ALL CHANNELS ARE BLANK. i live in the east london area, and i have no real idea about all this stuff. i have put my auto update on by i2007, but still nothing, i have don loads of scanes. i set the auto update to default in the cas menu and all went wrong. i have heard that all the boxes are coming to an end? please can someone help me i just dont know what to do. anything will help thank you
are you getting any free to air channels , if your connection is ok you should have some (if all channels are gone maybe your provider is just down for everyone) check all cables and the scart .the encryption method is being changed as we speak so your box may not work much longer.
yeah i get a few channels but the signals dont pick up chanel 1-4 but i pick up all the audio decent chanels so i have the basic chanels. but can it be sorted? or should but should i buy a newer box?. thank you all for your responses so far it has ALL been helpful
i take it you didnt read the thread I told you to http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f...hans_and_updated_with_n3_areas_in_uk-811964/3 you need to facotory re-set and re-scan your box without a splitter on the line if your using one, but as you can see from the list in this thread, the end is coming and quickly for cable boxs,
oh thanks MICKAH. i didnt understand ur first post but all is prety clear now. so i beleave my area may have gone but what would u advise me to do now? should i just wait, are there better boxes to get or is it just farewell to the days of these boxes?
end of the line for cable boxs, try what I told ya above, reset, rescan without a splitter if you are using one, could be just freqs moved or there is a prob in your area with your service, but either way its coming to an end soon, dont part with any money for boxs
oh gosh thats not good but thanks for the update. yea i dont have a splitter, but i live about 10mins from ilford so i beleve im down but i was told that the freeview boxes with a card slot can be used to recieve extra channels if you get the correct card is this the case or is it just a rumor?
when you say freeview if you mean the terrestrial service that is a different system , that works through your aerial . you would have quite a few free channels , but you would get a lot of those by unplugging your cable connection from the box and connecting it direct to your tv. i would go for a free to air satellite dish and reciever mate you will get all the uk channels and lots more like film 4 ,reality channel,film channels ,music channels,kids channels loads enough to keep you going . you could easily up grade to sky from there (if you wanted) but you would have guaranteed free channels (sky or not) i wouldnt wait untill all boxes go off either , if its like here in ireland there will be a major scramble for freesat or sky installations and you might have a wait without tv. good luck mate.
oh ok that sounds good do u know where i can get a cheap disk and reciever from. i was thinking of going down that road but i would want to watch all the footy and not sure what road to go down?
maplins ,aldi/lidl, any of those would have them or try your local paper or free ads . if you want to watch all the footy your options are limited , so the obvious would be sky ( basic package + sports about £400 a year give or take) or pay for cable about the same price. you could get a box with a patch and point your dish at another satellite other than sky , this would give you football all be it in a foreign language (that might not be an option if you have kids etc , as nearly all channels are foreign) an other option is card sharing (you dont need to have a card to share )but you would need a box like the dreambox 500s and not a free to air ,and the box would need to be connected to your broadband router. you could purchase a c line either monthly or 3 monthly for around £45 for 3 months giving all the channels you want including espn and movies. there is all ready a thread on the forum for this so i wont say anymore on that as strictly speaking it is against forum rules . so go to the list of updated threads , and read the thread called shy channels on sat using dreambox , it will explain all for you.
BNQ do a sat system for little money, dish, box cables etc, about 50 euros in Ire, prob be about 40 to 50 quid in the UK
40 quid aint bad MICKAH, but i gather this would not allow me to watch the footy so could u reccomend another way to watch it. ANd thank you piopat i will try to research those avenues.
All movies and Asian channels now switched in East London / Essex areas rest to follow in a few days 20 days after card received
