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Proppinupthebar 18-01-2004 21:46

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bizarre
My screen starts blanking at 22:10 & 23:10 never mind 00:10...

However, I'm no longer too bothered, as I'm off to Sky+.

Like I said we are testing a fix for all but the 00:10 blanking.

Good luck with Sky +

Jonathan David 19-01-2004 01:15

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
I really can't believe how people can be upset with a very small 'blanking' of channels at a certain time every day.
It happens just live with it. :)

Lew 19-01-2004 01:29

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
I can easily believe it when it happens while you're trying to tape a film. That's why people have been asking for the update to happen at some time like 4AM.

poolking 19-01-2004 07:26

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan David
I really can't believe how people can be upset with a very small 'blanking' of channels at a certain time every day.
It happens just live with it. :)

Not when it happens several times over a 20 minute span.

KenK 19-01-2004 20:21

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan David
I really can't believe how people can be upset with a very small 'blanking' of channels at a certain time every day.
It happens just live with it. :)

Upset? No - but it can be annoying ... just as the vital clue to the identity of the baddie is being unveiled, off goes the picture and sound for a few seconds ... 15 secs later, just as you're catching up on what it might have been, off they go again ... and again! And all so that the EPG can be updated. 00.10 is NOT a good time for this; roll on BST, when the update moves to 01:10 :)

Proppinupthebar 19-01-2004 20:38

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
Up until about two years ago it used to happen every 6 hours at least! The situation had been improved to a single bout of flashing at 00:10. However theres a few unforeseen issues which mean theres been more impacts than there should have been. These issues will be taken care of soon. The next STB code should also get rid of the flashing at 00:10.

Maggy 21-01-2004 18:36

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
So when does the EPG get updated then?

I ask because ours always seems to be displaying information unavailable around about 6pm and before that it's just fine.

I think the only update it ever gets is if I reboot(unplug).

Proppinupthebar 21-01-2004 18:52

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Incognitas
So when does the EPG get updated then?

I ask because ours always seems to be displaying information unavailable around about 6pm and before that it's just fine.

I think the only update it ever gets is if I reboot(unplug).

Which platform are you on? On Langley the Now next info rolls over at 00:10 GMT every night. The playout system swops from playing the previous day's info to playing out the new day's. There's no reason why your now next info should stop at 6pm every night.

Maggy 21-01-2004 18:56

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Proppinupthebar
Which platform are you on? On Langley the Now next info rolls over at 00:10 GMT every night. The playout system swops from playing the previous day's info to playing out the new day's. There's no reason why your now next info should stop at 6pm every night.

well I've never noticed it at that hour.

Proppinupthebar 21-01-2004 19:02

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
Sensible people are in bed at that hour ;-)

Maggy 21-01-2004 19:06

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Proppinupthebar
Sensible people are in bed at that hour ;-)

I have to rebel in some way and most of the programes I like are on much later.Pity a few soaps aren't put on later;)

Gareth 09-03-2004 00:12

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
Just found this thread, and I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one affected by this problem and that I'm not the only one that is annoyed by it. ;)

Jonboy 09-03-2004 02:09

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
i wonder if they will fix this very very annoying problem before they start the metered modem service i very much doubt it i was chating to a ntl engineer and he said they are aware of the problem the only way to start geting something done about it would be to start calling faults in and geting engineers out then someone with half a brain might take notice and do something about it :banghead: cos he feels ntl aint bothered
as long as nobody moans his words not mine but it does look that way :shrug:

BBKing 09-03-2004 07:12

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
Er - Mr. Proppinupthebar has said it's known about and will be fixed in the next download of code. Not good, but not 'not bothered'.

zoombini 09-03-2004 08:28

Re: Why Cant Ntl Update Over Night
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonboy
i wonder if they will fix this very very annoying problem before they start the metered modem service <snip>

What metered modem service?


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