Freezing channels and very blocky - stuttery

[Sam Radford]

Hi, tried what you suggested as I do have a cordless phone plugged into the same connector as the sky, however, upon removal and trying the history channel and a few other channels that have the problem, they are still freezing.

No, you have to switch the phone base station OFF. Simply disconnecting the phone line does nothing towards stopping interference.

The Amstrad models have a reputation for tuner faults caused by capacitor failure. Simplest way to test is to borrow or buy a working Sky Digibox and use that to test the system.

[djbobeb]

No, you have to switch the phone base station OFF. Simply disconnecting the phone line does nothing towards stopping interference.

The Amstrad models have a reputation for tuner faults caused by capacitor failure. Simplest way to test is to borrow or buy a working Sky Digibox and use that to test the system.

Hi, I have tried with the base of the roma phone turned off powerwise (even disconnected from the mains) and I have still got the issue.

Looks like next check will be with a borrowed box but I doubt I will be able to get my hands on one of these easily or for quite sometime. Thanks everyone for your thoughts

[Sam Radford]

Second hand Sky Digiboxes are quite cheap nowadays. I bought one through my local freebie newspaper for just £25 including card! (and that was 2 years ago).