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Virgin Tivo box

I had the new Tivo box installed last Friday. On Saturday we lost catch up, on Sunday we lost all channels.

Box replaced yesterday. Catch up was working yesterday. Today catch up is not working.

Second light flashing on box means it's the box that's fautly according to the engineer, so guess we have a second faulty box.
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  • jb66
    jb66 Posts: 1,705 Forumite
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    It means no return path, usually a signal issue
  • Poppy9
    Poppy9 Posts: 18,833 Forumite
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    jb66 wrote: »
    It means no return path, usually a signal issue
    Is that due to a faulty box or is it something their end?
    :) ~Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.~:)
  • spike7451
    spike7451 Posts: 6,944 Forumite
    Poppy9 wrote: »
    Is that due to a faulty box or is it something their end?

    It means that when the installer put the box in,he didn't check the signal strength & forward/return path levels with a signal meter & adjust them using attenuators if the signal is too high or equalisers if the slope between the three signal level's measured is too steep.
    The are forward & return path,which in laymans terms is like a motorway,forward path is the box talking to the network & return path is the other way round.
    It's in 90% of cases,not a box issue & is one of the main faults,installers failing to check the signal levels,either being too high or too low.
  • Poppy9
    Poppy9 Posts: 18,833 Forumite
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    Well it's working today but I'm not cancelling engineer visit because not hopeful it will continue working!
    :) ~Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.~:)
  • If I were you I would leave a complaint with them so that they never sell a faulty equipment to anyone again.
  • dojoman
    dojoman Posts: 12,027 Forumite
    PhantomX12 wrote: »
    If I were you I would leave a complaint with them so that they never sell a faulty equipment to anyone again.

    And how could they guarantee that they will do that?
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  • spike7451
    spike7451 Posts: 6,944 Forumite
    PhantomX12 wrote: »
    If I were you I would leave a complaint with them so that they never sell a faulty equipment to anyone again.
    Considering VM don't sell any equipment apart from Hubs & Dongles,the TV boxes (analogue,digital & Tivo) & Cable Modems (SACM) belonging to VM,your point doesn't really have any value,especially as the problem is on the network & not the TIVO boxes...
  • Poppy9
    Poppy9 Posts: 18,833 Forumite
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    Well it was obviously overworked yesterday because it's packed in again today!!!
    :) ~Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.~:)
  • spike7451
    spike7451 Posts: 6,944 Forumite
    Poppy9 wrote: »
    Well it was obviously overworked yesterday because it's packed in again today!!!

    You need a service tech out to check the signal levels,the cabling & F Connections,change the Isolator & the splitter.
    He should check the signal levels at the Tivo box,the Isolator & before & after the splitter in the ETB (box on your outside wall)
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