Can I use an old Pace box as a second receiver

[ctsw2001]

Right,

I have a SMT2110c legitimatly receiving Virgin's XL package.
I have an old Pace Di4001NC and old NTL card from my parents old house.

I've plugged the pace in with the foreign card and get a couple of free view channels
I've put my own smartcard in it and it says it donesn't match the Pace's box number

Is there anything I can do to get my currently paid XL package through this Pace as a secondary box ?

 

[dar1437]

I'm afraid not.

 

[ctsw2001]

Second opinion anybody lol

What's the cheapest second box option ?

 

[Utopie]

Look up some posts about card sharing. You would need 2 boxes, like 2 DM500c boxes, one has the original card in and shares the details with the other box. But there's a catch, I believe you need a number from the card to match it with your box, and no one has realeased the information in how to this yet, I beleive!!!

But, you might be able to get this number from your old card if it's the same one from the box now using the new Nagra 3 card. I haven't looked into this much myself so this is what I beleive to be the case... just take a look atround the forum and see what you can find out!! Some of my info here might be off or wrong but will be in the ball park...

 

[dar1437]

Also you could get a second box for a tenner extra or so a month and give it to your parents (if thats what you were looking to do?)

 

[boomer39]

Second opinion anybody lol

What's the cheapest second box option ?

tried it with my pace box...no way....

 

[Jammy75]

The easiest way is to pay the extra £10 a month for a second box, if you've been with virgin for a few years ring retentions and see what discount they'll give if you say you're off to sky. It's worked for me and my dad.