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I've inherited an On-Digital box from a mate, so can get the 'Freeview' service. Before I only got the 4 main channels, now I can get, C5, ITV2, BBC Choice, News24, ITV News, Sky News plus a couple of music channels and some shopping channels.
I wouldn't spend a hundred notes on it, but as a freebie it's OK, there must be a load of ON-Digital boxes floating around...
I wouldn't spend a hundred notes on it, but as a freebie it's OK, there must be a load of ON-Digital boxes floating around...
Son just went to Portsmouth University and in the house he is renting there is a redundant Sky box & dish. As the tele' reception on the aerial is crap I was thinking he could get the 5 terrestrial channels free through the Sky box. Problem is of course is that he hasn’t got a digi’card. Anyone know if this is possible? Rich...
Problem is that nothings free. He will need to subscribe to get a card (unless it's an old analog one then any analog card will get you the free channels if you can get hold of one) and the subscrptions have just gone up - minimum is £10/month. However, he will still have to stump up for a years TV license. It would probably be cheaper to sort out the reception problems (could be anything from just needing to realign the aerial, to a signal booster, to rewiring and new aerial) unless he is in a complete dead zone. Get him to phone a local aerial specialist and ask them - they will know if the area is problematic.
RichB said: Son just went to Portsmouth University and in the house he is renting there is a redundant Sky box & dish. As the tele' reception on the aerial is crap I was thinking he could get the 5 terrestrial channels free through the Sky box. Problem is of course is that he hasn?t got a digi?card. Anyone know if this is possible? Rich...
Digital cards are supposed to be coded so they only work with one box (mind you you can now get a new system - box, dish installaion - for £1).
Mind you if you subscribe to Sky you are supposed to get cheap phone calls if you remember to use their service. I can't find this info on their website though.
He's done that (I might speed a bit but were not crinminals in our house you know
icamm said:...he will still have to stump up for a years TV license.
RichB said: Son just went to Portsmouth University etc..
) I just thought I'd read somewhere about being able to get BBC and ITV digitally because the government want to make it the standard in a few years. And as we all know what Tony Bliar want he usually gets! R... Thats digital terrestrial that is. IE digital TV through your standard aerial - was ONdigital, then ITV Digital now Freeview www.freeview.co.uk .
RichB said: I just thought I'd read somewhere about being able to get BBC and ITV digitally because the government want to make it the standard in a few years. And as we all know what Tony Bliar want he usually gets! R..
You can either buy a TV with it built in or a Freeview box. Both will set you back £100 (the TV is when compared to the same model without obviously).
The government want to switch off analog TV by 2006 I think (maybe 2010) so they can sell the bandwidth for mega bucks (like they did with mobile phone licenses). Not yet having realised that no-one is going to be that stupid again.
The government want to switch off analog TV by 2006 I think (maybe 2010) so they can sell the bandwidth for mega bucks (like they did with mobile phone licenses). Not yet having realised that no-one is going to be that stupid again.
I don't know, telecomms companies are pretty
thick.....Won't set me back £100 quid 'cos I'm not paying but I expect they'll think £100 is better spent on curry and beer! R...
icamm said:Thats digital terrestrial that is. Both will set you back £100.
RichB said: I just thought I'd read somewhere about being able to get BBC and ITV digitally because the government want to make it the standard in a few years..
Ah yes, good point. I forgot that they are even more stupid than the government
Fatboy said:
The government want to switch off analog TV by 2006 I think (maybe 2010) so they can sell the bandwidth for mega bucks (like they did with mobile phone licenses). Not yet having realised that no-one is going to be that stupid again.
I don't know, telecomms companies are pretty
RichB said:Won't set me back £100 quid 'cos I'm not paying but I expect they'll think £100 is better spent on curry and beer! R...
icamm said:Thats digital terrestrial that is. Both will set you back £100.
Well maybe not directly but you know your going to get the "but Dad can you just lend me" line at some point.... Though I agree they are likely to prefer to spend it in a more student like fashion
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