@DavFB wrote:
Hi! Thanks for replying. So, is there no way to just watch what has been recorded on the box without it being connected to the Virgin cable? Is there, with Tivo, any means to link it to wifi instead? We don't want cables all over Mum's room.
If the box cannot find a TV signal from the coax socket the box will hang at the “loading channels” part of the boot sequence. It’s another precaution that stops the box from being used at another address where it’s not registered.
I would also advise against improvising a coax connection of your own, as this risks 2 things:
1) Unbalancing signal levels, which may stop TV & Broadband working.
2) It could induce noise on the network segment from non standard cable or connections ( Virgin use specialised coax ). This could mess up the services of everyone connected to your street cabinet.
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