From virgin to Freesat, using existing cable box...
03-01-2022, 15:31
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From virgin to Freesat, using existing cable box...
Good afternoon,
My parents currently have virgin TV through cable , there's an old nynex box on their outer wall which connects their virgin .
( They don't have a roof aerial )
They are looking to get rid of virgin and use Freeview, this has proved a problem signal wise with no rooftop aerial , so I suggested free sat .
Would it be possible does anyone know , to connect the sat dish into the existing nynex box which then runs through to their back room , a d plug into their new sat receiver once they have one.
I'm asking as they have laminate flooring so any new connection would be a pain to put o
In, so was wondering if somehow could utilise any existing connections and I can't find anything online which answers this specifically.
Thanks in advance for any advice , and happy new year ✌️
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03-01-2022, 16:39
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Re: From virgin to Freesat, using existing cable box...
No, you need to connect freesat to a dish
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03-01-2022, 18:34
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Re: From virgin to Freesat, using existing cable box...
Can I ask why you think the nynex box should be part of the equation?
I've not heard of it, and I've had Cable for a very long time now.
Freesat basically is like other Digital TV, you connect a tuner to a receiver, in that case a satellite dish to a box via a cable.
How bad is the indoor aerial reception for Freeview? Only one of my Freeview screens uses an indoor aeriel and it's very good reception where I live.
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03-01-2022, 18:58
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Re: From virgin to Freesat, using existing cable box...
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Originally Posted by cheekyangus
Can I ask why you think the nynex box should be part of the equation?
I've not heard of it, and I've had Cable for a very long time now.
Freesat basically is like other Digital TV, you connect a tuner to a receiver, in that case a satellite dish to a box via a cable.
How bad is the indoor aerial reception for Freeview? Only one of my Freeview screens uses an indoor aeriel and it's very good reception where I live.
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Nynex was one of the old regional cablecos. It had a network in northwest England, and eventually became part of Cable & Wireless, then NTL, and now Virgin Media.
Those of us who hang around here a lot understand that you can’t decode signals from cable TV using a Freesat or a Freeview box, but not everyone does. That’s why people come on and ask questions, and that’s why we’re happy to answer them.
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03-01-2022, 21:33
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Re: From virgin to Freesat, using existing cable box...
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Originally Posted by Chris
Nynex was one of the old regional cablecos. It had a network in northwest England, and eventually became part of Cable & Wireless, then NTL, and now Virgin Media.
Those of us who hang around here a lot understand that you can’t decode signals from cable TV using a Freesat or a Freeview box, but not everyone does. That’s why people come on and ask questions, and that’s why we’re happy to answer them.
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I think what Bladerunner was asking is if the cable from the Nynex box could be used to connect the sat dish to the freeview box due to the laminate flooring.
The answer to that would be:- Officially, no.
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03-01-2022, 21:37
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Re: From virgin to Freesat, using existing cable box...
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Originally Posted by pip08456
I think what Bladerunner was asking is if the cable from the Nynex box could be used to connect the sat dish to the freeview box due to the laminate flooring.
The answer to that would be:- Officially, no.
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You really would need two feeds for recording ability
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03-01-2022, 23:00
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Re: From virgin to Freesat, using existing cable box...
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Originally Posted by Chris
Nynex was one of the old regional cablecos. It had a network in northwest England, and eventually became part of Cable & Wireless, then NTL, and now Virgin Media.
Those of us who hang around here a lot understand that you can’t decode signals from cable TV using a Freesat or a Freeview box, but not everyone does. That’s why people come on and ask questions, and that’s why we’re happy to answer them.
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I'm well aware of the situation you outline in th 2nd paragraph, I've seen it a lot myself. I'd guessed Nynex might be an old cableco but I didn't want to assume. My cableco knowledge started when Cable came to my area, but is mostly from the time at the tail end of the consolidating when there were around 5-7 left.
Appreciate answer
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16-01-2022, 17:17
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Re: From virgin to Freesat, using existing cable box...
Most Freesat boxes require 2 coaxial cables & not just one from the dish LNB.
If you do use any existing cable infrastructure ensure it is completely isolated from VMs cable drop coming into the property.
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