Even if the box is functional, the X-Press service is no longer available, as the Internet replaced the need for it. However, the box itself might be an interesting study on how cable TV channels are broadcast, intercepted, and then processed. I owned and used one of these boxes during the day, and it got me thinking at the time if there was a way to both receive and transmit over cable - sort of like a pre-Internet or a BBS if you will. The short answer at the time was a "yes," but soon enough the cable companies installed filters and such to prevent someone like myself from doing such a thing (actually, it was to prevent pirating of premium channels, but it was more than that.)
