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MovedGoalPosts · 02-03-2007, 16:53

Virgin Media have stopped fitting the analogue bypass to any STBs that are installed or replaced. If you have an analogue bypass and need it, make sure you hold on to it when an engineer arrives. However one day, the analogue services over cable will be turned off and the passthrough becomes redundant. It's ini anticipation of that they are no longer supplied.

Realistically, to get back to the OP's question, if you currently have analogue, with passthrough for the terrestrial channels 1-5, you will loose that passthrough ability with any upgrade to digital. At that point then, if you don't have an abiity to do an external terrestrial aerial your best option would be to try an indoor aerial, or alternatively have more than one digital STB installed.

02-03-2007, 16:53	#5
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: Little help to a newbie Virgin Media have stopped fitting the analogue bypass to any STBs that are installed or replaced. If you have an analogue bypass and need it, make sure you hold on to it when an engineer arrives. However one day, the analogue services over cable will be turned off and the passthrough becomes redundant. It's ini anticipation of that they are no longer supplied. Realistically, to get back to the OP's question, if you currently have analogue, with passthrough for the terrestrial channels 1-5, you will loose that passthrough ability with any upgrade to digital. At that point then, if you don't have an abiity to do an external terrestrial aerial your best option would be to try an indoor aerial, or alternatively have more than one digital STB installed.