Tell Me Something............Anything!

[Macca]

It is easy to change the settings – the following steps take you through the process:

Visit the Virgin Media Parental Controls area in My Virgin Media.
To activate Virgin Media Parental Controls select 'ACTIVATE'
To deactivate Virgin Media Parental Controls select 'DEACTIVATE'

that is if its the childlock

I did look through the settings a while back and couldn't see any options but I'll look again

[Macca]

Maybe the producers are worried that the kids will attempt to do some home improvements of their own, using dad's tools. Like little Simon and Sarah building her a new Wendy house. "Here, you hold the nail, I'll knock it in"

It's nothing new - remember the old "Batman cannot fly" message at the start of each show? Holy broken bones Batman!

I remember putting up a shelf in the garden shed when I was about 7, using wood, tools and nails I found lying around. When my father saw it all he said was 'Did you do that? It's not straight.'

My parents were fairly 'hands off' types though. If we were doing something other than bothering them it was all good as far as they were concerned.

[Marco]

I did look through the settings a while back and couldn't see any options but I'll look again

The option isn't on the My Virgin Media site, mate. It's done via your V6 box.

So grab your remote control and hit the Home button, then scroll down to Help & Settings, then right to Parental Controls, and click OK (you'll need to have set up a PIN to start with, in order to make any changes), so enter your PIN and click OK.

That will take you to the Parental Controls menu. What you want is the 'Request a PIN to Watch Recordings' option, and to change the current setting (I presume from ON) to OFF.

Job done!

Marco.

[Macca]

The option isn't on the My Virgin Media site, mate. It's done via your V6 box.

So grab your remote control and hit the Home button, then scroll down to Help & Settings, then right to Parental Controls, and click OK (you'll need to have set up a PIN to start with, in order to make any changes), so enter your PIN and click OK.

That will take you to the Parental Controls menu. What you want is the 'Request a PIN to Watch Recordings' option, and to change the current setting (I presume from ON) to OFF.

Job done!

Marco.

I know it's not on the website, I couldn't find it on the menu on the V Box. Although I have now found it and disabled it so it's all good (hopefully).

[Marco]

Good stuff. No, it was Granty who mentioned My Virgin Media, which he probably just copied from a quick web search. Unfortunately, there's so much duff/outdated info around when attempting to address these issues.

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

I remember putting up a shelf in the garden shed when I was about 7, using wood, tools and nails I found lying around. When my father saw it all he said was 'Did you do that? It's not straight.'

My parents were fairly 'hands off' types though. If we were doing something other than bothering them it was all good as far as they were concerned.

I think we had a similar upbringing, my parents didn't really mind what I did, as long as I was doing it somewhere else. The one exception was when I "borrowed" some matches and set fire to half an acre of gorse bushes on a neighbouring farm, and the fire brigade had to come and deal with it. Dad was a bit "hands on" after that one

[guy]

I remember putting up a shelf in the garden shed when I was about 7, using wood, tools and nails I found lying around. When my father saw it all he said was 'Did you do that? It's not straight.'

My parents were fairly 'hands off' types though. If we were doing something other than bothering them it was all good as far as they were concerned.

What a bloody awful experience. I had little supervision myself, but mum was generally very supportive when I was young.
(a few dodgy comments when I was older, but that's another story )

[struth]

Good stuff. No, it was Granty who mentioned My Virgin Media, which he probably just copied from a quick web search. Unfortunately, there's so much duff/outdated info around when attempting to address these issues.

Marco.

Yeah didn't realise you were all on a newer box
Still I was trying to be helpful doh

[guy]

I think we had a similar upbringing, my parents didn't really mind what I did, as long as I was doing it somewhere else. The one exception was when I "borrowed" some matches and set fire to half an acre of gorse bushes on a neighbouring farm, and the fire brigade had to come and deal with it. Dad was a bit "hands on" after that one

Ahh, that comes under the category of "don't shit on your own doorstep" - one piece of advice from mum which I was given very early on

[Macca]

What a bloody awful experience. I had little supervision myself, but mum was generally very supportive when I was young.
(a few dodgy comments when I was older, but that's another story )

If you were in the company of my mother you were nagged continuously. She could nag you non-stop for over two hours without repeating herself. It was generally wise to minimize any contact.

My father got the brunt of it though since he couldn't really do that. Although I think over the years he had developed the ability to zone it out.