gianluigi
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how much are freeview boxes?? Gonna buy one tomorrow i think. i hear that some places ask questions when you buy it, like adress, tv licence bill payer etc etc, and some places dont. id rather not disclose any info and just buy the box. any ideas where to buy?
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p4uls corsa
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can get basic ones from £30 and top up ones from £50
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Ojc
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Why would they ask questions?
Tell them to PGTF.
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barry_kellett99
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argos
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gianluigi
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what are top up ones?
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barry_kellett99
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you can get extra channels but pay for them. Eurosport, Discovery Etc
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Mark Petty
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i got mine from dixons for £30 and they got my details, a couple of months later had a letter regarding my tv license stating that I need to pay up etc. The thing is the license is in my gf's name so I don't need one 
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p4uls corsa
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yeah they gotta take ur address for the tv licence as far as i know everywere has to do this when selling tv electrics .its just a way of catching people without a tv licence
[Edited on 31-01-2006 by p4uls corsa]
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Mark Petty
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could always give a fake address 
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Ojc
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GTF, no they don't you geeks.
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barry_kellett99
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or your parents address if they have a license
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Simon
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i brought one ages ago from comet n didnt need to tell them anything, was a long while ago though
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p4uls corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
GTF, no they don't you geeks.
dont what?
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Mark Petty
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
GTF, no they don't you geeks.
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Tim
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Might be worth having a play with one first, as although they're all essentially the same channels, the guides and other software are very different.
I've got one built into my Sony TV and it's an awesome menu system -- I know Sony do a seperate freeview box too  I've used cheap PACE ones and their menus sucked.
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Carl
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surely they don't do that! what if its a gift!
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gianluigi
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quote:
Originally posted by Carl
surely they don't do that! what if its a gift!
i might just say its a gift or something. i dont really want to tell them anything.
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M2RTY
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my mam has to by law give all details of anyone who buys a tv/video etc from her shops or she faces a £1000 fine
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Jamie
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mam 
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Sam
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My old Philips one I bought when I was living in Glasgow, was purchased from Comet somewhere in that God-forsaken city, they never asked me for address details.
Presumably if you bought one from say Tesco's, they won't either?
I've got Freeview built into my Samsung widescreen TV but I don't use it any more as I've got Sky now!
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John
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Durabrand one from asda.
About the best for 30 quid.
Better makes like sony if you pay over double that.
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John
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And everywhere is supposed to ask you for details because the box can recieve bbc channels but some places might not.
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WATSON
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I got one just after xmas out of argos they ask'd me for address phone number and age ect
They are good little things Have it in the room as dont have sky in the room only down in the livinroom 
Also check if you can get it as i know some places it wont work
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slugger_54132
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Everywhere will ask you for your addressm otherwise they are breaking the law!
The information will only be sent to the tv licencing agency, so just give them your address, its really not that big a deal!
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WATSON
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is if you dont have a tv licence
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