What should I do if I think my TV is being affected?
If you are responsible for your TV aerial, have received a postcard from us and experience new interference to Freeview, please contact us either by phone, email, via our website or by letter. We will assess whether the interference might be due to 4G at 800 MHz; for example, we will check whether a new mobile phone mast has recently been activated in your area.
If it has, we can send you a filter to fit yourself, free of charge. Full instructions are included and we can provide further advice online and by phone. In most instances, fitting the filter will resolve any interference from 4G at 800 MHz. If it does not resolve the interference and, if you are eligible, we may be able to arrange for an at800 engineer to visit your home, at no cost. The engineer will test whether 4G at 800 MHz is the cause of any interference; and if it is, fit an at800-approved filter to your TV system. This blocks 4G mobile signals and enables you to continue receiving and watching Freeview as normal.
If during the engineer’s visit it is established the interference to Freeview is not due to 4G at 800 MHz, the engineer can provide advice on how to retune your TV or fix other common causes of interference. The engineer will also fit an at800-approved filter to prevent any interference if new 4G at 800 MHz masts are activated in your area in the future.
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- What is 4G? Why is it being introduced?
- Why might 4G affect my TV?
- How will I know if my TV is affected?
- I am missing some Freeview channels. Is this caused by 4G?
- Will 4G affect TV received through satellite or cable?
- Will TVs in caravans, campers and narrowboats be affected?
- Will I see interference on devices such as 4G handsets, radio, tablets and computers?
- Where can I find more information on which areas have 4G coverage?
- Is it true that millions of homes might be impacted?
- I live in London, will I be affected?
- How will at800 let me know if my Freeview may be affected?
- My neighbour has received a postcard and I have not. Why?
- What are filters and how are they fitted?
- Can I fit the filter myself?
- How can I get a filter?
- What if I have a set-top box?
- What if I have an indoor TV aerial; can I still attach a filter?
- What if I have more than one TV running Freeview?
- What if the filter doesn’t resolve the interference?
- Can I get more filters if needed?
- I am moving house, do I need to take my filter to my new home?
