Freesat Box problem - Help please tecchies!

[Peter Grummit]

No connection message on TV through Bush Freesat box.

Freesat box appears to be working (has power, can scroll through channels). TV works ok on DVD. Dish ok as upstairs TV working off it. Have switched HDMI cables, and linked PC to TV using them so that's not the problem.

Am thinking of buying new Freesat box from Argus, as if that isn't the problem can easily take it back.

Any ideas for help much appreciated.

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[BBassic]

Is it saying 'no internet connection'?

 

[Peter Grummit]

It doesn't have internet connection anyway. Just says 'no connection'.

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[BBassic]

Ah ok. I had a look on Google for that error message but all I could see were 'no internet connection' errors.

Looks like you've ruled out the potential causes already!

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Had this problem with Youview...turned out I could only get 35 channels...instead of 212 channels...changed the ariel and it went up to 124 channels. Today an engineer is fitting in a booster and running the cable in properly to achieve 212. Watch this space.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

 

[pastafarian]

presuming you have one cable from dish to upstairs TV/box and one cable from dish to box in question have you checked this cable has not just come loose.....can happen if box is moved etc when cleaning

 

[Peter Grummit]

presuming you have one cable from dish to upstairs TV/box and one cable from dish to box in question have you checked this cable has not just come loose.....can happen if box is moved etc when cleaning

Yeah, checked all the connecting cables. Doesn't sound like I've missed anything obvious. Maybe now need to decide which Freesat box to buy - ideas?!? I think there are some you can get a wifi dongle with which would be handy, to watch Netflix etc on the TV.

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[pastafarian]

Yeah, checked all the connecting cables. Doesn't sound like I've missed anything obvious. Maybe now need to decide which Freesat box to buy - ideas?!? I think there are some you can get a wifi dongle with which would be handy, to watch Netflix etc on the TV.

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have a look at panasonic models,many come with netflix iplayer etc already on

 

[grubbyhands]

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

Damn, beat me to it by 38 minutes, Damn again.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Damn, beat me to it by 38 minutes, Damn again.

Eat my GOAL!

 

[Peter Grummit]

have a look at panasonic models,many come with netflix iplayer etc already on

These look interesting, do they work as standard Freesat box from my dish too?

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[countryman]

These look interesting, do they work as standard Freesat box from my dish too?

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I've got one of the ones with iplayer on. They work as a standard freesat box, one just plugs an ethernet cable in to get iplayer. But it is useless on iplayer. The menus are very slow to load up and the programmes take ages ages to load. Then when it does eventually start playing the programme it keeps skipping bits.

 

[El Sid]

Have you set the tv source to match the freesat output?

 

[Peter Grummit]

Have you set the tv source to match the freesat output?

set to HDMI so should be ok.

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