Condo TV feed

[roger101]

The TV feed in my condo is useless. I have complained to the management but they say its not their problem as nobody else is complaining. My 50 inch Sony is two years old and works fine. I only need Thai TV (for the wife ) but it means using my computer feed which means that I cannot watch my sports or even a DVD (I have a 27" monitor which is quite big enough for me when she is watching her soap operas).

I don't want to go to True just for Thai TV ( I use 3bb as my Internet provider and HDPrime for my sports)  If my wife is visiting her family I have no problem I just switch from monitor to TV its when she comes back I have the the problem. I did think of an indoor Ariel but not sure if this would work enough. I live in Jomtien but I live on the opposite side of the building to Pattaya Hill.

Any suggestions would be helpful. I pay the condo 300 Baht a month for the Cable feed (which I'm cancelling next month) if that's any help.

Looking forward to all the replies. And a Merry Christmas to one and all. Or if your an American Happy Holidays.

 

[lopburi3]

Not clear to me what your problem is as you complain about condo TV but then talk about computer feeding the TV.  If you are feeding TV HDMI the TV Coax input/tuner could be at issue.  The Sony has a digital tuner?  and that is what Condo is using?  and it is set up correctly in TV software?  Seems strange that you would have issues but other not - can you check with someone else perhaps.  If wife only needs Thai channels the Condo feed should work.  Working fine for HDMI/USB or composite is not the same as for TV input. 

[Henryford]

I had a similar problem with a very poor condo cable tv reception. In the end i replaced the cable to my condo with something decent and now have Sophon TV which is great for the tgf, 300 baht a month. Also have Netflix which is also great for 350 baht a month.

Edited December 25, 2018 by Henryford

[KittenKong]

17 hours ago, roger101 said:

The TV feed in my condo is useless. I have complained to the management but they say its not their problem as nobody else is complaining.

If everyone else's is OK and yours isn't then there is something wrong with the cabling between the corridor and your TV. Management and/or the cable TV company should fix it for you.

[roger101]

1 hour ago, KittenKong said:

If everyone else's is OK and yours isn't then there is something wrong with the cabling between the corridor and your TV. Management and/or the cable TV company should fix it for you.

I've replaced the cable between the TV and the wall socket and that hasn't made any difference. The signal still comes and goes. I suspect you are right about the cabling between the corridor and my wall socket. How to persuade the management to replace their cable is another matter.

Would replacing the wall socket (which is old) help.

I did pop into Sophon and they were not helpful at all.

[lopburi3]

It might help - seems you do have a good signal at times but then lose it?  You might also just have to open wall connection and check the wire on it to make sure a good connection and then reconnect your wire to see if that helps.

[roger101]

Thanks I'll give that a try when I'm sober.

[lopburi3]

Probably a good idea to wait

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[roger101]

6 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Probably a good idea to wait

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I must admit I haven't been like that for years.

 

Just changing slightly if nothing else works does anybody know what the Basic (cheapest) True Package is (satellite). I've looked on their website but although they tell you about the top of the range they don't say anything about the bottom.

[lopburi3]

Will your condo allow a private sat dish?  Do you have view?  Believe True allows free access for basic Thai channels on DTH (with hope you will upgrade) so you would just have to buy antenna/box.  But I am not current on policy as have fiber system here in Bangkok and use C-band antenna to feed 6 other TV's in house using PSI/GMM box's.  

[roger101]

5 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Will your condo allow a private sat dish?  Do you have view?  Believe True allows free access for basic Thai channels on DTH (with hope you will upgrade) so you would just have to buy antenna/box.  But I am not current on policy as have fiber system here in Bangkok and use C-band antenna to feed 6 other TV's in house using PSI/GMM box's.  

I use to have satellite with ILIKEHD so the cabling is still there to the roof (and the old ILIKEHD dish) i think. When they packed up the signal (for Thai TV) still came through. It wasn't costing me anything and the local bars (50 Yards from the front door of the condo) showed the football so i was quite happy. Girlfriend when she was here had her Thai and I went out to watch the sports (especially when Spurs were playing).

When that stopped I went to HDPrime for my sports and the condo cable feed for the wife and its that condo feed that we now have the problem with.

 

[lopburi3]

If you have the dish/cable probably only need a box to get normal channels.  I don't know what bird that system was from but expect same as others use so any sat tuner would likely work for the free options.

[KittenKong]

1 hour ago, roger101 said:

I've replaced the cable between the TV and the wall socket and that hasn't made any difference. The signal still comes and goes. I suspect you are right about the cabling between the corridor and my wall socket. How to persuade the management to replace their cable is another matter.

Would replacing the wall socket (which is old) help.

I did pop into Sophon and they were not helpful at all.

I'm surprised that Sophon didnt want to help: they are usually pretty good.

 

Yes, I suspect that there is a bad connection in your wall socket, or possibly at the other end of the co-ax wherever it joins the common supply in the corridor (there will be some sort of splitter there). It could also be a break or kink in the actual cable in the wall, but that's quite unlikely.

 

My money is on the wall socket. When I still used cable in my condo I also had to cut the wall cable back a little and remake the wall socket connection to get a decent signal.

[BigT73]

21 hours ago, roger101 said:

I use 3bb as my Internet provider and HDPrime for my sports)

You have your own phone line and router coming into your condo? If so and you have 3bb vdsl subscription you should get free iptv of local chanels.  Your internet shouldnt slow down if your gf is watching iptv as that isnt included in your download upload speed.  To keep it simple for you, you could go 3bb and purchase iptv box if they still sell them. 

These are the chanels

http://cloudtv.3bb.co.th/tvonline/

Edited December 25, 2018 by BigT73

[roger101]

On 12/25/2018 at 4:00 PM, KittenKong said:

I'm surprised that Sophon didnt want to help: they are usually pretty good.

 

Yes, I suspect that there is a bad connection in your wall socket, or possibly at the other end of the co-ax wherever it joins the common supply in the corridor (there will be some sort of splitter there). It could also be a break or kink in the actual cable in the wall, but that's quite unlikely.

 

My money is on the wall socket. When I still used cable in my condo I also had to cut the wall cable back a little and remake the wall socket connection to get a decent signal.

 

[roger101]

I haven't tried the wall socket yet but I thought while I'm out I will buy a new one. On Lazada they look quite cheap. Does anybody know where in Pattaya that stocks them. I tried TUK Com this morning but nobody seems to have one or even knows what I'm talking about when I ask for a coaxial wall socket.

[lopburi3]

I suspect a HomePro or other hardware type place may have.

[KittenKong]

4 hours ago, roger101 said:

I haven't tried the wall socket yet but I thought while I'm out I will buy a new one. On Lazada they look quite cheap. Does anybody know where in Pattaya that stocks them. I tried TUK Com this morning but nobody seems to have one or even knows what I'm talking about when I ask for a coaxial wall socket.

As mentioned, all the HomePro/Thai Watsudu type places have them. But be careful as not all types will fit your backplate correctly.

 

Rather than buy a new one I would first try opening up the old one and cutting the co-ax back by just a few mm. The cable and shielding can corrode over time in contact with the air and that may be all you need. Or it may even be that the contact is just loose and only needs tightening, and not cutting back at all. Both have to be worth a look before spending any money.