Hi thanks for warm welcome and the help
They are all on digital ntl has the contract to supply a tv signal to each flat and its part of my service charge cleaning security etc so they should really pull there finger out. You obviously can't get a freeview signal from their cable and I'm not allowed to stick my own aerial or dish out of the window to get my own signal.
I don't think I'm I'm the only one who has been having problems with them, as the housing office had a load of calls asking if they could put up a dish as well, I don't think they realised how long it took to align the dish!!
One thing I did consider is what if I were to get a ntl digibox from my mums house with the viewing card etc. would that work? I don't know whether each line is activated or whether you just need a box with a valid card?!
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