E4 Now on freeview (boxes @ £35)

chompie

Now is the best time to get your freeview boxes,
E4 & Men & Motors (if you like that kind of thing ) are now on Freeveiw No Topup TV Required (E4 to coincide with the new series of BB)
E4 is on a par with Sky One & Paramount and offers great shows like, Smallville, ER, Scrubs, Point Pleasence, Desperate Housewives and The O.C, all before they are on Channel 4
you can pick up a freeview box for about £35 from currys http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1701169823.1116758041@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdcaddejjkhjficflgceggdhhmdgml.0&page=Product&sku=292692&category_oid=-23190&fm=3&sm=2&tm=undefined
and you may be able to use the NHS5PCT code to get 5% off plus currys are on certain cashback sites

lifeslove

Just ordered a new TV that has freeview, problem is it says on the Freeview website I will probably need a different ariel, wonder how much thats gonna cost me :mad: . Thanks for the post by the way

TeamMCS

If I remember, E4 is TopupTV. It isn'tf ree

Edinburghlass_2

TeamMCS wrote:

If I remember, E4 is TopupTV. It isn'tf ree

It is free now, starting this month just in time for BB :rotfl:

supernudger

http://www.channel4.com/about_c4/viewing_E4/

FREEVIEW

E4 will be available on FREEVIEW from 27 May 2005. To get FREEVIEW just check your postcode is in a FREEVIEW coverage area on https://www.freeview.co.uk. You will need a small box which you can get at your local electrical retailer. Connect your box to your existing TV and aerial, switch on and enjoy E4 on FREEVIEW soon.

Men and Motors is available right now.

Enjoy

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=52881

wazza

lifeslove wrote:

Just ordered a new TV that has freeview, problem is it says on the Freeview website I will probably need a different ariel, wonder how much thats gonna cost me :mad: . Thanks for the post by the way

hope this helps my aerial is at least 19 years old. When i connected my freeview box i was receiving all signals.

Try ur aerial first before having a new one fitted. If you do get a wqeak signal a signal booster helps

the_one_and_only

Is this just free why BB on????

Mattjimf

Prob not as they have been talking about doing it for a while, but obviously decided to get it going with BB and get more viewers for E4.

chompie

no, they intended to take it free from the beginning, but they wanted to do it at a time when it would be of maximum benefit (money)

and it will remain part of the freeview package.

BigAde

lifeslove wrote:

Just ordered a new TV that has freeview, problem is it says on the Freeview website I will probably need a different ariel, wonder how much thats gonna cost me :mad: . Thanks for the post by the way

Agree with Wazza on this one - try the box first with your existing aerial. I've bought loads of boxes over the past 3 years - two for myself, parents, inlaws, brothers etc
I've not known one case where a new aerial has been required, I've even successfully used a set-top aerial. In other words, the postcode checker on the freeview website needs to be taken with a fairly hefty pinch of salt.

Also, a note on signal boosters - they can be useful in some situations i.e. where there is a genuinely poor signal. But, if the aerial just isn't picking up the correct signal in the first place, there's nothing to amplify.