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#135092 13-Nov-2013 20:52
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We've got the new Vodafone TV service and are not able to get a full TV episode to record completely. After switching from several years on MySky with no issues, the W.A.F. is dropping rapidly since signing up with Vodafone.

I've found the Padding Buffer setting and have changed it from 0 to 5 minutes, but now it cuts off even more of the program. I would expect that the recording would start 5 minutes early and end 5 minutes after the end of the program.

Any ideas?

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  #933490 13-Nov-2013 20:52
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  #933505 13-Nov-2013 20:57
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I don't know the answer to your question, but I'm interested in what happened to your mysky box. Did you have to take it back to sky yourself? Were you able to transfer recordings over. (Bit of a long shot on that one I know)

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  #933508 13-Nov-2013 21:02
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Hi Amanzi

Try deleting then recreating the series links since you have changed the padding.

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  #933527 13-Nov-2013 21:41
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amanzi: We've got the new Vodafone TV service and are not able to get a full TV episode to record completely. After switching from several years on MySky with no issues, the W.A.F. is dropping rapidly since signing up with Vodafone.

I've found the Padding Buffer setting and have changed it from 0 to 5 minutes, but now it cuts off even more of the program. I would expect that the recording would start 5 minutes early and end 5 minutes after the end of the program.

Any ideas?


Hi, Is this UFB TV or cable TV or satellite TV?

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  #933540 13-Nov-2013 21:59
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TimA: Hi, Is this UFB TV or cable TV or satellite TV?

Cable in Wellington.

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  #933553 13-Nov-2013 22:06
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amanzi:
TimA: Hi, Is this UFB TV or cable TV or satellite TV?

Cable in Wellington.


Okay,
I would suggest logging a fault ticket with the helpdesk :)
0508 888 800

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  #933555 13-Nov-2013 22:13
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TimA: I would suggest logging a fault ticket with the helpdesk :)
0508 888 800

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That was going to be my next move. Just out of interest, would your response had been different if I had said UFB?

 
 
 

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  #933568 13-Nov-2013 22:31
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This is not a faulty set top box. Please see my post above.




 

 

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  #933586 13-Nov-2013 22:54
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ZollyMonsta: This is not a faulty set top box. Please see my post above.

Sorry, somehow missed your post. This was a series recording so I'll try your suggestion tomorrow. Thanks.

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  #933587 13-Nov-2013 22:56
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NonprayingMantis: I don't know the answer to your question, but I'm interested in what happened to your mysky box. Did you have to take it back to sky yourself? Were you able to transfer recordings over. (Bit of a long shot on that one I know)

I need to drop it off to their office on Tennyson Street. We didn't have anything of importance on there so not worried about losing recordings.

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  #933641 14-Nov-2013 07:57
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amanzi:
TimA: I would suggest logging a fault ticket with the helpdesk :)
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That was going to be my next move. Just out of interest, would your response had been different if I had said UFB?


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With the way that TV1/2/3 manage somehow to be running so far off time then sometimes even a good padding buffer won't help you!

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  #934653 15-Nov-2013 21:48
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They do this on purpose I might add...




 

 

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  #936638 18-Nov-2013 14:23
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Had ours for just under 2 years, pretty much always done this.

Doesn't matter how much you set the padding too, always cuts off the last few minutes. Thought it was a scheduling issue for a while (program runs 2 mins late, tuner switches to another channel for another program) but I've observed it happen where there is only 1 item to be recorded in that timeframe. Does NOT just happen on FTA channels either so don't see it being a TV1/2/3 issue either. Much worse at doing it than MySKy ever was, which tends to suggest it is in fact a Vodafone issue.

I've never bothered complaining too much because it's "Free" but if I were paying for it I'd be pretty unimpressed. Sure as hell won't be paying for it once contract runs out soon.














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  #936764 18-Nov-2013 16:29
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amanzi: We've got the new Vodafone TV service and are not able to get a full TV episode to record completely. After switching from several years on MySky with no issues, the W.A.F. is dropping rapidly since signing up with Vodafone.

I've found the Padding Buffer setting and have changed it from 0 to 5 minutes, but now it cuts off even more of the program. I would expect that the recording would start 5 minutes early and end 5 minutes after the end of the program.

Any ideas?


I have had mine over 2 years and I never have an issue with it now.  I have got a padding buffer of 10 minutes (I founds so shows regularly run longer than 5 mins).

It's a bit of a pain that the 10 minutes is added to the beginning too.  This should (IMO) be a separate setting so you can add a minute or two at the beginning. 

Make sure you delete and re-add any scheduled recordings or series links though.  The setting is not dynamic and is applied at the time the recording is scheduled.  So any old series links or scheduled recordings will still always apply the old setting.

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