RTE over UPC

Knasher

Just a quick question. The apartment I live in is wired for UPC but not for normal TV reception, I'm not a huge fan of RTE so I have never bothered wiring it in, but as I recently got a letter reminding me to pay my licence, I figure I may as well get my moneys worth. (I wasn't ducking it, my landlord had already payed it for the last year)

So my question is this, one of my friends told me you can receive the normal RTE single over the UPC connection by connecting the TV straight in. Is there any truth to this? Obviously I don't want to do anything against UPCs rules or cause damage to my TV or degrade somebody else's reception by doing this, so if it isn't safe or legal please tell me. (or if my friend was just making it up).

Thanks.

antoobrien

Knasher wrote: »

So my question is this, one of my friends told me you can receive the normal RTE single over the UPC connection by connecting the TV straight in. Is there any truth to this? Obviously I don't want to do anything against UPCs rules or cause damage to my TV or degrade somebody else's reception by doing this, so if it isn't safe or legal please tell me. (or if my friend was just making it up).
Thanks.

From an MMDS style areal yes I believe it should be possible to pick them up, from cable I'm not so sure as I think they rebroadcast the signal so the rte only signal wouldn't be sent. That said it's not encrypted, so you'll pick up the 12+ channels they have. However UPC periodically go about disconnecting the external plugs on properties that have not signed up/disconnected - so you'd end up losing signal regardless.

You could also pick up a saorview box & a portable aerial - it'll work I set one up in Galway at the weekend.

coylemj

Knasher wrote: »

Just a quick question. The apartment I live in is wired for UPC but not for normal TV reception, I'm not a huge fan of RTE so I have never bothered wiring it in

What are you doing with the existing UPC connection - have you a UPC digital box?

When you say the apartment is 'wired for UPC but not for normal TV reception', presumably you mean there is no aerial?

If you have any kind of UPC connection that is enabled (i.e. they haven't cut you off), you can get RTE either by plugging the TV signal straight into the aerial socket on the TV which will give you about 14 channels, or run it through a UPC digital box which will give you RTE and all of the UK channels plus a lot of other channels depending on which package you're paying for.

icdg

The answer is, if your house is pre-wired with UPC, yes, you'll be able to pick up RTÉ One and RTÉ Two via analogue cable. But you need to sign up to a package with UPC.

Moved to Cable/MMDS

Knasher

Thanks very much. I'm with them for broadband, it's just I don't watch enough TV to actually get much use out of signing up for their television service.

Red Alert

You might well get a better picture off Saorview with a cheap tabletop antenna.