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Geoff Payne · 13-05-2005, 16:13

Hi all

I have just had the same problem. progs 1-4 pretty well OK but all package channels freezing.

Contacted CS Monday and (polite and helpful) engineer came today.

He changed the STB as, according to his diagnostics, signal strength was fine and the old STB (installed June 1988) was seeing noise which wasn't there.

Will have to wait for the New STB to register itself before the package channels come up, but it seems Ok On Ch 1-4.

Moral is, all chips time expire eventually and when they start to operate outside specs. you get troubles which mean you need a new piece of kit!

So if your box is more than 5 years or so old, then you probably need a new box too.

Geoff

13-05-2005, 16:13	#6
Geoff Payne Inactive Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cambridge Services: NTL Broadband (2Mbit) Freeview! Posts: 15	Re: NTL channels sticking Hi all I have just had the same problem. progs 1-4 pretty well OK but all package channels freezing. Contacted CS Monday and (polite and helpful) engineer came today. He changed the STB as, according to his diagnostics, signal strength was fine and the old STB (installed June 1988) was seeing noise which wasn't there. Will have to wait for the New STB to register itself before the package channels come up, but it seems Ok On Ch 1-4. Moral is, all chips time expire eventually and when they start to operate outside specs. you get troubles which mean you need a new piece of kit! So if your box is more than 5 years or so old, then you probably need a new box too. Geoff