Hi guys i am an NTL user based in belfast.
I don't watch all of the channels ntl offer with their base pack and would much prefer a one-off payment for the freeview service. As they provide most of the channels i would watch!
The feature i
require from a freeview / cable box would be connectivity with OSX (Apple Mac) and the ability to program it to record programs i want to watch.
I have recently bought a freeview box (
http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyetvdtt) and found that i am unable to get any signal at all (i purchased an internal aerial amplifier and still had no luck). I then bought another freeview box just to make sure it wasn't a faulty one ( i have since returned the latter )
I live in the city centre with many tall buildings around (and my apartment being below the level of most of the tops of the buildings) i think that i would require an aerial on the top of the roof, but this would cost quite a lot.
So is there anyway to use the ntl cable i have to get freeview channels, for no cost per month?
Either using some sort of ntl coax -> regular antennae adapter. Or returning the box i got for a different model.
Does anyone have experience with any of the elgato eyeTv cable boxes on NTL?
Thanks in advance for all of your help,
-dave