All posts by Briantist
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lizzie: You need to connect your Freeview box to a rooftop aerial to receive the services, and the aerial needs to point to a transmitter with the digital services.
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glb37: No, as per the article, this was the first stage of switchover, the second stage is on Wednesday 15th June 2011.
At switchover the frequencies used change, so you have to do a "first time installation" on each date.
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Stephen: I think you have a very good diagnosis that you don't have a satellite signal.
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milly: You will need to do a "first time installation" and do it again on Wednesday 15th June 2011.
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Stuart Brown: Please see TVs and boxes that do not support the 8k-mode | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice to check your receiver will still work.
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John Robinson: Please see Find a Freeview transmitter by frequency | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Stephen: Yes, they are called "satellite signal meters". You can get them at
TV & Satellite : Free-to-Air Satellite : Satellite Finders & Meters : Maplin Electronics
and other places such as Buy Satellite Signal Finder Kit at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Freesat accessories.
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kevin: There are FOUR transmitter you can receive a full-power Freeview signal from: The Wrekin, Lark Stoke, Bromsgrove, and Winter Hill. Are you using a rooftop aerial?
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Thursday 2 June 2011 8:44AM
roy talbot: Please see All about Freesat | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice - note that you will need a very large dish (perhaps 2 meters) to receive the BBC and ITV services from Astra 2D.