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Sep 22nd 2013, 3:47 am

martin1978

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RIP The Box

Just been on the box website to download a few of my favourite TV shows and i've just seen its joined the rest and now closed down.

Does anyone know of any new ones that have taken its place yet?

Sep 22nd 2013, 6:41 am

Dreamy

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Re: RIP The Box

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Originally Posted by martin1978

Just been on the box website to download a few of my favourite TV shows and i've just seen its joined the rest and now closed down.

Does anyone know of any new ones that have taken its place yet?

There was a thread about it a few weeks ago - TVChaos isn't bad.

Sep 22nd 2013, 9:56 am

martin1978

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Re: RIP The Box

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Originally Posted by Dreamy

There was a thread about it a few weeks ago - TVChaos isn't bad.

Thanks for that. Ill give it a go.

Sep 23rd 2013, 5:56 am

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Re: RIP The Box

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Originally Posted by martin1978

Just been on the box website to download a few of my favourite TV shows and i've just seen its joined the rest and now closed down.

Does anyone know of any new ones that have taken its place yet?

Piratebay!

S

Sep 23rd 2013, 6:19 am

quoll

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Re: RIP The Box

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Piratebay!

S

Lots of ISPs don't permit Pratebay any more (Virgin here in UK have banned it!)

Interesting that even though TheBox has gone, TheEmpire still seems to be functioning

Sep 23rd 2013, 6:20 am

Swerv-o

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Re: RIP The Box

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Originally Posted by quoll

Lots of ISPs don't permit Pratebay any more (Virgin here in UK have banned it!)

Interesting that even though TheBox has gone, TheEmpire still seems to be functioning

Good lord!

S

Sep 23rd 2013, 6:29 am

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Re: RIP The Box

RiP the Box...Long live 'The Vault' Except I cant get on to it yet

1st one in please promise to give a critique in here please.

..... It's actually TV-Vault... not "The Vault"

I think it's this one...

http://tv-vault.me/register.php

Last edited by ozzieeagle; Sep 23rd 2013 at 6:38 am.

Sep 24th 2013, 8:02 am

martin1978

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Re: RIP The Box

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Originally Posted by Swerv-o

Piratebay!

S

Great for all the American programmes but crap for things like MOTD.

Sep 24th 2013, 5:05 pm

quoll

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Re: RIP The Box

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Good lord!

S

Yup!!! That's what I said then added another expletive!

Sep 24th 2013, 7:13 pm

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Re: RIP The Box

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Originally Posted by Dreamy

There was a thread about it a few weeks ago - TVChaos isn't bad.

just make sure you seed for a minimum of two days otherwise you`ll get a load of emails verbally slapping your legs

Sep 24th 2013, 7:23 pm

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Re: RIP The Box

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Originally Posted by quoll

Lots of ISPs don't permit Pratebay any more (Virgin here in UK have banned it!)

Interesting that even though TheBox has gone, TheEmpire still seems to be functioning

The blocking in the UK kept me out for all of 2 minutes while I found a proxy to go via.