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Great Cheapest Freeview Box Hunt

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  • Teterow
    Teterow Posts: 242 Forumite
    Has anyone got the latest best offer on Freeview boxes?

    We have a box, but as usual it just stops working. It cost me about £80 18months ago as it has Top Up TV.

    Now I really want something that takes me over Xmas.
    Also is a Digital Satellite Receiver the same as a freeview box?
      <LI type=square taggedByMe="true">Free-to-air receiver in slim line design <LI type=square taggedByMe="true">Features include: <LI type=square taggedByMe="true">- Plug & Play <LI type=square taggedByMe="true">- Auto search with 4500 channels <LI type=square taggedByMe="true">- OSD (On-Screen-Display) and more <LI type=square taggedByMe="true">
    3 year manufacturer's warranty <LI type=square taggedByMe="true">Price per item <LI type=square taggedByMe="true">was £39.99
    [*]*compared to last year

    Thanks for your help.
    Susann
    Challenges:
    3 NSD per week
  • KxMx
    KxMx Posts: 11,356 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Tesco Direct has one reduced to £12.97
    http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-9643.aspx
  • KxMx wrote: »
    Tesco Direct has one reduced to £12.97
    http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-9643.aspx



    can this received the freeview channels ??
  • atruefaker
    atruefaker Posts: 167 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hi

    Can anyone tell me where you can get a cheap freeview box set from at the moment.

    Thanks
  • kah22
    kah22 Posts: 1,891 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Can't actually tell you anything about Freeview but I'm wondering if Freesat will outdate Freeview - if it is the way the BBC and ITV intend to go long term

    Kevin
  • mrsbudget
    mrsbudget Posts: 242 Forumite
    yes,, is there any offer on freeview at the moment,,needing one,,dont want to pay the £75 one off payment from Virgin,,,
  • saffsie
    saffsie Posts: 70 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Tesco have a freeview box for £15
  • Billus
    Billus Posts: 7 Forumite
    I found a good selection of Freeview hardware at http://www.freetv-home.co.uk/.
  • Please don't do what I did!!! I went and bought a freeview box from ASDA (£15 by the way, scart not included for the Durabrand one in my local store in Belfast) which worked perfectly and then when I cancelled my Sky (in an attempt to tighten my belt a bit) I asked them what I should do about the Sky dish and the box, the woman told me that they are mine to keep and I can use them to access freeview. I've not tried it yet because I'd already hooked up the box I bought from ASDA but bit of a waste of £15!!
  • kiebee
    kiebee Posts: 92 Forumite
    Actually you get Freesat From Sky. Which gives you 200+ TV channels and 80+ Radio channels, compared with Freeview's (around) 44 Tv channels and 24 radio

    Full channel list here
    Tv
    Radio
    Im a kiebee buzz,buzz!
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