We are having new ntl cards!! poor hackers :-) - Virgin Media TV and Phone

damienbutler008 · 11-04-2005, 11:35

ntl are sending us new cards i read it in the newspaper yesterday. here is the link to the newspaper cutting

http://uk.geocities.com/damnbutler008/NTL.jpg

this is to stop all the hacking thats been happening on there network.

good job ntl:

p.s how do i attach an images to a post people???

11-04-2005, 12:05

That link does not work. And you cannot attach pics to posts.

jagger2k · 11-04-2005, 12:10

yea but the thing is people who know how will. i bet you anything within a months a new type of hacked box or somthing will surface.

vodkarev · 11-04-2005, 12:58

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Originally Posted by jagger2k

yea but the thing is people who know how will. i bet you anything within a months a new type of hacked box or somthing will surface.

I agree....

Spearman · 11-04-2005, 14:31

Wouldn't that have just come along with VOD, because they'd have had to have the return path open?

Waste of money. If people want to do it, they will.

trebor_mints · 11-04-2005, 17:25

And here is the image again (I thought I'd put it on my webspace because the current location keeps running out of bandwidth)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richard.../smartcard.jpg

royalisony · 11-04-2005, 17:45

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/roymaily/NTL.jpg

TomNls · 11-04-2005, 19:30

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Originally Posted by Spearman

Waste of money. If people want to do it, they will.

Not true. Sky Digital has been going longer than ntl digital, and it has yet to be hacked. Their decision to invest more in encryption, using the VideoGuard system, has proved to be a good one. ntl use the NagraVision system, which has obviously been hacked.

If ntl have invested properly in these new cards, there's no reason why they shouldn't be secure for a long time to come.

scrapbook · 11-04-2005, 20:00

Don't you just love the sun....only they would call NTL a "cable giant"

Anyway...anything that stops the fraudsters is good by me!

hxbro · 11-04-2005, 21:32

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Originally Posted by TomNls

Not true. Sky Digital has been going longer than ntl digital, and it has yet to be hacked. Their decision to invest more in encryption, using the VideoGuard system, has proved to be a good one. ntl use the NagraVision system, which has obviously been hacked.

If ntl have invested properly in these new cards, there's no reason why they shouldn't be secure for a long time to come.

however, sky have issued new cards in the past as hacks were either working or very close to working, and sky has been hacked recently using the sat dboxes - but it's expensive to do

this will be the first time ntl will have issued new cards to my knowledge

Doomy · 11-04-2005, 21:48

So now can we expect out boxes to blank out every day right in the middle of our fav program like Sky cards used to ?
Sky used to trigger it just before Next Generation (first screening) came on, and it would take a while to roll out to everyone.

sharkey_1987 · 11-04-2005, 23:31

so when can we expect to get these new cards?

orangeballoon · 12-04-2005, 10:13

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Originally Posted by scrapbook

Don't you just love the sun....only they would call NTL a "cable giant"

!

if ntl was uk listed it would be very safely in the ftse.
it even has a reuters risk ratio rating better than bt

scrapbook · 12-04-2005, 12:31

Well I for one am looking forward to having a set top box and service that reflects their "giant" status!....and before I get too old would be good!

Richgm · 12-04-2005, 14:37

I don't really trust an article that talks about NTL "cable giant" and then goes on about costing satellite firms millions. The writer obviously hasn't done much in the way of research.

12-04-2005, 15:33

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Originally Posted by Richgm

I don't really trust an article that talks about NTL "cable giant" and then goes on about costing satellite firms millions. The writer obviously hasn't done much in the way of research.

It is sort of right...

The view in the story being why would someone pay for a satellite sub when they could get a chipped NTL box?

It is big in the cable world in this country

11-04-2005, 11:35	#1
damienbutler008 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Full package on both providers Services: SKY HD 1TB, V+ VM XL TV AND PREMIER HD, 4MB BB and Talk unlimited Posts: 147	We are having new ntl cards!! poor hackers :-) ntl are sending us new cards i read it in the newspaper yesterday. here is the link to the newspaper cutting http://uk.geocities.com/damnbutler008/NTL.jpg this is to stop all the hacking thats been happening on there network. good job ntl: p.s how do i attach an images to a post people??? Last edited by damienbutler008 : 11-04-2005 at 11:57.

11-04-2005, 12:05	#2
Joyitude Posts: n/a	That link does not work. And you cannot attach pics to posts.

11-04-2005, 12:10	#3
jagger2k Inactive Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Leicester Services: SKYHD, VM XL/4MB BROADBAND, LG 50PC55, SE K800i, NOKIA N95(o2),XBOX360, PS3 Posts: 3,027	yea but the thing is people who know how will. i bet you anything within a months a new type of hacked box or somthing will surface.

11-04-2005, 14:31	#5
Spearman Banned User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nottinghamshire Services: NTL Base Pack TV, phone, 1Mb Broadband and DAB (NOW Notts, D1, BBC) Posts: 4,450	Wouldn't that have just come along with VOD, because they'd have had to have the return path open? Waste of money. If people want to do it, they will.

11-04-2005, 17:25	#6
trebor_mints Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Billingham Services: VM VIP Package Posts: 1,143	And here is the image again (I thought I'd put it on my webspace because the current location keeps running out of bandwidth) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richard.../smartcard.jpg

11-04-2005, 17:45	#7
royalisony Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: U.K. Services: Ex cwc digital,$ky fta/v, ntl 2mb BB Posts: 398	http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/roymaily/NTL.jpg

11-04-2005, 20:00	#9
scrapbook Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 110	Don't you just love the sun....only they would call NTL a "cable giant" Anyway...anything that stops the fraudsters is good by me!

11-04-2005, 21:48	#11
Doomy Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Leicester Services: VM XL TV/M Phone/M BB Posts: 664	So now can we expect out boxes to blank out every day right in the middle of our fav program like Sky cards used to ? Sky used to trigger it just before Next Generation (first screening) came on, and it would take a while to roll out to everyone.

11-04-2005, 23:31	#12
sharkey_1987 Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: glasgow Services: ntl bb 4mb, digital tv with family pack Posts: 92	so when can we expect to get these new cards?

12-04-2005, 12:31	#14
scrapbook Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 110	Well I for one am looking forward to having a set top box and service that reflects their "giant" status!....and before I get too old would be good!

12-04-2005, 14:37	#15
Richgm Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tamworth, Staff's Services: Virgin Media-BB, DTV & phone (ex-NTL) Posts: 143	I don't really trust an article that talks about NTL "cable giant" and then goes on about costing satellite firms millions. The writer obviously hasn't done much in the way of research.