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FREEVIEW BOXES need to be retuned today

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RTKangaMummy · 30/09/2009 12:15

It was supposed to be turned off at lunchtime

My Channel 5 went off air at 9.30am this morning

How is that lunchtime?????



So I watched it on analogue ~ I am lucky that in this house we have ch 5 on analogue

Why don't they switch over at 3am?

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Seeline · 30/09/2009 12:17

I haven't had my lunch yet - will I be too late?

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GooseyLoosey · 30/09/2009 12:18

ALso read yesterday that some people will permanently lose ITV3 and ITV4. The only point of Freeview has ever been watching the cycling on ITV4 and thrillers on ITV3. If we retune and they are lost, we may as well bin the Freeview box.

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ElectricElephant · 30/09/2009 12:19

Why are they doing this?? I'll have to re-set all the series links on my box. GGRGRRR

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ginnny · 30/09/2009 12:19

Does anyone know why (and how) we have to do this?
DP has a freeview box at his house and we don't have a clue what we should be doing.

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NorbertDentressangle · 30/09/2009 12:20

So what happens if you don't re-tune them?

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spicemonster · 30/09/2009 12:21

It's because of the digital switchover. There is info on the bbc site about whys and wherefores if you can be bothered to have a look

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RTKangaMummy · 30/09/2009 12:22

here is the website with some more info

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RTKangaMummy · 30/09/2009 12:24

If I lose ITV3 I will be devistated cos I love the crime drama on there

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NorbertDentressangle · 30/09/2009 12:25

oh arse.

We often get bad reception here due to location so I bet we'll end up losing something.

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GooseyLoosey · 30/09/2009 12:30

I think you may lost ITV3 and ITV4 if your signal does not come from a main transmitter but from an ancillary one. It is supposed to affect about 500,000 people. I agree RTKangaMummy about the crime drama.

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ElectricElephant · 30/09/2009 12:45

Why is there a channel called 'Gay Rabbit'??

Currently on is 'Rabbit gay chat and date'

argh, they've changed some of the channel numbers again. sods.

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Winetimeisfinetime · 30/09/2009 12:47

Don't panic if you retune and seem to lose ITV 3 and 4 - check through all the channels as on my Digibox they have now become channel 800 and 801.

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LIZS · 30/09/2009 12:48

I started a thread on this a few days ago , about to go and try now , wish me luck .... Lord knows how my mum will manage !

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PuppyMonkey · 30/09/2009 12:52

You just have to go to the menu button on your remote control and find something like TV setup and then installation or re-scan or something and it does it all for ya!

I can't remember the last time I watched ITV 3 or 4. Gay Rabbit, though, that's my fave that is.

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ElectricElephant · 30/09/2009 12:57
Grin
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NorbertDentressangle · 30/09/2009 12:58

oh lordy, I can just imagine DD when we retune "Mummy look theres a channel called Gay Rabbit! Why can't I watch it? What is it? Can I stay up and watch it?"

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cyteen · 30/09/2009 12:59

Doesn't everyone else find themselves having to do this every other week anyway, in order to retain access to sodding Cbeebies?

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Ripeberry · 30/09/2009 13:03

Takes ages!

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ElectricElephant · 30/09/2009 13:04

Grrr... why have Fiver and Five US need a top up now?

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 30/09/2009 13:07

Right, am going to tackle this now. Wish me luck....

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LIZS · 30/09/2009 13:07

done ! I had to take a lead out and run it once to clear the memory then put it back in and install. Seem to have BBC1 and 2 back, still have ITV3 . We've still got Fiver though

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ElectricElephant · 30/09/2009 13:09

LIZS - when you go to Fiver does it go to the Top-up thing after a few seconds?

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RTKangaMummy · 30/09/2009 13:11

I am watching FIVER right now and it seems ok and I have ITV3

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LIZS · 30/09/2009 13:11

No it doesn't - just flashed a reminder to retune

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 30/09/2009 13:15

Thank goodness, was very easy. phew!

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