Posted by haynesycop
We bought my Nan and Grandad a cheap alba freeview box last year but they never used it so i have it in my room. My aerial broke before i could set it up.
I finally bought an aerial to use with it today and have set it up but the only channels i can get are:
BBC1
BBC2
The Hits
Now i can't get any of the above either!!!
TMF
UK Bright Ideas
WTF is up with that? Everything is connected ok and the aerial is by the window. Also sometimes the channels are there and sometimes not also the picture can be flickery?
Any ideas? Am i doing something wrong, thanks
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[ This Message was edited by: haynesycop on 2006-11-08 15:04 ]
Posted by scottt
Are you using the outside aerial or a small one inside?
I inherited the freeview box when we got sky + a year or so back but it would'nt work with my portable aerial ....
Posted by leeboy13
you need a booster one haynseycop
I had to spend £20 on one coz i live in teh basement......
but standard ariels dont work well atall.....
hope that helps
Posted by haynesycop
I am using an inside aerial, the main aerial is downstairs, there isn't one upstairs. This sucks arse, i paid £25 for this aerial. Looks like it will have to go back. Stupid freeview.
This is the one i just bought:
It said for use with freeview tv or box. So i need a booster one, can you recommend any?
Thanks
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Posted by J-J
It all depends on what the reception in your area is like, if youve got rubbish reception in your area then it might not matter what aerial you have.
It might be worth taking it downstairs and plugging it into the main aerial and seeing what you get.
Posted by haynesycop
I think i will take it back and get a booster one and if that don't work then nothing will.
Posted by leeboy13
thats what i got told haynseycop... if teh booster didnt work then i couldnt get freeview... it sucked for me (being in teh basement) beacuse when the weather went bad i counldnt get many channels, although im sure it wont be as bad for you (fingers crossed)
Posted by haynesycop
I took it back and the guy said that it was pretty much the best one or i could try the bigger one for £29.99 instead. Just got my money back. No freeview for me.
Thanks guys, please lock.
Posted by Jools
Are you able to run a second cable from the main aerial? All you'd need is an aerial splitter and some UHF cable (and possible a drill to poke the cable through!)
My parents run about 4 TVs off the same external aerial, just using splitters and a booster in the loft.
Posted by J-J
only problem with that is that all 4 tv's are running off the one signal so they will only be 1/4 the strength of the original signal
Posted by Jools
That's why I mentioned there's also a booster in the loft!
Seems to work ok anyway... 2 TVs have Freeview, 2 are just regular.
Posted by joebmc
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Thats exactly what i do (well only for 2 tv's
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Posted by haynesycop
It's too much hassle really. I may consider getting sky instead although it is rather pricey lol.
Posted by Sammy_boy
Your other option is to do what I did when living with my parents for my freeview box, which was to buy a second external aerial (to the one we already had), which are about £20, stick that in the loft and trail the cable down to my TV in my room. A cheap solution, though it did involve me drilling a hole in the corner of my ceiling for the cable to come down out of!