Starview box?

ive been reading about everywhere on virgin media boxes but i come accross a thread on starview boxes and dont know if im reading the info properly so ill ask a few questions, do these boxes need cards at all?
can i get all the original programs a virgin media box would get like skysports 1-4, sky movies ect...
will the box work in my area? (newport, wales)
which version is best? im guessing 5 or 6
is it easy as changing a code when the box goes down?.
sorry for looking a complete noob but ive had enough of the vigin boxes going down all the time so i thought i would have a change

 

you need cable and broadband for the box to work

 

i have a cable feed going to my house which is running my virgin media box downstairs, i have broadband otherwise this post wouldnt exist ;P do i need cable broadband for it to work or can i use my bt broadband? how do i know if my area has changed to nag3?

 

your bt should do the job you want it to

 

ok mate thanks for the replies, the starview 6 looks a bit over my price limit at the moment, whats the difference between the 5 and 6?

 

the starview 5 is no good now
there is the hd combo and the sv.6
also they are the cheapest on the market at the moment
you also have another choice of the krypt a780

 

ok mate where could i find the krypt boxes? which do you recommend, krypt or starview?

 

me personaly starview.6
but the choice is yours at the end of the day
they both do the same thing!!

 

ok nice one buddy, will look around for the best prices on the starview 6 box

 

ask e45 for the link he has the link for the kryptview on facebook if you want a krypt

 

ok nice one mate

 

hi do you know if the krypt box still works with nag3, and what other boxes do