Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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Anyone got this?
I'm considering buying one of these free view digital boxes, because they're quite cheap now and I get bored only having 5 channels. Even though the extra channels you get are a bit crap, its still a change and there's supposed to be more coming soon.
The thing is, how many of you who have this have had to have your ariel changed?
I read somewhere that some people that buy the box won't be able to use it on their existing ariel? anyone know if this is true?
Paul J
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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Yeah, get into Currys (or go to www.freeview.co.uk) and do a check on your post code, i know that i'm unable to recieve all the channels...
I personally, can't get ITV2 and that's the only real reason to get one.
As far as aerial upgrades go, very few people have to upgrade their aerials, although u won't know until you get the box and install it...
The channels are pretty wank really, ITV2, BBC New, Parliament n all that shite, BBC3,4,5 etc..etc... That's about it really... QVC, some other shopping channels, and then a few radio channels...
[Edited on 19-11-2003 by Cavey]
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Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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u have to pay tho for the box thats wank
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Cavey
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Did have some half price £40, but they sold out on the same day as advertised, company as a whole sold about 20,000 in one day apparently, cheapest now is £70-80 or so in Currys 
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Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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thats shit everyone who pays tv licence shud get it free i mean wtf are we paying for then????
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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doh, I was looking at the one in currys for only £39 
on the freeview site I got this message?
Freeview covers your area for the postcode but you probably need a new type of aerial.
do you think it says that to most people to cover its back? or is it just me?
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
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All over the place on Ebay HERE
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Richie
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Basically for them to have made their checker they would have sent a team out everywhere with a device and also looked at the buildings to see whether they had a suitable aerial, only way they could do it IMO.
Also they would have had a device to determine whether that particular area had a strong enough signal strength for digital terrestrial.
[Edited on 19-11-2003 by AustinPXX]
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Cavey
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exactly, like i said, you probbly don't need an upgrade, but u won't be able to tell until the box is installed and setup n everything...
Get to Curry's or Dixons and they should be able to print you out a full list of the channels available to you
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Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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shit thats expensive on ebay and in currys etc for some extra shitty channels
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Cavey
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Yep, personally i wouldn't get one cause the new channels are pretty wank, ITV2 only one worth getting, and maybe BBC3 other than that, their shit
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ultrabluesxi
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Registered: 12th Nov 03
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ive got a set top box works fine with old aerial
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antonOO2
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Registered: 17th Sep 02
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i got one of these boxes in my room .
the best channels that i can get are
itv2
bbc3
sky sports news
2 music channels
the travel channel at night
there are quite a few others ,but they aint great
i had to get a new ariel
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Gav S
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Registered: 16th Apr 02
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I work at Currys, the Ferguson one at £39.99 is no longer on offer at that price, there's one at £59.99 and £79.99, the main difference being that the one at £60 has only one scart socket and the other has two...
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
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i work for hughes electrial in east anglia, the cheaper ones as saxo said have one scart, the best one is the sony - £130 which has optical output but i always reccommend the panasonic at £99 as its easiest to use, we sell a pace one for £70 which is good to,
www.freeview.co.uk tells you how strong the signal is in the area not how good the receiver is, if you have a loft or rooftop ariel most people are fine
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NormSXi
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For some reason my channel 5 through my freeview (old ondigital) box doesn't work, but my ordinary channels 5 isn't too bad
It's not all that great, i agree with anton002.
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Bonzai
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Registered: 25th Mar 03
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so is it worth it or not?
what box recomended? bearing in mind i have to connect it somehow to my tv, dvd + s-s, ps2 and a vcr!
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by antonOO2
i got one of these boxes in my room .
the best channels that i can get are
itv2
bbc3
sky sports news
2 music channels
the travel channel at night
there are quite a few others ,but they aint great
i had to get a new ariel
I've found that travel channel too
The aerial in my flat is 15 years old and picks up freeview no probs; it's also a shared aerial between 4 flats. Works at home fine too although we had an aerial upgrade a few years back because my Dad just wanted one  I've got a Pace box which is one the the first Freeview boxed out which s really good and alows software upgrades.
Think i'm gonna get Sky soon though for Trouble, Sky 1, E4 and good old Men and Motors at night
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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For £30 - £40 you cannot go wrong. That's just like a Friday night out.
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