Freeview - Page 3

th'engineer · 19-12-2003, 13:56

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Originally Posted by bob_builder

No, the OP meant you would not get ITV2 on a Satellite STB with a Free-to-View card.

My mistake on that but the terrestial looks good. Did i mention the epg works and has the correct programmes on it

bob_builder · 19-12-2003, 17:17

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Originally Posted by th'engineer

My mistake on that but the terrestial looks good. Did i mention the epg works and has the correct programmes on it

Yes terrestrial Freeview is very good (considering it is free) - its interactive content put NTL's to shame

th'engineer · 19-12-2003, 17:27

I think its a real alternative you might get a bit of blocky pics dependant on weather.

But with NTL its the same when the power levels drop or increase in the local cabinets due to heat or cold

asdf · 19-12-2003, 22:53

It's a shame you don't get any channels worth having :/

th'engineer · 25-12-2003, 22:34

anyone got freeview for xmas only took me two minutes to set up

simoningrantham · 05-01-2004, 02:26

I bought my other half Freeview for Xmas, a Sagem box for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£59.99 from Woolies (no Audio outs BTW just Scart), at first we thought it was s**t as we could only get the BBC channels and the music channels. Then we bought a signal booster and we think we can now get everything except channel 5. Does anyone have the full list of channels we should have, and is is even possible to get ch5???

07-01-2004, 15:47

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Originally Posted by ntl customer

So do you think QVC, Bidup.tv, Pricedrop.tv, FTN, UK Bright Ideas, TVG Travel Shop and Sky Travel are worth having then?

I think not. They are all crap in their own special way. Other than that, the other channels are not too bad on the Freeview package, but it could be better!

I like QVC (NOT)

I think its amazing that they can talk about a bread knife for 2 hours without stopping

:p

**Jefferson T** · 07-01-2004, 16:35

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Originally Posted by simoningrantham

I bought my other half Freeview for Xmas, a Sagem box for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£59.99 from Woolies (no Audio outs BTW just Scart), at first we thought it was s**t as we could only get the BBC channels and the music channels. Then we bought a signal booster and we think we can now get everything except channel 5. Does anyone have the full list of channels we should have, and is is even possible to get ch5???

I have the very same box - got ALL the freeview channels with a crap old indoor tv ariel.... But then I am only about 4km from the local transimitter - in fact I can see it out of my window.

Did you check your postcode 1st?
Have you got a nice ariel?

If you go to www.freeview.co.uk you will find a list of channels you should be able to get.

And yes - I get ch.5

**Jefferson T** · 07-01-2004, 16:37

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Originally Posted by stuartbe

I like QVC (NOT)

I think its amazing that they can talk about a bread knife for 2 hours without stopping

:p

I must admit - I watch the computer (Home office - small office) stuff on qvc.

I'm also surprised by the programming on sky travel.

altis · 07-01-2004, 17:07

This postcode checker will also tell you which channels you can receive (after processing your postcode click on more details):
http://www.dtg.org.uk/retailer/coverage.html

For a list of aerials that have been benchmarked for use with Freeview try here:
http://www.dtg.org.uk/retailer/benchmarking.html

simoningrantham · 08-01-2004, 01:18

Cheers for the advice. I've done the postcode check and it says we should get all the channels, in fact with the booster we do get them all, except channel 5. Also, ITV and ITV2 are quite jumpy and pixellated. Our aerial is a communal one on a block of 12 flats but it's fairly new and in good condition, and our standard terrestrial reception is excellent. Any suggestions, do you think it would help to nail an individual aerial to the side of our flat or should we try an indoor one (with the booster)?

08-01-2004, 08:20

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

I must admit - I watch the computer (Home office - small office) stuff on qvc.

I'm also surprised by the programming on sky travel.

Ahh you mean the computer expert that attempted to format a cdr instaead of a cdrw !!!!

**Jefferson T** · 08-01-2004, 08:26

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Originally Posted by stuartbe

Ahh you mean the computer expert that attempted to format a cdr instaead of a cdrw !!!!

No I don't.

**Jefferson T** · 08-01-2004, 08:29

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Originally Posted by simoningrantham

Cheers for the advice. I've done the postcode check and it says we should get all the channels, in fact with the booster we do get them all, except channel 5. Also, ITV and ITV2 are quite jumpy and pixellated. Our aerial is a communal one on a block of 12 flats but it's fairly new and in good condition, and our standard terrestrial reception is excellent. Any suggestions, do you think it would help to nail an individual aerial to the side of our flat or should we try an indoor one (with the booster)?

Have you checked your signal strength and quality using the box?

I'm not sure a communal one would be up to it - it depends how the signal is distributed.

You could try an indoor one - like I said mine works perfectly with an indoor one - but I'm really close to the transmitter so I don't know how much luck you'd get using one.

th'engineer · 09-01-2004, 06:17

Many communal systems are being updated, might be worth asking the question if it is updated. Otherwise separate aerial