This 'ere Freeview retune

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  1. pon

    pontyender Well-Known Member

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    Channel 5 et al have disappeared already, so thought the changes had happened early and I'd be able to retune now. Done the retune but hasn't made a difference. Too early or is it just me that the retune hasn't worked for?
     
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    Can't do it till after dinnertime I think
     
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    Why we got to do it? And does anything have to be done to virgin tv either?
     
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    Hiya m8, it's because of the big switch over from analogue after today. If you don't retune, you will lose some of the channels you already receive. Done the Evesham this morning. Not sure how it may affect Virgin tho bud.
     
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    Doesn't affect cable or satellite! nt
     
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    Ah cool. I'd heard summat about it but didn't know the reason why. I've just done my Evesham too. I didn't think Yorkshire was til 2010 tho?
     
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    theyre basically moving channels around on freeview to free up a bit of space for HD and such in the future. The switch to digital next year or year after will be unrelated really. It doesn't affect cable or sky because they use a totally seperate system and I believe they move their channels around and your box automatically sorts it out rather than you having to do anything manually. not 100% sure though
     
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    just did the daughters, it said FIVE, was no longer available and to retune, which i did (twice) and still got the same message, BUT as i was going through the channels via the "up" button Five was the next channel.. so really its just moved up a channel position on my daughters tv..!!!
     
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    My freeview box no longer works

    Did the retune earlier, been to uni, got back and now the freeview box has no picture, the sound went shortly after. Dunno if this has owt to do with this ere retune, but ive fiddled about with all the wires n got no joy.
     
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    Is it an old freeview box?

    Apparantly the old ones won't retune and are basically fecked. Got to get an up to date one.
     
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    Well the one in my bedroom is exactly the same and that's okay (dunno)
     
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    I see, no idea then. Just got told today that 'old freeview boxes will need replacing'. Can't pick up the new channels etc.
     
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    Our lasses mam's TV has also packed in since the retune

    Summat not right
     
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