Cable/Aerial going

rude awakening

Hey Guys
Just looking for some clarification.
Anyone who has television through "aerial" will no longer have it in a few months.
Is this the same for people who have TV on cable through a wire.
Thanks
RA

not even wrong

If you have cable TV you will be completely unaffected by the digital TV switchover, it's for broadcast TV only

icdg

Other than in Cork city where analogue cable switched off about two years ago, there are no short-term plans to switch off analogue cable. There was a special situation in Cork city where basic cable was encrypted that allowed UPC to do the analogue switch-over a lot quicker than in the rest of the country. Analogue switch off on cable is probably a few years away.

coylemj

icdg wrote: »

Other than in Cork city where analogue cable switched off about two years ago, there are no short-term plans to switch off analogue cable. There was a special situation in Cork city where basic cable was encrypted that allowed UPC to do the analogue switch-over a lot quicker than in the rest of the country. Analogue switch off on cable is probably a few years away.

I think you are over egging the cake here.

Can I remind you what the OP asked ....

rude awakening wrote: »

Anyone who has television through "aerial" will no longer have it in a few months.
Is this the same for people who have TV on cable through a wire.

The answer is 'NO'. If you currently receive your TV service from cable or satellite you will not be affected by the analogue switch off.

icdg

coylemj wrote: »

I think you are over egging the cake here.

Can I remind you what the OP asked ....



The answer is 'NO'. If you currently receive your TV service from cable or satellite you will not be affected by the analogue switch off.

I don't think it can be over-emphasised that this switch-off doesn't affect cable. Judging from the thread over in terrestrial, he isn't the only one who's been confused. People in analogue cable only homes need to be told that they don't need to worry about ASO for the moment.

Red Alert

I can't see why Analogue Cable has continued this long. The basic analogue package on UPC was actually a euro or two more expensive than the basic digital package the last time I checked. It would also mean that UPC wouldn't have to bother physically cutting off people who don't subscribe anymore.

nw2010

the abilty to have basic tv in every room if a house is already wired, and to be able to use 'old' tv's as well as avoiding the need to have any decoder is a simple yet very useful service, and is unique to a cable sytem. It wouldnt be unusual to have 6/8 points in a house for analogue, which generally means the digital decoders can be moved around as people like. Perfect to for many Elderly people who only want 'ordinary' stations'

Freddie59

http://support.upc.ie/app/answers/detail/a_id/320