Digispy

my last bbc programme on virgin bbc iplayer was at 9pm last night. i am in the Brighton area has antone else got this fault

I am in Kent area and have had no update on Catch Up TV since Saturday. Tried calling VM but got the Indian Call Centre who were confused and said i needed to reboot – this hasnt worked – anyone else having problems? Loathe to call VM again as it is just a waste of time talking to the Indian Call Centre….

Anyone have any idea how quickly the iPlayer updates in Virgin as I really would like to see the Bill Gates How a Geek changed the world which seems to be available on the website but not cable.

I thought both of these were supposed to have the same content?

There is an interview in the guardian with the Administrators that clarifies the situation:

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcas…858226,00.html

They state that anyone owed over £40 will not be pursued for any more money with any vigor.

HOWEVER, they also state that other subscribers face having a “black mark” placed on their credit file and that they are weighing up the costs of taking people to court. They are also considering employing debt collection agencies to recover the money.

The article also mentions that they will concentrate their initial efforts on chasing people who paid by direct debit (Presumably it is easier for them to take the £39.99 owed?)

The article goes on to state that they have a number of buyers lined up for the unwanted boxes.

This may sound dumb (if it is then play nice anyway)
but if I have a recording, on VHS, of one of the channels that carried an STB’s update then couldn’t I hook my VHS’s RF output to the RF input of STB and start the update process?

This would of course be for people who missed an update or folk like me who’s STB is stuck in update mode.

But in theory could this work and if so does anyone have any such broadcast for a Philips DTX 6372

(yeah I know this is a loooooooong shot!)

ultro100

On
http://members.lycos.co.uk/ukdtttx/

It is reporting that the epg for all multiplexs will be avaliable from today and also that cross multiplex listings will work. no sign of this yet though at 2:54pm

Also it says itv news will move multiplexs tommorow freeing up another spare slot on the sdn multiplex however it will not be on from 6-9.25am every day as gmtv run the channels at this time

I emailed Pace to ask about updates for pace on/itv boxes, here is the reply i got.:

Quote:

Hello
We have no plans to provide any software downloads for these boxes.
I am sorry I can not help.
Best Regards
Customer Front Office
Pace Micro Technology plc

I know some boxes were going to be updated but why not Pace.

I thought it would be a good idea to start a new thead where we could post any REAL info we have on Freeview as it takes ages to find any information on this forum anymore. There is simply too many threads with the same rumours and no facts.

There is still many things to happen on Freeview, we have the negotiations with Turner, the fixing of the now&next system, the proposed change of SDN and Digital 3&4 multiplexes to 16QAM, the proposed launch of C4Extra, the long awaited launch of BBC Three, Ftn, UKTV, Smash hits and kerrang radio. Anything else I’ve missed out?

If anyone has any info please post it here but only with links or genuine e mails.

Panasonic is pleased to announce that there is now a software upgrade to fix the DTT Radio Locking up bug.

This upgrade will be in the form of an over the air software download. These are scheduled to take place as instructed below…

From 1000 on 18/11/02 until 0900 on 21/11/02 – Panasonic – Confirmed
From 1000 on 28/11/02 until 0900 on 1/12/02 – Panasonic – Provisional
From 1000 on 7/12/02 until 0900 on 12/12/02 – Panasonic – Provisional

Please not the dates given are provided by the broadcaster and are subject to minor changes at their discretion.

To receive this software download you must…

1. Ensure that your TUCT20 is turned on and connected to an aerial feed
2. Select a BBC television Channel (except BBC4)
3. Press the setup button on the remote control, scroll down the menu and select ‘Software Update’

The following message will be displayed

New Version Found: – Do you really want to update the software and reboot the system? “Select the options”

4. Select ‘Yes’ by pressing the ‘OK’ button on the remote

The following message will be displayed

Warning! System software is now updating. Please do not switch off STB!

Followed by

System software download in progress! This will take about 15 minutes.

Thank you for your understanding on this matter.

The only thing it seems to update is the radio bug. You can now have a radio station on for longer than a minute without having to reset the box when you want to go back to a TV station.