Me neither. Never heard of pinging. Can't say I've had much experience with the F*xtel cable box but I know some people with Opt*s cable boxes who have had them for quite some time now with no known problems. I might be wrong in saying this but even though cable is duplex, I don't think the box actually sends info back to the provider. Or if it does, it can be disabled. Like I said I'm not 100% sure on this so don't slay me if I'm wrong!
