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Options when there's no freeview signal
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I seem to recall that about 15 years ago - when the talk of shutting down analogue transmitters was mooted - there was talk of the government subsidising Sky for those who couldn't receive digital broadcasts ?
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Are there any nearby neighbours ? Ask them what they do.....
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FreeSat with a recording freesat set-top box sounds favourite, then0
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About £200-250 plus installation?0
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You don’t need to go to Sky. You can buy a satellite dish and get it installed and buy a freesat box .1
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Knowing a partial postcode would help figure out a possible solution, it won’t be too much invasion of her privacy. Either that or a Smart TV for catchup, or the Amazon TV Firestick already mentioned and an Amazon Prime subscription.Deleted_User said:Neil_Jones said:Deleted_User said:My sister has this dilemma (after moving into a new property)
What are her options to receive a live TV signal?
What does this even mean? Unless your sister has moved to an underground cave its almost granted you have a signal of some sort. Its far more likely the rooftop aerial is broken/doesn't exist. But other solutions are available - iPlayer, ITV Hub, All4, etc...There is NO freeview signal - she is in the shadow of cliffs !without telling you her postcode, I don't know what else I can say1 -
Just realised 'set-top box' is an obsolete term0
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Partial postcode DTSpeedster2 said:
Knowing a partial postcode would help figure out a possible solution, it won’t be too much invasion of her privacy. Either that or a Smart TV for catchup, or the Amazon TV Firestick already mentioned and an Amazon Prime subscription.Deleted_User said:Neil_Jones said:Deleted_User said:My sister has this dilemma (after moving into a new property)
What are her options to receive a live TV signal?
What does this even mean? Unless your sister has moved to an underground cave its almost granted you have a signal of some sort. Its far more likely the rooftop aerial is broken/doesn't exist. But other solutions are available - iPlayer, ITV Hub, All4, etc...There is NO freeview signal - she is in the shadow of cliffs !without telling you her postcode, I don't know what else I can say
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OK sky want £175 for a freesat box
https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/tv-providers-and-services/article/free-tv/what-is-freesat-from-sky-amza75r9TetZ
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Is that good or bad? What kind of budget did you have in mind?Deleted_User said:OK sky want £175 for a freesat box
https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/tv-providers-and-services/article/free-tv/what-is-freesat-from-sky-amza75r9TetZ
BTW, the article says £254 including installation.1
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