The television must work – Elderly News

January 19, 2015, 16:35

The transition from UPC Ziggo to the television may not stay too long on black. Found that residents of nursing St. Anne in Boxmeer. A challenging task.

For many older television is a lifeline to the outside world. Especially if you have difficulty walking or sitting in a wheelchair, can pretty television programs your life a lot more pleasant. It is not intended that the screen hours on black will remain. Logical that the transition from provider Ziggo to UPC must run as smoothly as possible. A convert to the new television channels is not complicated, but for many elderly impossible. So remote workers should do the job.

Remote

Therefore Ziggo employee Bernlef Sminia visit today with his colleagues today the residents of nursing St. Anne in Boxmeer. With the remote control in your pocket and the iPad in his hand running the Ziggo people through the hallways. The residents are happy when he has visited. Then everything works again.

Voluntary

The transition to the network of UPC suggests not so much for. With a few buttons on the remote is back image. In the nursing home 120 televisions to be converted. After that Sminia and his colleagues still for more homes. The surgery is quite a lot of work for Ziggo. The agency has too few engineers. So is also used the office staff. A spokesman for Ziggo many employees volunteered to help people with the transition. Bernlef Sminia is one of them. Something different.

Liberty Global

Ziggo was acquired by the company Liberty Global, which also owns UPC. The two companies will together under one flag further and so have to change all Ziggo customers. The company today begins with the transition of customers in North Brabant.

Content

While Sminia calm her television adjusting, Omroep Brabant speaks with resident Mia Gomes Jochijms, “With TV I’ll come watch the evenings, yes, “she says. “Only I could never have done this, this mechanic I trust it.” She is after a while lost the plot. The stations are in a different place and now she can not find her beloved Eurosport. However, the suffering is of short duration. “Sharper picture, more channels,” said satisfied Mia. “Yes, I am provisionally a satisfied customer.” (BBC News)