I would very much appreciate some guidance about changing from cable TV to Freeview. I'll have finished my cable TV contract in a couple of months time and was testing to see if my equipment was suitable for Freeview.
At the moment I use cable TV in the living room but I also have a coaxial aerial socket. I tested this out with a Freeview box but it couldn't find any channels.
I remember that I got my roof antenna changed before the digital switchover - I inspected my loft and found a single cable running from the aerial outside and through my bedroom ceiling. I tried this coaxial aerial socket and my set-top box picked up loads of channels. Is it the case that they only wired this antenna to my bedroom and didn't bother to connect up my lounge as well?
I then proceeded to inspect the exterior of the house and found a cable running from where the aerial socket is in the living room and along the front of the house. The cable has been cut however and doesn't lead to anywhere. Is it possible this was the connection to the old roof aerial that was removed during the installation of the new aerial?
What would be the best way forward? Would it be possible to add an extension from the coaxial aerial socket in the bedroom to the lounge or split the cable from the aerial into two without any loss in signal quality?
Many thanks in advance for your help.
At the moment I use cable TV in the living room but I also have a coaxial aerial socket. I tested this out with a Freeview box but it couldn't find any channels.
I remember that I got my roof antenna changed before the digital switchover - I inspected my loft and found a single cable running from the aerial outside and through my bedroom ceiling. I tried this coaxial aerial socket and my set-top box picked up loads of channels. Is it the case that they only wired this antenna to my bedroom and didn't bother to connect up my lounge as well?
I then proceeded to inspect the exterior of the house and found a cable running from where the aerial socket is in the living room and along the front of the house. The cable has been cut however and doesn't lead to anywhere. Is it possible this was the connection to the old roof aerial that was removed during the installation of the new aerial?
What would be the best way forward? Would it be possible to add an extension from the coaxial aerial socket in the bedroom to the lounge or split the cable from the aerial into two without any loss in signal quality?
Many thanks in advance for your help.