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Hi all,
Just bought a new toshiba smart tv. it's got bbc iplayer etc built in but I can't get bbc teletext?
it just comes up with " no teletext available."
I asked online and it says it should be available.
I like it for local weather etc.
Anybody any ideas?
TIA

Where is the signal coming from as Teletext was discontinued end of 2022

Teletext is still available. I think it depends on the equipment that you have
This is through a Humax freesat box

that is not Teletext

United Kingdom: the founder of the world's first teletext service, the BBC, closed its Ceefax service in 2012 when Britain adopted a fully digital television broadcast system. The BBC maintains a Red Button service on digital TV which includes access to the latest text news; that text news service is accessible on the BBC News Channel and during BBC One newscasts. Plans to shut it down in 2020 were changed and a reduced service is planned into 2021.[29] Many channels on Sky still[when?] broadcast teletext subtitles and may still have a small number of active pages.[30] Analogue teletext ended in each region after analog broadcasts finished: see Digital switchover dates in the United Kingdom.

What has replaced Teletext?
Digital Text Services

This is the successor to Ceefax and Teletext, offering higher-quality images, a better level of interaction, and faster data rates. The new text service is available via the red button on your digital TV or set-top box's remote control.

Teletext and Ceefax after the Digital Switchover

Lincoln45 wrote: 30 Dec 2023 12:05 Teletext is still available. I think it depends on the equipment that you have
This is through a Humax freesat box

Teletext.jpg

Thanks lincoln,
This is the service I'm trying to get!
I'm connected to freeview through the tv ariel but also wifi - I think!
think i'll have to get the grandkids on it!

Thanks all for your replies but I've just seen on the internet that newer tv's ( from 2020 onwards don't get it - due to bbc chnges, for some reason.)
I still get it on my older tv in the bedroom so that's why I was wondering why I couldn't access it on the new one?