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Old 13-04-2007, 19:49   #12
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Re: 8 channels borked... is it me?

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My STB is connected by co-ax cable to a box on the wall. This is the junction to a cable (co-ax copper?) that goes out to that footplate cover... which contains another junction?... which goes to a cabinet up the road which takes all the feeds from my street and condenses them down onto a fibre cable that runs to the nearest Exchange building?

Does that sound right?
Pretty much. Don't think there's a junction under the footplate though.

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I'm just thinking that if I knock on some doors of neighbours that have Cable TV I might find others that share my problem
It's possible. But more likely it only affects you.

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If I was to assume that the cable was breaking down (water ingress, damage, etc), would I expect eventually to lose other channels, in a bunch? What would be the next frequency range to suffer (and which channels)?
Either BBC1 and BBC2, or VOD.

Have you rung yet?
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