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Right adapter for hub box - help!

LouiseCN — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:52:09 GMT

I have tonight connected my new TalkTalk Broad band and TV only to find that the ‘hub’ box has an incompatible connecting ‘port’ for my tv aerial.

I’ve been told to get a ‘co-axial to f-type adapter’ but most of them are named the other way around. Does it matter? Essentially the tv aerial used to screw on to the Sky box but on the hub box the port is flat.

Is the below definitely what I want?Not being tight as realise these are inexpensive, just don’t want the hassle / inconvenience of ordering the wrong thing!

Thanks!

Louise

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Connector-Socket-Aerial-Adapter-Silver/dp/B07Z4CLT9N/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=38C2GVW69VV2H&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yEjst4j1Iy3Nk9ZtarmPG3P-JoB14LyvFSE3TuSUh6jK5c7P1Ru-3-bg60wlytuu0uoNJ6mfNxS7tEoGR0xkeV-DHNiVOhAPqipFLGdfdiuLc8gvZcbdkbiGBuM5Vp-fYIBAFyH8ftPJw1ID2B89kBvJEduNwHpdbzzDn890lPhTpm17Fc6K2tBHGH57b7Rgqqc7qzdBONSAAb5z9mZ2Kg.6Vyc6QWADasA4bCGNXb0pvT5kWPK1Bf7sH6-JENQxnc&dib_tag=se&keywords=coaxial+to+f+typeadapter&qid=1723146385&sprefix=coaxial+to+f+typeadapter%2Caps%2C60&sr=8-2

Re: Right adapter for hub box - help!

fr8ys — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:05:23 GMT

If you previously had sky, you will not be able to connect to the hub.

Sky uses a dish and the Hub uses a Freeview Terrestrial aerial.

If you have an aerial fitted yo your property you will possibly have a wall aerial socket and need a coaxial TV cable to join the 2.

If you go not have an aerial you will need to get one installed by a local installer.

Re: Right adapter for hub box - help!

LouiseCN — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:32:39 GMT

Thank you so much for the reply, much appreciated. I thought that the below was my wall aerial socket as that’s where the aerial plugged into the Sky box, but no I don’t have my own aerial as these are flats so not sure if that means I’ll still need to get one installed.

None of this came up with TalkTalk when discussing the switch 😔

Re: Right adapter for hub box - help!

fr8ys — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:57:24 GMT

It's the socket bottom right you need by the looks of it.

You can usually pick up a lead quite cheaply from local supermarkets and markets.

If you have a market try that and take this picture and a picture of your hub input to ensure you get the right one. Probably a male to male lead.