I've got an indoor digital aerial (it's One For All if that makes any difference) which has been perfectly fine for the year or two I've had it. It can be a pain trying to grab a signal again when it's moved, but it usually doesn't take long.

On Friday the gas man shifted it out of the way, and all weekend I have been unable to get the signal back apart from about ten minutes of BBCnews24 and the odd split second of a broken up picture here and there. I have spent a lot of time trying to do this and I'm sick of the damn thing! Why is it so hard to find the signal again when it's not been a problem before, and I'm doing exactly the same things as I usually do?

Does anyone have any tips on how to get it going again? :help:

Oh, and this might be irrelevant but I'll chuck it in anyway: the only other change in the room is that I emptied a big cupboard so now there are big piles of paper, plastic and Stuff all over the lounge. I have no idea if that affects signal pick up, I am a techno-dunce so please be kind!

Sounds like you're on 'Freeviw' purdy, have to tried going into the menu and doing a re-scan/tune for new channels ?

... and check you don't have a loose connection along the cable somewhere

It may be just past it at 2 year old i would get a new one from Argos if it doesn't help just take it back.

I did a scan for new channels, but in the process most of the ones I already had disappeared. Pressing '1' brought up BBCfour. I don't know what the hell it's doing, I've had enough. :rant:

Thanks for the advice anyway. I'll have to get a new one and start from scratch. More debt grrrrrr!

There's no reason why this aerial should have broken. Buying a new indoor aerial is not likely to fix your problem, you'd still have to search for where best to put it.

Make sure the connections are sound, and move it roughly back where it was to start with.

Your channels disappeared during the re-scan because it only shows channels that are in signal when the scan is done.

I am going to try again this evening, I'll unplug everything and start again with the instruction booklets. But I've skimmed some online reviews just in case!