All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
jayne: Cancelling your Sky subscription will only result in you not being able to view channels that are linked to the subscription. If though your Sky box is of the + (recording) variety, then Sky will disable access to this side of the box.
You can easily find out what you will be able to view simply by removing the card and running through the programme list, any that requires a subscription will trigger the caption, "please insert viewing card".
By the way, when you say that the picture breaks up into little pixels when you turn the Sky box off, are you referring to that seen on a Freeview TV or box?
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jayne : In addition to that said. If you are referring to a picture seen on a Freeview device? then if your Freeview devices (TV or box) aerial input socket is connected into the Sky boxes RF1 / 2 rather than the actual aerial, this being connected into the Sky boxes aerial input socket, then your picture "will" break up (or vanish) if you switch the Sky box off.
Should your system be connected in this way? then you can get over the problem by simply connecting the lead from the actual aerial straight into the Freeview TV rather than into the Sky box.
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Sharon Allbrighton: 5 USA is broadcast on the COM4 multiplex as is ITV3. Rather than just retuning your TV, try carrying out a reset on it first, this also known as "Manufacturers reset" / "Default setting" / "First time installation" etc.
By the way, 5 USA is on EPG21 and with VIVA being on EPG74.
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Re : Waltham. - Purely for information purposes.
Although COM8 / C37 has been running on test for the last three weeks or so albeit with a dead carrier, as from today (12th May) it is now broadcasting QVC+1 HD on EPG111, and with QVC Beauty HD on EPG112.
Needless to say, viewers receiving Freeview from the Waltham transmitter will have to carry out a retune on their TV or box in order to update the programme guide, further retunes being necessary as programmes are added.
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Jim Jackson: As the problem is only affecting one of your TV's, then the problem is more likely to be caused by a faulty aerial connection rather than a defective aerial amplifier, as amplifier failure would affect both TV's.
You should check the jumper lead used to connect the TV into the wall plate outlet socket "whilst the TV is working", wiggling the cable at both ends whilst observing the picture for glitches.
One point I was wondering about being, when TV in question failed again after a few days, provided that you did "not" immediately try retuning it again when it failed, it would have been interesting to know the result if you had tried it out back in the other room previously used to retune it.
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S Brown: The Newbattle Freeview light relay transmitter (the one referred to?) will have no effect whatsoever with your Freeview reception, that is unless whoever has provided you with the information has been referring to a 4G phone mast?
However, on the subject of reception, the Craigkelly (Fife) transmitter is the station indicated as the one covering your area rather than that mentioned of Blackhill, this latter station indicated with a status of poor as far as signal reliability is concerned.
As no engineering work is being carried out at any of the aforementioned stations, its advisable to make one or two local enquiries to ascertain if anyone else in the area is suffering from similar problems with reception, the purpose of being to eliminate the possibility of your aerial system being responsible for the problem.
By the way, Craigkelly transmits on the following multiplex channels.
27 - 24 - 21 - 42 - 45 - 39 / COM7 33 / COM8 34 / L-EDN (local) 30.
Blackhill
46 - 43 - 40 - 41 - 44 - 47
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LOX: Yes, for the time being anyway, this being in common with all other stations COM8 multiplexes of the "On air" variety.
It is though advisable to carry out a rescan now and again in order to update the programme guide, purely to check if any additions associated with COM8 have been made to it.
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BOLANLE ILORI : Basically no, as POP (125) along with City TV (8) is transmitted on Sutton Coldfields LB (Local) multiplex transmitter which is aimed at providing the service to viewers in and around the Birmingham area, likewise with the signal being beamed in that direction, Coventry being well outwith the coverage area of this transmitter.
I am unaware, as yet, of any plans to provide the Coventry area with a similar local service.
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john robertson: No, as Sky will disable this side of your box at time of cancelling your subscription.
If though you wish to retain the recording and playback side of your box, Sky will allow this provided that you take out another subscription for this purpose (and only that!) at a cost of around £10.25 per month, however most ex Sky subscribers decline going down this route and opt to change over to "subscription free" Freesat, usually purchasing a twin tuner Freesat HD recorder which offers exactly the same facilities as a Sky+ HD box.
Sky and Freesat devices being 100% compatible with each other as far as dish connections are concerned.
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Sunday 10 May 2015 6:01PM
dennny: A test code from the Rugby area used in the reception predictor does not indicate the Dallington Park Freeview light transmitter as being receivable anywhere near to your area, and so your report of the signal breaking up is not really surprising.
The station indicated as providing the best signal in the Rugby area, and which you neighbour across the road is most likely receiving from, is Sutton Coldfield at 29 miles away on a bearing of roughly 301 degrees (dependent on where located), with Waltham @ 35 miles / approx 32 degrees being the second best.