TV technician

harryopal1

We live in Jimabaran not far from Sidewalk Mall. Can anyone recommend a TV technician in this area. We have a Sony smart TV. When I tum on TV we an have excellent picture and sound. We have an MNC subscription package with a number of channels including ABC TV Asia. Recently found that changing MNC channels the sound would disappear. Sometime turning it off and on the sound might come back but now no sound at all for the MNC channels. Good picture but no sound and meanwhile if I just go back to the TV itself with Youtube for example, no sound problems.

harryopal1

Markit

well if you have sound when you turn it on your tv is working fine - I presume your MNC subscription is internet based? Look there for the problem. Been having connection difficulties myself with the Biznet, so when I complained today they said they're having island wide connection difficulties - been ongoing for about 4 or 5 days.

britoo

Markit wrote well if you have sound when you turn it on your tv is working fine - I presume your MNC subscription is internet based? Look there for the problem. Been having connection difficulties myself with the Biznet, so when I complained today they said they're having island wide connection difficulties - been ongoing for about 4 or 5 days.

Assuming the channels are delivered via a box attached to the TV it might also be worth checking by using another HDMI cable as existing one might be loose or defective. Otherwise, as Markit says, from your description it can't really be your TV, so ruling out tv and cable leaves you with the box or beyond that the source signal

YachtRock

As a fellow Biznet user, I've been having the same issues. They said it's due to the high winds and rain we've been experiencing in the south. Not sure if you're getting that up there in East Bali

Markit wrote well if you have sound when you turn it on your tv is working fine - I presume your MNC subscription is internet based? Look there for the problem. Been having connection difficulties myself with the Biznet, so when I complained today they said they're having island wide connection difficulties - been ongoing for about 4 or 5 days.

harryopal1

I was checking out Indihome as an alternative TV service provider but they said their 28 channel package does not include ABC Asia TV. Being able to watch Australian rules football was what led us to MNC but they have not responded to our request to replace the 7 year old OkeVideo box which is not producing sound. Are there alternatives that offer ABC Asia TV?

harryopal1

Thanks for the various replies. I had come to the conclusion that the TV set was fine and the problem being the MNC OkeVision box. Impossible to get through by phone to MNC so wife has been texting back and forth and us trying various tests recommended. Last MNC test listed 5 things to do and end result still the same. Picture okay but no sound. We have made the point that the set box is 7 years old and waiting for a further response. Time to look for a different provider and hopefully a wire connedtion. Totally unimpressed with the hopelessly slow internet provided by MNC satellite and enraged by the contempt shown by the organization's own TV channels with often half or more of the screen taken over for advertising during programs and then slap bang in the middle of the screen promos for things like paying for soccer specials, along with endless emails doing the same which pop up again soon after wiping out the last one. Shameless misuse of news programs by beating up stories about their own commercial interests as if they are genuine news. ![](https://balipod.com/uploads/attachments/4121-697be616a3b3fe70c9043463ce33a6b0.png

harryopal1

Markit, than you for your concern about my well being. However, I very much doubt that my Indonesian wife would approve of me chasing "brown skinned beauties". Meantime after days of trying to get a response from MNC they finally sent a technician this morning with a replacement MNC vision box. Cost $6 for the technician and took five minutes to replace and set up. Sound now restored. While waiting I had been checking out possible replacement service providers and found, like most big companies, they are very good at presenting attractive arguments to get you to sign up and pay up. However, reviews indicate that customer service with almost all of them is dreadful.

Markit

YachtRock wrote As a fellow Biznet user, I've been having the same issues. They said it's due to the high winds and rain we've been experiencing in the south. Not sure if you're getting that up there in East Bali

So you are getting a completely different excuse for why their shitty internet isn't working? I am surprised, NOT! Can't wait for the year that I paid for to be over so that I can go back to Indihome. They were (back then, not now) slower and more expensive but their service was good and not to "buggy" as this seems from Booznet. Am also looking forward to Musky's Skynet when it eventually comes down in price. Oh, also didn't they report there was going to be some government supplied island covering internet service? Supposedly free?

harryopal1

tel522 wrote Just a thought harry , I cancelled mnc after the channel debacle , switched to streaming, many quality channels , picture and sound much better than satellite and of course cheaper .

Sorry really don't understand what you mean by streaming and what is involved. And what was the channel debacle?

tel522

harryopal1 wrote Sorry really don't understand what you mean by streaming and what is involved. And what was the channel debacle?

Fibre optic internet , direct to tv, no satelite , we use bali fibre unlimited data , a year ago mnc lost all the good channels discovery etc etc ,so I made the switch ,

harryopal1

Balifiber has terrible reviews. The home package does not show all the channels. Do you know if it includes ABC Australia TV? As we now have sound back and we may have to move at the end of our lease in February I will look at alternatives once we have found another place. Thanks again.

gtrken

YachtRock wrote It's ok, we all have our vices. Some of us like to watch men chase a ball on pretend grass while others like to chase girls who pretend to show any interest in them for financial gain.

But at least chasing brown skinned women may lead to satisfaction and stress relief. Watching men chasing a ball , especially if you are barracking for the losing side does neither.. Cheers

tel522

harryopal1 wrote blifiber has terrible reviews. The home package does not show all the channels. Do you know if it includes ABC Australia TV? As we now have sound back and we may have to move at the end of our lease in February I will look at alternatives once we have found another place. Thanks again.

we have been using it for over a year ,, a couple of hours off in total ,we have the cheapest package 15 mps , 280k a month on the free channels there is aus news plus you have access to u tube endless selections , we supplement with netflix 67k per month

harryopal1

tel522 wrote we have been using it for over a year ,, a couple of hours off in total ,we have the cheapest package 15 mps , 280k a month on the free channels there is aus news plus you have access to u tube endless selections , we supplement with netflix 67k per month

Thanks I will look again in January.

YachtRock

gtrken wrote But at least chasing brown skinned women may lead to satisfaction and stress relief. Watching men chasing a ball , especially if you are barracking for the losing side does neither.. Cheers

Obviously you've never felt the pure elation of when you hit a parlay that saves your mortgage, and children's college fund No brown skinned BJ can surpass that feeling

Markit

gtrken wrote But at least chasing brown skinned women may lead to satisfaction and stress relief. Watching men chasing a ball , especially if you are barracking for the losing side does neither.. Cheers

YachtRock wrote Obviously you've never felt the pure elation of when you hit a parlay that saves your mortgage, and children's college fund No brown skinned BJ can surpass that feeling

It must be said chasing BSWs is also remarkably easy and the need for saving your mortgage and college fund can be completely prevented by a brown skinned BJ.

Markit

harryopal1 wrote I was checking out Indihome as an alternative TV service provider but they said their 28 channel package does not include ABC Asia TV. Being able to watch Australian rules football was what led us to MNC but they have not responded to our request to replace the 7 year old OkeVideo box which is not producing sound. Are there alternatives that offer ABC Asia TV?

Why the feck do you need sound to watch that god-awful excuse of a game? Instead go out and chase some little, brown-skinned beauties. It'll do your heart much better than sitting around swilling beer and shouting at a bunch of grown men, dressed like 80s style gays, running around a plastic field of pretend grass after a leather sack filled with air. Who knows you might even catch one and if you haven't already forgotten what you do with them I'm sure the Balipod will happily be of assistance.

YachtRock

It's ok, we all have our vices. Some of us like to watch men chase a ball on pretend grass while others like to chase girls who pretend to show any interest in them for financial gain.

Markit wrote Why the feck do you need sound to watch that god-awful excuse of a game? Instead go out and chase some little, brown-skinned beauties. It'll do your heart much better than sitting around swilling beer and shouting at a bunch of grown men, dressed like 80s style gays, running around a plastic field of pretend grass after a leather sack filled with air. Who knows you might even catch one and if you haven't already forgotten what you do with them I'm sure the Balipod will happily be of assistance.

tel522

harryopal1 wrote Markit, than you for your concern about my well being. However, I very much doubt that my Indonesian wife would approve of me chasing "brown skinned beauties". Meantime after days of trying to get a response from MNC they finally sent a technician this morning with a replacement MNC vision box. Cost $6 for the technician and took five minutes to replace and set up. Sound now restored. While waiting I had been checking out possible replacement service providers and found, like most big companies, they are very good at presenting attractive arguments to get you to sign up and pay up. However, reviews indicate that customer service with almost all of them is dreadful.

Just a thought harry , I cancelled mnc after the channel debacle , switched to streaming, many quality channels , picture and sound much better than satellite and of course cheaper .