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Upgraded from old Tiscali tv box to the Talk talk version of Youview . Mainly I love it but couple of nigles. The digital channels on actual tv no longer work ,they have to be watched via the box. Also when moving from terrestrial to sky ports channels which i could do by just entering channel number on old box ,it now requires a few hoops to get through:mad: If I could access the digital channels on thre tv's tunner itelf going from that to the av on the tv is easy so fould leave the box on sky and for example watch tonight's match on ITV and flick to av to check other games. Any ideas?
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Hi there.
One of the settings on the Youview box (Huwaei) needs to be switched "on" to allow you to continue accessing the Freeview channels built into your TV. Go into the "Settings" option after you have pressed the "Y" button and scroll across the given options until you find "RF Output" at the bottom of the list (Am typing this at work, so can't guarantee that is the exact description!) The default option is "Off" and I believe this is what is preventing you from accessing the Freeview channels on your TV. Changing it to "On" should hopefully resolve your issue. Let me know ihow you get on.
Paul
BT could be launching its IPTV channels by new year. I wonder if they too will be in a separate player or whether YouView will have sorted this update out by then.
Hmmm, sorry to hear that. Am at a loss as to know what to suggest. Hopefully someone will have an idea. Good luck.
helpful person at Talk talk didn't have youview so was at a loss:D
When you enable the RF Output in settings you do need to connect the Youview box from the RF out to the TV's aerial input (RF in) socket.
Can you confirm if this connection has been made as this isnt clear from the previous posts?
If you have the external aerial connected to the Youview box with only a HDMI/scart connection to the TV then it wont push the Freeview signal to the TV, this requires the co-ax connection from the Youview box to the TV.
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Do the TV Catchup etc programs count towards the internet useage which shows in 'My account', or is that just the broadband from the PC?
They will do, but taking YouView from TalkTalk puts you on their TalkTalk Plus tariff, which includes unlimited downloads, so it isn't a problem.
i thought all Talk Talk packages are now unlimited since they started giving You view boxes out. Well their version of unlimited anyway.
You can't get a YouView box on Essentials (which has small print saying they can take away unlimited at any time).
I have no idea what it is but we are downloading 500+ gb a month and no problems.
That is a bit naff, so to make sure you get unlimited and can keep it you got to pay more for a TV service you may not want.
I know someone who went for essentials a few weeks back, they asked people for advice and was told by most people to avoid Talk Talk, and they still went for them. But they told me how Talk Talk tried to talk them into going for the higher package as it had you view, something they did not want as they have Freesat.
It is the traffic management that is the problem.
Maybe I was spoiled when I went to ADSl24 as they had no traffic management, but I don't think I could go back to a service that have it or blocking sites either,
I changed to Plus TV package just before Christmas, as far as I am concerned it's the best TV service out there. It's flexible, all the main satellite channels there if you wish but if not then don't bother. I have had Sky in the past and found I mainly watched the same channels that were on Freeview unless I was bored and nothing was on so I scrolled further down the EPG. I often think Sky/Virgin is only deemed as better for bragging purposes, 'look at me I have hundreds of channels that I never watch but I have Sky/Virgin so i am better than you!' kinda thing lol.
Youview has a great future! Once the promised inclusion of broadband linear channels are on the main EPG and are recordable, more on demand apps are added such as Youtube, Netflix and many more to come then it will beat all other services hands down at a fraction of the cost!
I highly recommend it.
My only complaint is the TalkTalk router, it forever needs rebooting. I use my old one which works great so problem solved.
Won't stop his moaning though :rolleyes: Bet he has a 'mate' whose got it and has had lots of trouble with the service, his 'mates' tend to be unlucky with many things lol
Did I knock you view in the above post? i don't think I did.
Just saying that it seems silly that the only way on Talk Talk to get unlimited data without the threat of it being withdrawn is to pay more for a service you may not want.
Neo as for knowing someone who got you view, i do, but not via Talk Talk as for what it is like, i don't think they have really used the you view part that much. i had a look and thought it was ok if you wanted that sort of thing, but it seems on the slow side.
My first hard drive was a 10MB drive and I remember thinking "I'll never fill this" and was running Wordstar, Harvard Graphics, Dbase and Lotus 123 with lots of room to spare. These days with internal, external and network drives at home we're running at a guess around 17TB...ludicrous really but hey ho times change.
I was on about essentials as David Waine Posted this
They will do, but taking YouView from TalkTalk puts you on their TalkTalk Plus tariff, which includes unlimited downloads, so it isn't a problem.
As I put in a reply I thought all Talk Talk packages was unlimited and then derek500 came back saying that in the small print unlimited on essentials can be taken away at any time. so in effect Talk Talk is saying that if you want unlimited you need to get the package which offers a you view for a higher price even if yo don't want want You View.
i know times have changed, not sure if it is for the better , but my point is that Talk Talk is more or less trying to get people to buy a service they may not really want.
If you do not want to pay for a faster Internet connection, fine - don't get YouView. If you want YouView, but don't want to be tied into a two year contract, buy a box from Richer Sounds and keep your existing ISP. Remember, though, that you still need a minimum of 4Mbps and unlimited downloads for it to be any more than a good Freeview+ HD PVR. How many ISPs can deliver that reliably on their basic packages?
Oh dear, if people didn't want it, then they wouldn't pay for it would they.
Just read all these various different threads on this forum about YouView from TT, noise. And everyones happy! Well, they are actually more than happy with it.
i recently ordered talktalk youview self install with entertainmant boost
my query is guys that i bought a humax youview box off the internet a couple of months ago and that works fine but i found that i was unable to to get any iptv channels such as sky so i placed my order for talktalk youview,they gave me tv go live date of 9th april which was brilliant.
in the meantime when i hooked up my humax youview box to my talktalk router the talktalk player showed up and i was able to view a few channels from talktalk.
when i looked on my account it now says that my talktalk tv service is now active and when i checked for the status of delivery for my set top box it now says..sorry we cant get this information to you right now please try again later
Whether they would let you run two parallel YouView services on one account, I have no idea, but I doubt it. You could always keep one as a back-up, or run it as a Freeview+ HD PVR on another TV. Alternatively, put one on Ebay.
You will be in the (possibly unique) position of being able to directly compare both YouView boxes. You already own a Humax and TT will deliver a Huawei. It would be interesting to know whether you notice any significant difference in the performance of the two boxes. I very much doubt that there will be, but it would be nice to know nonetheless.
I have a couple of questions.
Do I need to cancel after the 30 days or will it just switch off the extra channels automatically?
During the football on Sky Sports 2 yesterday a number containing about 8 digits kept appearing in the top right of the picture for a few minutes, would disappear and then re appear, any reason why?
Also, I take it the play arrow which is in the bottom right cannot be switched off? I guess it's like the pint glass you see in the pubs showing Sky?
Well impressed so far.
Is there anyway to get TT or BT services through YouView without actually being a customer of theirs?
I've thought about getting a YouView box off eBay and I understand that a branded one will become a non branded box once plugged into an ISP that isn't TT or BT, but some of the extra channels and services look interesting.
Trouble is, I'm happy with Sky as my BB provider and I'm tied in to their contract for another 8 months or so. If there was away to join TT and pay the extra for some of their add ons and extra channels on a month by month basis it would be perfect.
If they either TT or BT don't offer this, do they have any plans to? The rumours I keep hearing about the BT Sport Channel are that it will be available on all platforms regardless of who your service provider is.
Thanks