what to do if you cant get cable at new home

actionman_3

I am moving to an area where I can't get virgin cable tv and I doubt landlord will allow sky dish up.

Is there anyway I can get more TV channels than with a freeview box please.

thanks

djkarl

I think BT Vision would offer you an on demand option that you are probably used to having if you've had Cable in the past

http://www.btvision.bt.com/

actionman_3

Thanks

I have virgin cable at the moment and havent heard of BT vision.

underlay_guru

Hi, Im in exactly the same boat!

We have the Virgin cable XL Tv, phone and internet and at a very reasonable price (from memory, around £42 per month) but we are moving in around a month to a non-cabled area. My landlord will not allow a sky dish on the wall, but I priced it up anyway, and the same type of package from Sky will be £60+ a month!!!

I know a mate with BT Vision, but he says it is slow, unreliable and expensive.


...So freeview it is.

djkarl

I have never used BT Vision myself, but i think the quality of it depends on your broadband connection speed. You need at least 2mb for it to work

LeeSouthEast

And ideally 6 for the best quality.

Talk to your landlord - he might surprise you.

Failing that, get a satellite engineer in to put one in the garden if you have one on a pole driven into the grass. No permanent mounting, no landlord hassle.

actionman_3

thanks. It sounds like boring freeview is my only option. Ive only got a yard and 2 children so couldnt do dish like that.

I had heard that there are boxes you can buy with extra channels on.

hobgate

Can you attach a dish inside the house?

scotsbob

Digiglobe is your friend here
http://www.ddelec.com/digiglobe.htm

macman

Top Up TV will get you a few extra Freeview channels.

actionman_3

Has anyone heard of tiscali tv. it doesnt need a dish and you can get broadband and phone.TY