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Since March, forums that discuss information related to the so called “dodgy boxes” have been a hive of activity as desperate “dodgy box” users search anxiously for a fix for their defunct boxes. In March, NTL released a new encryption on it’s network in Ireland that effectively rendered all of these boxes useless. That new encryption is now known to be Nagravision 2.
However, it wasn’t long before the elite hackers for the Kryptview box were able to release a patch to bypass this new encryption and get their boxes back up and running. Other boxes, such as the IT Gate, Eurovox and Starview weren’t as fortunate. So far, three months on, there has only been fixes released for the IT Gate and the Starview 4 (The Box Super USB). For the owners of other, older versions of these boxes, the chance of getting a fix looks slim.
The hackers don’t seem that interested in helping the “old” customers in Ireland, but will gladly help you if you purchase one of their latest and greatest machines. That makes total sense from a business perspective. This is the best opportunity they have to get people to upgrade their boxes.
This has definitely been a huge success for NTL who were determined to remove these boxes from circulation – or were they? Think of it like this, apparently they’ve only scrambled the premium channels with the new encryption. Channels such as Sky Sports, Setanta and the Adult channels were the first to go. Yet, they seem to have left other channels only available to their digital subscribers. There’s clear evidence that NTL’s subscriptions greatly improved when the dodgy boxes were in full flow. Nearly everyone you spoke to had heard of these boxes and had jumped ship or cancelled their Sky subscription. Obviously Sky and Setanta weren’t too happy about this and let NTL know.
Now though, where are they going? Are they going to roll out Nagravision 3 that will most likely kill all of these boxes for a very long time (there has yet to be a crack for Nagra 3) or will they just continue with Nagravision 2? No-one seems to know the answer to this and only time will tell.
UPDATE: Dbox, Dbox2 & Dreambox now all have fixes. A few other linux boxes have been fixed too (just not sure what they are called!)
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#1 by David MG at June 21st, 2009
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UPC have already started to send out new cards to people with new UPC boxes.. Give it a few more weeks and channels will start to drop off the Kryptview and Starview 4 and any other boxes with cracks
#2 by Kevin at June 30th, 2009
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Thats seems unlikely as that would simply be a code change and since the encryption has been cracked, then i doubt that would do much. At least thats my understanding of it.
#3 by WizKid at July 5th, 2009
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As far as anyone knows its not been cracked, but it has not been put to the test yet, so lets all wait and see what, UPC have to offer first before passing Judgment, im sure the powers to be are all ready and waiting, just like they where when people thought Nagra 2 was safe, if it can be made it can surly be broken. No point in showing your hand first, let them do that, and then see what comes, as they say everything come to them that wait, let the games commence.
#4 by Joe at July 20th, 2009
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First of all folks its nagravision 3 & thats from the horses mouth ! And yes they’ve been cracked it seems that the Kryptview A 750 has it all (it will even unscramble codes in standbye mode) Top Banana , so bring it on upc cause the kids have got it cracked (and i mean kids) there always going to be 3 months behind you but 1 step ahead of you .
#5 by john at July 22nd, 2009
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I read Joe’s comments saying Kryptview A 750 could be unscrambled – but how? I have one and I dont know how to unscramble it?
Thanks for any help
#6 by Tom Doyle at July 22nd, 2009
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hi John,
I’m sorry but you won’t get any information here on how to unscramble the channels. There are plenty of sites on the web that will help you do that. Just do a search on Google.
Tom
#7 by fredrick at July 24th, 2009
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they will never stop the hackers ,,
there is to much money init.. but if ntl find out that you are a seller watch your back
they will go to the lowest form of trying to get you out of business
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#8 by no1bhoy at August 16th, 2009
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Hi Guys, I live in Kilcock co kildare and i’m on C****s with mmds, do any of these boxes work down here? Regards
#9 by peter at August 24th, 2009
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kryptview 750 no longer working since 23/08/09.
Any fixes out there