Digital box advice needed by techno phobe local!

[buntysammy]

Hello

OK, here is the issue...I have a Virgin line coming into the flat, apparently. I do not want to go with Virgin, I want to buy a Freeview box. Can I use the line already coming in to the flat to connect the Freeview box to the TV?

I am so confused! It does not seem to be a standard TV ariel!

Can anyone help!

[StraferJack]

nope you can't - I've been in the same situation for my last two moves

quite annoying when you think you have an aeriel slot and find out you don't

[buntysammy]

noooooo! so i have to go with virgin?? or can i not get an aerial into the property?

it cannot be that hard, surely?

Does virgin now have a basic freeview box?

[Jeremy]

You need to get an aerial installed!

There is no free Virgin service (unless you can get some sort of dodgy box online).

[Loz]

Ask a neighbour that does not have Virgin - there may be a communal aerial that is available. It might even be behind the cable point - they might have just reused the same socket.

(And no, Virgin don't do any freeview stuff)

[ianr]

In some locations, and probably more so the higher you are, you can get away with using an indoor set-top type aerial.

[maxxi]

ianr Wrote:

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> In some locations, and probably more so the higher

> you are, you can get away with using an indoor

> set-top type aerial.

Agreed - a set-top aerial will suffice as long as it is near a window and as far away from electrical interference as poss. (use an extension to acheive this if necessary); and if you're not on a bus route and have no moped/scooters frequently whizzing by your place it should be cushty.

[StraferJack]

Some of the newer set-top ariels are pretty good. Back in the day I spent a few bob on many a rubbish one

But if you plan to be there for at least a couple of years I would have an aeriel installed properly

OR

Depending on your viewing habits, you might have a PS3 or an xbox 360

with PS3 you can use the BBC/ITV/C4 players over broadband, and xbox lets you stream new films and watch sky (if you have access to a sky login account)

all without an aerial

[Alan Medic]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> You need to get an aerial installed!

>

> There is no free Virgin service (unless you can

> get some sort of dodgy box online).

If you get Virgin telephone and broadband they throw in TV service for free.

[mockney piers]

WE just use a freestanding aerial with our freeviews, and they're fine about 95% of the time. The other 5% I have to hold it whilst standing in a weird position while missus mockers tortures me with the repeat edition of Eastenders.