Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.
Dismiss
Youview box - can it be used without internet?
922 views
Skip to first unread message
Mike Tomlinson
Apr 29, 2017, 7:08:25 AM4/29/17
to
Picked up a Huawei model DN360T Youview box new and unused, boxed with
all the cables and remote, at a car boot for a quid. I had been hoping
to use it as an ordinary Freeview box and to play media from a stick or
disk plugged into the USB socket.
It won't let me get past the initial setup, demanding a working internet
connection before it'll do anything else. Can this be
disabled/bypassed/hacked ?
Ta.
--
(\_/)
(='.'=) "Between two evils, I always pick
(")_(") the one I never tried before." - Mae West
Mark Carver
Apr 29, 2017, 8:06:07 AM4/29/17
to
On 29/04/2017 12:07, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
>
> Picked up a Huawei model DN360T Youview box new and unused, boxed with
> all the cables and remote, at a car boot for a quid. I had been hoping
> to use it as an ordinary Freeview box and to play media from a stick or
> disk plugged into the USB socket.
>
> It won't let me get past the initial setup, demanding a working internet
> connection before it'll do anything else. Can this be
> disabled/bypassed/hacked ?
Does it work if you do let it see the internet ?
>
> Picked up a Huawei model DN360T Youview box new and unused, boxed with
> all the cables and remote, at a car boot for a quid. I had been hoping
> to use it as an ordinary Freeview box and to play media from a stick or
> disk plugged into the USB socket.
>
> It won't let me get past the initial setup, demanding a working internet
> connection before it'll do anything else. Can this be
> disabled/bypassed/hacked ?
--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.
Mike Tomlinson
Apr 29, 2017, 10:20:40 AM4/29/17
to
En el artículo <emjdtd...@mid.individual.net>, Mark Carver
<mark....@invalid.invalid> escribió:
>Does it work if you do let it see the internet ?
I haven't tried yet (I tested it in a spot with no easy access to the
router - it's wired) but will try again and report back.
Had a look online to see if there was any hacked firmware but haven't
turned up anything.
<mark....@invalid.invalid> escribió:
>Does it work if you do let it see the internet ?
router - it's wired) but will try again and report back.
Had a look online to see if there was any hacked firmware but haven't
turned up anything.
Woody
Apr 29, 2017, 1:26:37 PM4/29/17
to
"Mike Tomlinson" <mi...@jasper.org.uk> wrote in message
news:C+oTb1IP...@jasper.org.uk...
> En el artículo <emjdtd...@mid.individual.net>, Mark Carver
> <mark....@invalid.invalid> escribió:
>
>>Does it work if you do let it see the internet ?
>
> I haven't tried yet (I tested it in a spot with no easy access to
> the
> router - it's wired) but will try again and report back.
>
> Had a look online to see if there was any hacked firmware but
> haven't
> turned up anything.
>
The reason it wants an Internet connection is to ensure it has the
> <mark....@invalid.invalid> escribió:
>
>>Does it work if you do let it see the internet ?
>
> I haven't tried yet (I tested it in a spot with no easy access to
> the
> router - it's wired) but will try again and report back.
>
> Had a look online to see if there was any hacked firmware but
> haven't
> turned up anything.
>
latest firmware - it won't have - and will update it automatically, a
rather slow process.
Thereafter you can use it as a Freeview (SD & HD) recorder but I don't
think you will be able to get any off-line services such as iPlayer. I
have the same box in TalkTalk version and that is how it works.
ISTR that the USB socket is to allow you to dump recordings to a
stick, although I have never tried to use a stick as a source.
Beware, operationally it is rather slow but the results - both HD and
recording - are quite good.
--
Woody
harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com
Ian Field
Apr 29, 2017, 3:49:52 PM4/29/17
to
"Woody" <harro...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:oe2i6b$qpm$1...@dont-email.me...
Was going to ask the same question but somehow never got round to it.
It could be a Talk Talk - but I can't even remember where its gathering
dust.
Mike Tomlinson
Apr 30, 2017, 12:01:11 AM4/30/17
to
En el artículo <oe2i6b$qpm$1...@dont-email.me>, Woody
<harro...@ntlworld.com> escribió:
>The reason it wants an Internet connection is to ensure it has the
>latest firmware - it won't have - and will update it automatically, a
>rather slow process
I forgot to mention it is a TalkTalk box, sorry.
Thanks. I'll have a go and report back when I have a round tuit.
<harro...@ntlworld.com> escribió:
>The reason it wants an Internet connection is to ensure it has the
>latest firmware - it won't have - and will update it automatically, a
>rather slow process
Thanks. I'll have a go and report back when I have a round tuit.
Is it safe?
May 1, 2017, 3:33:40 PM5/1/17
to
On 30/04/2017 04:59, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
> En el artículo <oe2i6b$qpm$1...@dont-email.me>, Woody
> <harro...@ntlworld.com> escribió:
>
>> The reason it wants an Internet connection is to ensure it has the
>> latest firmware - it won't have - and will update it automatically, a
>> rather slow process
>
> I forgot to mention it is a TalkTalk box, sorry.
>
> Thanks. I'll have a go and report back when I have a round tuit.
>
Had a TalkTalk box for several years and use it without an internet
> En el artículo <oe2i6b$qpm$1...@dont-email.me>, Woody
> <harro...@ntlworld.com> escribió:
>
>> The reason it wants an Internet connection is to ensure it has the
>> latest firmware - it won't have - and will update it automatically, a
>> rather slow process
>
> I forgot to mention it is a TalkTalk box, sorry.
>
> Thanks. I'll have a go and report back when I have a round tuit.
>
connection for general Freeview viewing. Can't remember if I needed an
internet connection for initial set-up.
Ian Field
May 2, 2017, 2:45:47 PM5/2/17
to
"Is it safe?" <n...@nbg.com> wrote in message
news:oe82ij$hum$1...@news.albasani.net...
hard drive.
0 new messages