Pablo
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Ive just managed to get on the digital freeview website and says my postcode doesnt have freeveiw.
Do I take it back, or just keep it for when I can use it?
I got it at a good price so was thinking of keeping it, but seems a waste, by time I get it in my area, prices might have dropped 
Thoughts?!
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Brett
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It won't pick up any channels
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Pablo
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I dont know yet ive not moved into my flat  But the area when I put the post code in says no it wont.
Should I just keep it anyway!
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Edd
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it will work
just make sure you have a decent aerial
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cunningham
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agree with edd used to work for top up tv and thats what we advised customers to do is amke sure they ahve a real good aerial you may struggle to pick up the top up channels though if you supscribed
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by Pablo
I dont know yet ive not moved into my flat But the area when I put the post code in says no it wont.
Should I just keep it anyway!
It will most likely still work. That postcode thingy is bollocks and said the same for me. My Freeview used to receive all the channels, etc before i got sky.
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Pablo
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Its a flat i get wotever ariel i get, Im not allowed to get sky as no dishes 
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willay
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that sucks motherfucker 
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Pablo
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Yes but I can live without sky I get an NTL feed anyway, but wanted digital TV, then I can record to the 160 On board Hard drive 
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Brett
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So you can get cable
WHY are you even bothering with freeview?
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Pablo
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Cos I havent got a video and I might want to record things, picture and sound will be better from digital box, than cable!
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by Pablo
Cos I havent got a video and I might want to record things, picture and sound will be better from digital box, than cable!
But you could get all the channels for free 
Digital ain't all it's cracked up to be. First spot of bad weather and you're fucked.
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Pablo
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No actually £5 a month
Why I duno if I should take it back or keep it 
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by Pablo
No actually £5 a month
Whatever, stop bein a clown 
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Pablo
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So the question is, do I keep it at the cheap price I got it, or do I sell it/take it back?
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by Edd
it will work
just make sure you have a decent aerial
Mine works and according to the Freeview site I don't get Freeview in my area 
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Robin
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i bought one about 6 months ago
my area is not a signal zone, BUT, with a decent aerial, i get good signal strength, and a fair few channels
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MikeE
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quote:
Originally posted by Nath
quote:
Originally posted by Edd
it will work
just make sure you have a decent aerial
Mine works and according to the Freeview site I don't get Freeview in my area
i get it in bradwell common, but we have got a boster on the ariel to help get the best signal seems to work well 
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Nath
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Yeah I think we have a booster of some sort in the loft.
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ed
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You should be able to get it to work, though you probably wont be able to get channel 5 or any of the top up TV channels.
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ed
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A signal amplifier will not help you. If you amplify noise then you get even more noise. A good digital ariel will help you though.
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Rich H
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My area isn't due to receive Freeview until 2012, but I ignored that and got myself a £20 box from Argos, and I can receive 48 channels!
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
A signal amplifier will not help you. If you amplify noise then you get even more noise. A good digital ariel will help you though.
not always, its not like analog where it would increase noise on the picture - you either have a singal or not! And with digital, having a booster usually helps a lot!
Though you could get a decent high gain indoor aerial if the outter one is cack! Saying that though, if you can get NTL, why dont you? With it being cable you have no problems like sky/freeview in bad weather and im sure they do a package which is cheap as chips!
Might as well keep it, if it doesnt work ebay it! 
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Sam
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I would just return it and get cable + VCR/DVD recorder if you MUST record things.
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
You should be able to get it to work, though you probably wont be able to get channel 5 or any of the top up TV channels.
I get Channel 5 but not UKGold.
Oh and Film4 is ace!
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