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TimChu
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2 years ago

Switching to freeview

Hello,

I’ve recently moved into a flat where I think the previous tenant had Virgin broadband and TV installed. There’s a small box which seems to split the broadband and TV, and I’m using the broadband cable to connect to the internet as I am with Virgin. However, I don’t have Virgin TV and just want to use standard Freeview channels from the aerial. I’ve tried plugging the cable from the “TV” part of the splitter into the TV but not had any luck, 0 channels found. I suspected I might need to use a different coax cable, but I can’t seem to remove the current one from the splitter. 

Any tips would be much appreciated! 

 

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  • Adduxi's avatar
    Adduxi
    Very Insightful Person
    2 years ago

    You can’t use the VM connection for Freeview.  You need to use a standard TV aerial.  If the signal is good you may get away with an internal aerial, if not you will need one on the roof which may be connected to your flat already?

    • TimChu's avatar
      TimChu
      Joining in
      2 years ago

      Hi, 

      Thanks for the reply. I think there is an aerial already so I will try this. Assuming there is, should it work if I remove the Virgin cable and use a standard coax cable in the part of the splitter that says “TV”? 

      • jpeg1's avatar
        jpeg1
        Alessandro Volta
        2 years ago

        The aerial cable will need to go directly to the aerial socket on the TV.