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Analogue tv with UPC broadband?

  • 13-09-2010 4:17pm
    #1
    tellyandbb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi,

    I heard that if I get UPC broadband and phone (but no TV package) the analogue stations will be available to me anyway. Is that true or has it changed in the last while?

    The reason why I'm asking is because we have the telly in a place where it's really awkward to run a cable to. And I don't want the cable to be on show as we've just done up the whole house and went to a lot of rounds to hide all the cables in the wall. We have a conventional television cable running in the wall already which is currently connected to an aerial in the attic. I'm thinking of getting the NTL connection in our front bedroom where I could then easily run a cable up to the attic to connect to the one that's already there. But before I go ahead I want to be sure that my plan will work out :-).
    Can anybody give me some info?
    Or if anybody has an idea how I can get the digital TV signal from the connection in the bedroom to my tv in the sitting room without ripping up walls again, I'd be delighted to hear it! I know that it's only slightly more expensive to get digital tv than paying the standing charge of approx. 7euro, so that would be even better. I just can't think of an easy solution.

    Thanks a million!


Comments

  • #2
    barrackali
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 425 ✭✭barrackali


    Only got time for a quick reply.....Analogue is going to be switched off in the next year on UPC, your only viable option is digital.


  • #3
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    You can't use it if you don't pay for it. Regardless if you get the signal.

    The cable for digital and analog is the same cable, its not two cables. UPC could just split the signal in the bedroom, run one into the attach. Then attach another digital box at the end. Assuming the signal is strong enough to do that. They split my signal anyway.


  • #4
    Freddie59
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭Freddie59


    barrackali wrote: »
    Analogue is going to be switched off in the next year on UPC

    And you know this how?:confused:


  • #5
    tellyandbb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭tellyandbb


    BostonB wrote: »
    You can't use it if you don't pay for it. Regardless if you get the signal.

    The cable for digital and analog is the same cable, its not two cables. UPC could just split the signal in the bedroom, run one into the attach. Then attach another digital box at the end. Assuming the signal is strong enough to do that. They split my signal anyway.

    Would they have to split anything if I don't actually want television in my bedroom?
    Ideally I would like the wireless modem and the phone in my bedroom and then run the television connection to my tv via the attic and the existing tv cable in the wall.
    So this is technically possible? I wasn't sure whether it's a special cable they use and what type of connection the digital box takes.

    Thanks again!


  • #6
    barrackali
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 425 ✭✭barrackali


    Freddie59 wrote: »
    And you know this how?:confused:

    The deadline for the switchover to digital is the 31st September 2012, UPC is already a fully digital service in Cork...they will be an all digital service way in advance of the deadline.

    Analogue TV will be history soon.


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  • #7
    Ranicand
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Ranicand


    barrackali wrote: »
    The deadline for the switchover to digital is the 31st September 2012, UPC is already a fully digital service in Cork...they will be an all digital service way in advance of the deadline.

    Analogue TV will be history soon.

    That date does not apply to cable.


  • #8
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    tellyandbb wrote: »
    Would they have to split anything if I don't actually want television in my bedroom?
    Ideally I would like the wireless modem and the phone in my bedroom and then run the television connection to my tv via the attic and the existing tv cable in the wall.
    So this is technically possible? I wasn't sure whether it's a special cable they use and what type of connection the digital box takes.

    Thanks again!

    UPC - Phone, internet, and Analog & digital are all one cable. Its all comes in from the road to your house on one cable. If you want the modem in one room, phone in another and TV in another they split it 3 ways.


  • #9
    Eire Go Brach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭Eire Go Brach


    Ranicand wrote: »
    That date does not apply to cable.
    Yeh I am confused about this. Is the basic cable service Analogue?
    Or is it the Rabbits ears that's Analogue? And that's what is getting switched off?

    So does this mean the basic cable service will be ok after the switch off?


  • #10
    steveon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    barrackali wrote: »
    The deadline for the switchover to digital is the 31st September 2012, UPC is already a fully digital service in Cork...they will be an all digital service way in advance of the deadline.

    Analogue TV will be history soon.

    He is absolutely right...not sure about the date, but UPC are going to be encrypting their basic analog sub from next year...source . UPC installers I know.


  • #11
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    AFAIK the analogue being turned off is the UHF signal you can get on rabbit ears. end of 2012 is the date for that I think. You only get the Irish stations on this currently, RTE, TV3 etc.

    The analog on UPC is completely different. You get 13 channels or so. Its can be seen by any TV with a UHF tuner. At the moment it seems to be the digital signal re-broadcast on analog for people without UPC set top box. Because you see digital artifacts which you shouldn't on analogue. Theres no date for them turning this off. I guess they could do it anytime, but I guess they'll keep till it, until enough people have switched to the digital set top box, then turn it off.


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