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Wring a 6 Studio HMO and just been asked to stall Virgin TV, broadband & phone to every room. How's this best achieved ????? Thanks in advance.
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I'm just finishing a part rewire on a friends house that's been extended. He extended the kitchen into a new lean to style conservatory. In the...
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Hi, its my first post, looks like an amazing forum. I have a virgin Tivo box. Usual issue with messy install and I do not like the virgin face...
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I am a sparky of 10years + and I have recently rewired the house but I think I may have dropped a ------- with regards to the aerial side of...
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Anyone know why a virgin guy won't connect up the coax I left in the wall from tv to box ? Box at low level and apparently the coax I ran in...
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IPTV (freeish footie) recommendations? Anyone had any experience with this? Success/horror stories??? I would like to make an investment as I...
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Is this possible and what hardware is needed ? I'm installing in a new build and want to run the cables in.
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My tivo box is slow as hell. It's only 2 month old. To watch catchup it takes about 5 mins before I'm actually watching what I want to watch...
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Hi All, Ive posted before about this but is now completed need some advice please. we have 6 shotgun cables wired to loft, at minute 3 sky+ boxes...
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Hi, Im currently installing a coax satellite system using MK Quadplexes and want to carryout a simple continuity check on the cable prior to the...
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afternoon gents, long time since my last post but hopefully someone can help me out? Got a question for you guys as I can't get hold of sky at...
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Hi all industrial sparky here, i have an aerial with an amp 1-4 way with a 12v DC PSU mounted in the loft built on to it, wired in PF100 co ax...
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Hi all, ive rewired my brothers house and have taken a shotgun coax from 5 x points into the loft ! ( I think ive messed up ). they are going to...
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Right hope you can follow Currant set is is as follows 1st cable on sky dish to sky box 2nd cable on sky dish up to the loft where splits into...
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After years of rewiring other people's houses I finally have my own one to do! Not really done much AV stuff and am thinking that I should at...
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Hello not done a new post for a while was at me mates house yesterday and he said sometimes his TV appears to momentarily loose the signal for...
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Hi I got a new tv setting it up I've got Sky working but the volume won't work still need the other controller is there away where I can have one...
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Hello I have a customer that has a CYP 1H2HBTE system With a sky plus hd box The system has two tv sets in different rooms I was asked to check...
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Hi all , i am doing a first fix for a house at the moment and was just wondering if im correct in thinking that if there were to be 2 x sky boxes...
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Hi all, for those in the know this could be a really stupid question! I have a customer whose incoming satellite connection is in a service...
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Hi all I have repositioned my main tv remotely from my sky hd box and have run two pairs of cat5e and balun connectors to connect xbox360 and...
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hi, What is the best meters to find signal for digital tv and for sky dish set up. Thanks
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Hi all,I've a problem with one of the tv in my house, I have three tv downstairs and three tv upstairs fed of a 8 way splitter in the roof space...
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What an earth is this error i keep getting? I havent changed anything, ie same tv and sky box - has worked perfect upto this point, now getting...
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"Hello All", I have a problem with bad interference on the reception of my Home`s TV`s that are connected to Sky Digiboxes in other rooms via...
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Looking to get Sky +. I live in a small block of 4 flats and have access to the communal loft. The flats are around 30 years old and seem to only...
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"Hello All", As I am definitely NOT any kind of expert in Sky TV / IR Remote Control signal distribution products this may not be the `new...
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Hi, I'm looking for someone in the gateshead area that can align my dish up. It's fully working but the signal on PPV channels are around...
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Hi there iv upgraded my TV to a smart HD and all the BBC channels are getting blocks of pixels asif the signal is crap but I live less than...
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Hi all, we are looking to get a bit more into satellite stuff. When first fixing we will run all the coax's etc, but that's as far as we go. What...
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Hi Guys Living in rural Lincolnshire i've not come across Cable TV before, and i'm looking for the full gen on it. So what cable do i need? is it...
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Hi have the above model about month ago iplayer stopped working can't find server error, logged into TV have current firmware also on Sony...
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I'm off to look at a job this morning where the "outline" spec for an extension and along with the normal sparky bits there is requirements for...
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Can anyone tell me if you need an cable from the aerial as well as the two from the sky dish if you are having sky multi-screen at various points...
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Hi all just a quick question. Anyone know if I can use a magic on via a tele on a 4 channel camera box that uses bnc type connection?? thanks all
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There are loads of stuff out there such as skybox 5s and android USB dongles and xmbc etc But I want a set top box with a remote not a mouse that...
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Hi, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. im an electrician and wiring a block of 50 flats. Currently starting on 5 show Floyd...
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Looking for some advice,I'll briefly explain what I have done: i installed a new television in a bedroom upstairs,have put an amp in loft and ran...
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I have to to second fix a job including the tv Ariel's, which I'm not normally involved in. The lads who first fixed it were told by our boss to...
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Anybody use a magic eye for there sky tv be able to help please? Have a problem with mine working properly. Can manage to get a picture upstairs...
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Hi Ppl, sorry in advance for the most basic of Q's. I'm doing a freebie tmrw for a good friend, Sat, TV etc isn't something I know much about...
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Hello all. I have got virgin media vibe optic but thinking to change all my utility to sky because my phone and tv are with them. I was wondering...
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Iv,e got a 1mtr dish that is motorized but don,t use motor anymore just use it for freesat ,problem is i am in the northeast and when its windy...
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Currently redeveloping a house. Have 2 coaxial sockets in each room, totally 14. Which Aerial should I get and do I need boosters? Have no clue...
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"Hello All", I wondered if anyone else has heard the RUMOUR that Sky are going to broadcast a Firmware Update around September which will have...
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Good evening, I have recently completed a new built 4 bedroom house,now time for 2nd fix, the client wants sky hd in the lounge and the master...
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Sorry folks, technically it's not the right thing to post in this forum, but I figured my question fits in here better than elsewhere! Need to...
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another sky/tv related question , i wish i knew more about this subject!! ) the house i am working in has a strong dtv aerial feed and sky plus...
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I need to connect quite a few f connectors together but don't want to use single couplers as this will be messy. ive seen like a 10 way wAll...
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Hi I am refurbishing my front room and want to tidy things up a bit. I have two cables entering the room from the front of the house (cable and...
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