Bloke is coming tomorrow to install fibre.
We opted for a package which includes 180 tv channels, and I’ve realised that this is yet another technology I don’t understand.
I’ve seen types of boxes connected to the tv here in France, but the box is next to the tv. I was assuming the box would be installed in the hallway —
but then how does the tv signal get from the box to the telly?
Is the norm to have the box in a living room?
We have an orange tv box. It is a small box that goes by the tv that connects via WiFi to the main fibre box. The chap should install it for you.
That’s useful information - thanks
Yes - typically there is a “router” which does the job of providing the internet connection and then a gizmo plugged into the TV that has all the programme providers (broadcast channels, Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.) You can also buy such gizmos separately (e.g. an Amazon FireStick or Apple TV) if your ISP doesn’t give you one as part of the deal.
Or you can buy a “Smart TV” which connects to your internet router either by a physical cable (Ethernet) or by wifi, and which has the TV options in the form of “apps”, much like a smartphone.
e.g. I have an LG C4 smart TV that connects to my Vodafone router by wifi, the Vodafone thing just makes the connection to the internet happen, both for the TV and any computers, tablets and phones you may have.
Useful information too. The new tv is an LG and has wifi. Thanks!
The user interface on the Orange TV service is absolute garbage. It’s slow to navigate, the programme guide is awful and you’re subjected to adverts.
Also the remote control is rubbish… I can never remember which of these buttons turns the volume up and down, and which changes channels. I invariably choose the wrong one. Every. Damn. Time.
However, fibre is amazing 
Witchcraft.
Actually it’s carried on the backs of tiny gnomes, I thought everyone knew that. 
Na, it’s Pigeons.
All the way from Salem. 
Sorry, not long finished a book about them. 
I opted not for TV from Orange, but a separate satellite dish for the French programmes, works very well from a small box in the cabinet under the telly, alongside the Manhattan for the English ones.
Me too but I pay for Molotov which means I can watch TV on multiple screens, rather than needing an Orange box for each TV
I think we need a new RFC for the modern age - perhaps “Mpeg over Avian Carriers” in which a printed copy of a frame is sent by carrier pigeon, then it is followed up by a new picture of just the changes from the last frame, and so on.
I’m still waiting for FoIP (Fist over IP) so I can expressive my displeasure with certain folks remotely.
There was an early demonstration of this technology in the Catch The Pigeon cartoons where The General would remonstrate with Dick Dastardly regarding his latest failure by reaching down the phone line and throttling Mr. Dastardly.
On a serious note, I have that Bouygues TV box and the installer said I could connect it to the Bbox via an Ethernet cable or via the WiFi from the Bbox.
I would say go for for it, 
but not just anyone can propose an RFC 
The TV box these days can often be separate and connects via wifi to the fibre router, and has a HDMI out socket to plug into a corresponding HDMI in socket in the TV via an appropriate cable. You should probably check whether BBox are providing you with a separate TV box, or whether it is an all-in-one system (router plus infotainment system) with integrated TV channels built into the graphical user interface.
Hear, hear to that. Orange seem incapable of making any kind of half-decent user interface for the applications they tout.
Hopefully not while sipping a cocktail. 
Update
It’s been installed. He installed it in the basement - easiest to access and the signal works above it in the living room (I was a bit concerned that the marble flooring would make things difficult) - and everything seems to be okay,
Technician spoke about a répéteur for 2 or 3 euros a month, but reckoned a Powerline system would work too.
Haven’t tried the tv yet - it’s still in its box.
Thanks for the help.
