke with them yesterday and said that because my box is old they wont ask for it back, but surely it is just a hard drive with recordings I can access right?

No, they'll be encrypted on the HD.

Buzby · 25 August 2018 at 3:08AM

Without a refresh signal from VM the box will not replay stored recordings. I have an old TiVo box that they didn’t want back that I wanted to catch up on stored recordings but it deactivated itself.

[Deleted User] · 25 August 2018 at 9:41PM

With no subscription cable connection, your decoder will be simply a doorstop. None of your old recordings will remain accessible unless you resubscribe.