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Old 04-02-2014, 20:22   #15
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Re: very strange technical issue

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Here are some possible reasons:
1) That's when they have the central heating on - NOT ON WHEN HAPPENS
But what about your neighbours' heating?

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3) Their neighbours have a TV connected directly to the cable, and it sends noise up the cable when they are watching TV - NO IDEA HOW TO TEST THAT
As Mr Lemming says, it's a job for a specialist Network Tech.

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4) Some other source of noise that is only present in evening LIKE WHAT?
Street lighting. Radar. Taxis. Pirate radio stations. Secret military stuff.

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5) The signal level changes when the temperature drops at night - SO HOW CAN THAT BE FIXED?
As long as the signal level is set correctly on your cable it's unlikely to matter, as the boxes can cope with a certain range of variation. It's mainly a problem in summer when the cabinets can get very hot.

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6) It actually does it all the time, but they only notice in the evening when watching properly instead of having the TV on in the background - NOPE, TV GETS WATCHED DURING DAY TOO
You know all these people?
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