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NTL Problems

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  • 23-05-2005 8:39pm
    #1
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone eles here missing BBC2 on analogue and got horizontal snowflakes on many channels.?

    Mike.


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    AdMMM
    Registered Users Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭AdMMM


    For people in Ursuline Cresent and Ursuline Court I can announce that they were upgrading that area for broadband today. As a result, BBC2, RTE1 and Setanta have been moved to different frequencies to allow for broadband signal.

    The new frequencies can be found on Cabletext, on the hour every hour!


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Interesting - I'm just down the road in Cherrymount. I would'nt rule out a link.

    Mike.


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    Trotter
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    While we're complaining about NTL..
    I have MMDS Digital, should I be able to use Aertel and Ceefax? Aertel works once every 6 or 7 weeks for 10 minutes or so (and theres much rejoicing) and ceefax seems to work on BBC1 or BBC2 but rarely on both.

    Very odd. Aertel is useful for the 'oul soccer news.


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    doh.ie
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    Trotter wrote:
    While we're complaining about NTL..
    I have MMDS Digital, should I be able to use Aertel and Ceefax? Aertel works once every 6 or 7 weeks for 10 minutes or so (and theres much rejoicing) and ceefax seems to work on BBC1 or BBC2 but rarely on both.

    Very odd. Aertel is useful for the 'oul soccer news.

    NTL is required by law to carry Irish channels - and their teletext services. Not sure if that extends to broadcasting the teletext of all its carried channels, but you should definitely complain if you're losing text regularly. It *has* to be provided by them.


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    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    RTÉ1 was carrying a message last night and Setanta had sound but no picture. retuned and all was fine

    so broadband is coming to my area then. shame i am moving to a new part of the city. oh well


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    I cant get any analogue at the moment....oops! I goofed this time, I put a plug lead back in the wrong hole! :o

    That said there is a new issue - sparklies. On every analogue channel since sometime Monday.

    Mike.


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    Marcopolo85
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    mike65 wrote:
    Interesting - I'm just down the road in Cherrymount. I would'nt rule out a link.

    Mike.

    See this post: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=253000&page=1&pp=20 :)


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    Mossy Monk
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    Sat 1 is all sparkles for me, like a poorly alligned dish tbh


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    kensutz
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    Mike are you having probs with the signal dropping every so often too? I'm in Ashley Grove and it's mayhem trying to watch something only to get no signal for anything between 30 secs to 2 mins


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    Marcopolo85
    Closed Accounts Posts: 330 ✭✭Marcopolo85


    mike65 wrote:
    I cant get any analogue at the moment....oops! I goofed this time, I put a plug lead back in the wrong hole! :o

    That said there is a new issue - sparklies. On every analogue channel since sometime Monday.

    Mike.

    Gone since today (Wednesday). :)


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    The digital feed is actually stable this weather! Analogue is okay apart from the horizontal snow flakes and the fact BBC 2 is missing and has been for 6 days!

    edit Its been moved! If you cant find BBC 2 retune to Ch 22. And yes I just checked the snow has cleared.

    Oh yes, Mossy SAT 1 has been like that for ages. NTL have also forgotten to rottate the channels (it should be TVE in the evenings).

    I cant wait for the new owners to get working on the system.

    Mike.


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    Marcopolo85
    Closed Accounts Posts: 330 ✭✭Marcopolo85


    mike65 wrote:
    The digital feed is actually stable this weather! Analogue is okay apart from the horizontal snow flakes and the fact BBC 2 is missing and has been for 6 days!

    Oh yes, Mossy SAT 1 has been like that for ages. NTL have also forgotten to rottate the channels (it should be TVE in the evenings).

    I cant wait for the new owners to get working on the system.

    Mike.


    And what do you think they'll do differently? :D


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    AdMMM
    Registered Users Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭AdMMM


    Well first off they are going to HAVE to pump a load of money into this system if they want to make some money in the long-run. NTL only barely scraped a profit last year and while takeup of Sky's digital service has declined in the last year or so, more people are still opting for Sky as opposed to NTL.

    This will continue to be the trend if NTL (UCG) refuse to invest in the network.


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    #15
    Marcopolo85
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    |.Murderer.| wrote:
    Well first off they are going to HAVE to pump a load of money into this system if they want to make some money in the long-run. NTL only barely scraped a profit last year and while takeup of Sky's digital service has declined in the last year or so, more people are still opting for Sky as opposed to NTL.

    This will continue to be the trend if NTL (UCG) refuse to invest in the network.

    I presume we're talking about Waterford? That network is fully fibre-fed, with a large percentage now broadband enabled - the remainder following on it's heels? What exactly would you see them spend the money on in Waterford? :)


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    #16
    AdMMM
    Registered Users Posts: 9,472 ✭✭✭AdMMM


    Hookers and beer


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    #17
    Marcopolo85
    Closed Accounts Posts: 330 ✭✭Marcopolo85


    |.Murderer.| wrote:
    Hookers and beer

    Good idea.


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    #18
    Mossy Monk
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    in the johns park area there is a load of sparkles on some of the channels

    not that it bothers me now but a worthy comment none the less


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