Cell C's BlackBOX - Flash it or throw it in the bin

[j4ck455]

I could never get Cell C's Black website to load, the stupid website did not recognise my local IP address as being local and told me to fsck off, so thanks for that Cell C, you prevented me from using your Black service and I am very grateful.

To think it was a free box and subsciption to black that made me take up a fibre package at Cell C.

Just wonder when will Cell C decide to discontinue fibre and I'm stuck again with a defunc router aswell

That's a good question especially considering that Cell C is trying to become an MVNO on Vodacom's network and that Cell C plans to sell off all of its cell towers, the next thing to go in the fire sale will probably be FTTH.

 

[system32]

How do we flash the device?
Anyone know?

 

[Willie Trombone]

These were android 4 devices. You'll have a hard time finding firmware for it. Apparently someone posted LibreElec firmware at some point but I can't find it.
Russian made AFAIK. "Comigo Quattro"

 

[Magnum]

Well is it black or orange?

 

[j4ck455]

These were android 4 devices. You'll have a hard time finding firmware for it. Apparently someone posted LibreElec firmware at some point but I can't find it.
Russian made AFAIK. "Comigo Quattro"

Shouldn't that be ComiCome Quattro?

 

[Rocket-Boy]

I will never understand why people buy devices tied to a specific service.
A more universal device like a Roku, Android TV device or even Apple TV is a much better option.

 

[SauRoNZA]

It amazes me how they ever launched this thing in the first place and didn’t see this as the end result.

If they surveyed just about anyone with half a brain up front they would never have even attempted this.

One has to wonder if CellC just stuck to the basics instead of ducking around maybe they might have gotten somewhere.

 

[animehero]

If anyone has one they were going to bin, I wouldn't mind having a look at what's possible on there.

I can't make any promises as it's hard to say but you never know

 

[backstreetboy]

How do we flash the device?
Anyone know?

https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread/200-7-0-3-3d-libreelec-7-0-for-s805/?pageNo=1

 

[RonnieZA]

Have you tried this

 

[Yskasmetnstoof]

Cell C krap.

 

[AndreRusso]

Has anyone tried the above suggestions? Does it work?

 

[sonali]

Here is a link I found that may help. I have not tried it out as yet.

https://www.cellc.co.za/cellc/static-content/PDF/CELLC-BlackSTB-ManualFirmwareUpdateProcedure.pdf