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fireman0175

Active member
Hi, I have tried connecting to park cable tv ports with my power booster turned off. Every time I do not get a clear picture but static laced shows. Any suggestions?
 

Flyer32RLS

Well-known member
Only recommendations I can make is to get a Smart TV that allows you can use WIFI. We use T-Mobile cellular WIFI and it has worked great. Now, having said that, we have always been somewhere where there is cell service. We have the little box at home and just un-plug and take with us in the RV. $50/month. The great thing about that is wherever you are, you always get hometown news, WX, sports.
If you do boondocking in remote areas, you out of luck but then again, with cable you are also.
 

fireman0175

Active member
Only recommendations I can make is to get a Smart TV that allows you can use WIFI. We use T-Mobile cellular WIFI and it has worked great. Now, having said that, we have always been somewhere where there is cell service. We have the little box at home and just un-plug and take with us in the RV. $50/month. The great thing about that is wherever you are, you always get hometown news, WX, sports.
If you do boondocking in remote areas, you out of luck but then again, with cable you are also.
yeah, we do that with an ONN device from W on the factory tv. But sometimes the Wifi is more like lofi but they have cable tv. Same issue with ATT. Perhaps I just have a crappy coaxial cable I am using and should try a new one.
 

Flyer32RLS

Well-known member
yeah, we do that with an ONN device from W on the factory tv. But sometimes the Wifi is more like lofi but they have cable tv. Same issue with ATT. Perhaps I just have a crappy coaxial cable I am using and should try a new one.
Not sure about your rig but if I look behind my Nautilus panel, I have 4 cable connections just hanging there. I have never used them so I have no idea what they go to. I guess one day when I'm bored I'll attempt to track them down. I am sure that one is for cable, one is for SAT but no clue what they are all for.
 

BryanValRox

Elite Member
Hi, I have tried connecting to park cable tv ports with my power booster turned off. Every time I do not get a clear picture but static laced shows. Any suggestions?
Any chance that you need to change the input source on your TV? Possibly from antenna to cable?

Could also be a loose connection or a cable that wasn’t crimped properly.

Just some suggestions to consider.
 

fireman0175

Active member
I was wondering if there is a splitter somewhere in the basement that goes to the fireplace tv and to the bedroom location plus the power amp unit. With all the shaking from long drives on less than smooth highways and byways I always have to retighten plumbing and such. So, maybe connector is loose like you mentioned.
 
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