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madrat · 01-02-08, 12:31 AM

People served by the Sutton Coldfield Transmitter are having problems that will spread nationwide. They have changed something technical at the transmitter resulting in the fact that some older set top box's, PVR, and possibly some IDTV, will no longer work. There has been a tempry reprieve but only until March this year. I am so glad I pointed my new aerial to Waltham, but this is not on, even some boxes with the digital tick are affected and there is no requirement for the manufactures to send out upgraded firmware to solve this. This can only be yet another reason to go down the satellite road and abandon terrestrial all together.

merlodlliw · 06-02-08, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by madrat

People served by the Sutton Coldfield Transmitter are having problems that will spread nationwide. They have changed something technical at the transmitter resulting in the fact that some older set top box's, PVR, and possibly some IDTV, will no longer work. There has been a tempry reprieve but only until March this year. I am so glad I pointed my new aerial to Waltham, but this is not on, even some boxes with the digital tick are affected and there is no requirement for the manufactures to send out upgraded firmware to solve this. This can only be yet another reason to go down the satellite road and abandon terrestrial all together.

Does that mean when M Y P & Winter Hill change, I will no longer be able to use my old ON DIG Sony reciever?
I had heard about changes that would kill old equipment.

Bob

madrat · 06-02-08, 05:19 PM

who knows, the consumer is always the last to know

merlodlliw · 06-02-08, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by madrat

who knows, the consumer is always the last to know

fully agree with you,

Bob

nanochickin · 06-02-08, 07:01 PM

Well that would explain why i've been having so many Fu**ing problems at work today. All the IRS systems i've put into today have had the aerials pointing at Sutton Coldfield

With regarding Winter Hill I've had no problems at all when i was up in Bolton and Oldham. Our meters aren't exactly the newest and they still work fine on Winter Hill

Nano

01-02-08, 12:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2,232 Thanks: 11 Thanked 83 Times in 72 Posts	Bloody Freeview Crap People served by the Sutton Coldfield Transmitter are having problems that will spread nationwide. They have changed something technical at the transmitter resulting in the fact that some older set top box's, PVR, and possibly some IDTV, will no longer work. There has been a tempry reprieve but only until March this year. I am so glad I pointed my new aerial to Waltham, but this is not on, even some boxes with the digital tick are affected and there is no requirement for the manufactures to send out upgraded firmware to solve this. This can only be yet another reason to go down the satellite road and abandon terrestrial all together. __________________ *VIRGIN, STOP SENDING ME JUNK MAIL.*

06-02-08, 05:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2,232 Thanks: 11 Thanked 83 Times in 72 Posts	Re: Bloody Freeview Crap who knows, the consumer is always the last to know __________________ *VIRGIN, STOP SENDING ME JUNK MAIL.*

06-02-08, 07:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Bloody Freeview Crap Well that would explain why i've been having so many Fuing problems at work today. All the IRS systems i've put into today have had the aerials pointing at Sutton Coldfield With regarding Winter Hill I've had no problems at all when i was up in Bolton and Oldham. Our meters aren't exactly the newest and they still work fine on Winter Hill Nano __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring**

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