23-11-2015, 10:30
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Inactive
Join Date: Nov 2015
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Virgin Media for Freesat
Hi All,
I had virgin media connection at my place earlier. I discontinued hte service, opted for SKy internet and got a samsung SMT-S7800 FreeSAT box.(I had to do this as our building has only Virgin connection and do not allow new sky antenna connection)
I had 2 coaxial cables running in my flat, one which connected to virgin TiVo and other to Internet wireless hub.
I carried out following steps for installing the samsung freesat box:
- I chose to connect the internet cable (ethernet cable) of Sky to the Freesat box
- Connected the one coaxial cable the used to run to the virgin tiVo to freesat box
- Connected the other coaxial cable that used to run to the virgin wireless hub to the other socket of the freesat box
After all the connections, I get a momentary display of HDD not ready! followed by HDD ready message but I constantly get an error "Cannot receive this programme. Please check connection".
Could you please advise what am I doing wrong? Will I not get to view any freesat channels using this samsung freesat box and my earlier virgin media connection within the building. Any help/advise will be of great help!
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23-11-2015, 10:37
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Virgin Media Staff
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Manchester
Services: 360 x2, Maxit TV, Sky Sports and Sky Cinema. Gig1
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Re: Virgin Media for Freesat
FreeSAT is satellite. You need to connect the box to a dish. It won't work using the Virgin Media cable.
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23-11-2015, 10:40
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Haggis Hunting
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Over there
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Re: Virgin Media for Freesat
Square peg round hole i'm afraid
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23-11-2015, 10:42
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Inactive
Join Date: Nov 2015
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Re: Virgin Media for Freesat
Thanks Ben, Any suggestion how do I connect it to a dish without the need of a dish to be installed outside my flat?
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23-11-2015, 10:49
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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Re: Virgin Media for Freesat
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Originally Posted by tshukla
Thanks Ben, Any suggestion how do I connect it to a dish without the need of a dish to be installed outside my flat?
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Simple answer is you can't unless the flats have a shared sky system and dish already installed. Your only other options are some form of internet TV or Virgin but for both of those the freesat box is useless.
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23-11-2015, 11:41
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Inactive
Join Date: Nov 2015
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Re: Virgin Media for Freesat
Thanks for the quick help guys but thats sad! ![Frown](images/smilies/frown.gif)
---------- Post added at 11:41 ---------- Previous post was at 11:07 ----------
One last question, can I just order for virgin media TiVo to view the free channels? What do I search for to do so?
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23-11-2015, 14:50
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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Re: Virgin Media for Freesat
TiVo boxes are only installed when you take out a TV subscription which will have a contract of 12-18 months.
Grap a raspberry pi then use a browser to watch catchuptv and the various internet players is one of your few other choices unless the dish ban doesn't include a normally TV antenna then freebies is the way to go.
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02-12-2015, 13:57
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cf.addict
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Glasgow
Services: VM L TV powered by TiVo, 30MB BB, Sky Sports, Phone L, Freeview.
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Re: Virgin Media for Freesat
Raspberry Pi is a little over complicated for catchup! Just get a NOW TV box for all the catchup apps and get either Sky Movies or Entertainment free for a few months. Plenty of the older white boxes on sale. Operates through Wi-Fi too.
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17-06-2016, 17:53
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 10,065
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Re: Virgin Media for Freesat
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Originally Posted by tshukla
Thanks for the quick help guys but thats sad! ![Frown](images/smilies/frown.gif)
---------- Post added at 11:41 ---------- Previous post was at 11:07 ----------
One last question, can I just order for virgin media TiVo to view the free channels? What do I search for to do so?
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You can, but AIUI one has to take a landline and pay the £5 per month TiVo fee.
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