Craig Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 I've just bought a Grundig Free To View Receiver.Can be found here..I poped into dixons earlier on, saw it, and thought iwas a nice little thing.But at £120, i thought i would leave it for a while, then i poped along to currys online and saw it on offer, so i have bought it.If you have any comments, please posts.Craig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest he he :-)™ Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 I've taken up sky's offer when freeview was ITV digital and have got a sky digibox for every TV so I don't need 1. but did u look in argos they have some for £79.99. freeview boxes from argos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 how do you do this coverage check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted March 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Post Code Checker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northamuk Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Sky Digiboxes are not the same as Freeview boxes, he-he. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest he he :-)™ Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 I know i'm paying £30.00 a month for the package and £15.00 a month for each additional boxes. and it's £200 for a new sky digibox.freeview is free and sky's not. Didn't u think i knew the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 well folks i was an "On Digital" customer and Never gave the box backSo i get all the free to view digital channelsI put that box in my bedroomHappy Days :P :P :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 says yes for post code checker but I will need a new aerial <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northamuk Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Ellas, unless your aerial or the cable is quite old you may get away with it, depends how far you are from the Transmitter. Might even get away with a re-alignment of the aerial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cookie Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Freeview doesn’t cover your area :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Return set-top boxes or pay £39.99, ITV customers told .....http://media.guardian.co.uk/itvdigital/sto...,857146,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northamuk Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 bvw, that was yonks ago, they gave up in the end said people could keep 'em :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 bvw in bristolDid you not read the updates on this mateITV paid the administrators so they would not have to give the boxes back http://media.guardian.co.uk/itvdigital/sto...,878343,00.htmldont you read(only joking)..............PMSLmadboy33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted March 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 says yes for post code checker but I will need a new aerial <_>Thats what mine says, but i am going to take a chance as we had a brand new loft aerial installed when we moved into this new house.My ant and uncle have freeview just up the road, i dont think they needed an aerial upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northamuk Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Craig, a loft aerial will be problematical unless you are close to the transmitter.Might as well try it though, especially if you have a really good picture on analogue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northamuk Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 BTW, I have a Hauppauge DEC2000-t connected to PC and TV. Brilliant picture on both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Madboy, knew I'd read something about set top boxes somewhere, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/work...nch/2856241.stmand a firm asking for payment etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 well wellnice one BVWNow its me who cant readI would love to see them take legal action against meITV/Ondigital still owe me £14.50pso i think they can call it quitsmadboy33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter e Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Sky? Freeview? Etc. Isn't there enough *beep* on 5 channels without paying out for more? :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter e Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Beeped, eh. Cr*p isn't a swear word. It developed as a less co*beep* term than s**t and derives from the name of the inventor of the flushing toilet, one Mr *beep*per. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter e Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Flippin' 'eck! C o a r s e has been beeped now ( as in c o a r s e fishing). Who monitors the posts? The spirit of Mary Whitehouse (God Bless Her)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northamuk Posted March 29, 2003 Report Share Posted March 29, 2003 peter e, you can't beat the filter, any combination of letters it doesn't like will be beeped as S*beep*horpe will attest :o !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PC Eejit Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 $hite beats the filter :D :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 You can't beat NTL. Free box supplied, and if it breaks it is replaced free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 My daughter passed on her 'old' digi-box to us. Great, we thought - free!Well it cost £100 for a new, stronger, aerial. Then we got a new TV and the old box looked scruffy - so paid another£100 for a neat little one. So much for FREE.Got to say, though, we only really use 4 of the digi channels on a regular basis and pop into the music channels during adverts.Glad we've got it, gives us a bit of choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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