23-06-2005, 23:55
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Re: tv through broadband
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Originally Posted by Matt D
1) If you split the coax cable running to the modem, & run one lead to the TV & another to the modem, you still will not be able to receive Sky One, E4, Paramount, etc etc etc. The only channels you would be likely to receive would be the unencrypted analogue channels: BBC1, BBC2, ITV, C4, C5, & maybe Sky News and ITV News.
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 and in some cases, maybe somebody I know *cough, you might in theory *cough, get TCM, Sci-Fi, The Box, about 13 channels in all, not saying it's big or clever, or indeed legal, but who is 100% legal these days 
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23-06-2005, 23:57
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Re: tv through broadband
Yeh, am thinking about getting freeview. New aerial isnt really an option atm. Would a freeview box actually solve the ghosting?
Btw, I randomly tried plugging the broadband cable into a tv the other day and managed to get: E4, Sky One, Paramount Comedy, TCM, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Box, CNN, Sky News and QVC.
Oh, and what do you mean by neighbours? Like within a few houses?
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24-06-2005, 09:07
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Re: tv through broadband
someone in my street tried to extend their coaxial cable by themselves and used a splitter for a similar type of service your mentioned and NTL charged him £50.00 and give him a ticking off because a whole street was effected because of it
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24-06-2005, 09:24
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Re: tv through broadband
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Originally Posted by Rostock
Yeh, am thinking about getting freeview. New aerial isnt really an option atm. Would a freeview box actually solve the ghosting?
Btw, I randomly tried plugging the broadband cable into a tv the other day and managed to get: E4, Sky One, Paramount Comedy, TCM, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Box, CNN, Sky News and QVC.
Oh, and what do you mean by neighbours? Like within a few houses?
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If you are getting a poor signal through your existing aerial it is almost certain that a Freeview box would not pick up any channels at all.
Neighbours in this case could mean those in your street and other nearby streets. It could affect several hundred other customers service.
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24-06-2005, 12:03
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Re: tv through broadband
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Originally Posted by ian@huth
If you are getting a poor signal through your existing aerial it is almost certain that a Freeview box would not pick up any channels at all.
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If it's a strong signal but with ghosting then Freeview should work fine. I get an awful analogue ghost, but no probs with DTT.
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