All posts by K Brady
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I am 71 years old and I wish to watch TV, but at the moment this is not possible, two thirds of my Freeview channels have disappeared or are so pixilated to be unwatchable. I am told that the problem is just caused by high air pressure, doesn't this mean that the design of this system is not fit for purpose? Would more local transmitters overcome this problem?.
In the 21st century surely the system needs to be redesigned. We can have realtime conversations with people on a space station 227 miles above us, in 1970's we received pictures from the moon, 24,000 miles away, I can get clear signals from a satellite 22,000 miles above the Earth. we have common internet speeds of 2000Mbps (2Gbps) (you could transmit the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica in lest than a minute), and yet in 2023, I cannot now receive a permanent signal from a transmitter approximately 30 miles from me, because of sunny weather? Do I have to pray for bad weather so that I may watch an uninterrupted TV program?
Living on the south coast of the UK, it now seems like every other week, most of my Freeview channels disappear. With the climate changes happening now, and the forecast of worse to come, even winter may not grant me bad weather. Will we be able to watch Freeview on the current system or will the signals just disappear into the ether? (as they seem to do now?)
Apology for previous errors, you should always read before pressing enter.
i tink i craked it tihs tyme.
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Sunday 8 October 2023 11:01AM
I am 71 years old and I wish to watch TV but at the moment this is not possible, two thirds of my Freeview channels have disappeared or are so pixilated to be unwatchable. if the problem is just caused by high air pressure, doesn't this mean that the design of this system is not fit for purpose.
In the 21st century surely the system needs to be redesigned. We can have realtime conversations with people on a space station 227 above us, in 1970's we received pictured from the moon, 24,000 miles away. I can get clear signals from a satellite 22,000 miles above the Earth, and yet I cannot now receive a permanent signal from a transmitter approximately 30 miles from me, because of sunny weather, do I have to pray for bad weather so that I may watch an uninterrupted TV.
Living on the south coast it now seems like every other week most of my Freeview channels disappear, with the climate changes happening now and the forecast of worse to come, even winter may not grant me bad weather, surely being able to watch Freeview on the current system will go the way of the dinosaurs.