freeview box what do it get?

almond

hi
we have a couple of sky + boxes for free to air and are thinking about getting freeview , is it worth it? seems i will get more channels
thanks

Inactive

You will not get more channels, you will get some different channels.

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

You won't get more, you'll get less overall.

The channel line up is slightly different. With Freeview you'll get Dave, Virgin 1 and a couple of others that aren't on the FreesatFromSky list.

Edit - Beaten to it.

almond

So if i got one for living room and kept of sky + box in sitting room would that work, its doing my head in trying to work out the best one to get don't want to waste money if its not going to be any better but seen some for £25.

lucylucky

What is it you feel you need to see that it encouraging you to spend money?

Are the ex Sky boxes not sufficient?

Do you get decent Freeview reception?

penrhyn

Checked your televisions as they may already have digital terrestrial tuners have you?

almond

lucylucky wrote: »

What is it you feel you need to see that it encouraging you to spend money?

Are the ex Sky boxes not sufficient?

Do you get decent Freeview reception?

yes good from what postcode says
we only get free to view on sky and noticed we can get sky 3 and virgin 1 on freeview and also top up tv

lucylucky

almond wrote: »

yes good from what postcode says
we only get free to view on sky and noticed we can get sky 3 and virgin 1 on freeview and also top up tv

Ok - do not rely on the post code checker though. It is a bit of a blunt tool.

See if you can borrow a box from a friend and see what you actually receive

almond

lucylucky wrote: »

Ok - do not rely on the post code checker though. It is a bit of a blunt tool.

See if you can borrow a box from a friend and see what you actually receive

thanks will do or might get one from argos and can always take it back

radar1981

Freeview is beginning to offer a better service. You can now subscribe to premium services from Sky Sports 1,2 to ESPN as long as you have a card slot in your freeview equipment. It may be worth spending a bit extra on the box to get this facility to safe guard any future upgrades you may want to make to your viewing.

socks_uk

radar1981 wrote: »

Freeview is beginning to offer a better service. You can now subscribe to premium services from Sky Sports 1,2 to ESPN as long as you have a card slot in your freeview equipment. It may be worth spending a bit extra on the box to get this facility to safe guard any future upgrades you may want to make to your viewing.

I actually seem to be getting less channels from my freeview box lately, despite 'adding new channels' and 'new installation'. I don't seem to get Dave or Dave ja vue. It seems to skip Dave channel totally (channel 19 I think). Signal strength good on most channels.

I'll try re-tuning again in about a week's time again.