All posts by Briantist
Below are all of Briantist's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
U: Thanks for that information. Of course, these days the digital TV networks use the much more reliable fibre-optic SDH networks.
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U: Any chance of a link to a photo of a poster showing the "sports which will be on the big screen from broadcasterrs other than sky."?
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myk eccles: I would wait until Wednesday, when the Sheffield transmitter starts switchover to see if you get BBC FOUR then. If it does not you may have a problem with the communal aerial.
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kelly: No, Sky can't cut the signal to a single dish - the satellite is shared by everyone.
However, you can't connect a FreeVIEW device to the dish, you must use a FreeSAT box.
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Peter Henderson: The original Arqiva plan I saw had Northern Ireland doing switchover in three batches, but they may decide that it is easier to do the whole area in one go.
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sam: If you get a Freeview+ box you can watch shows from Dave at any time you want.
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Alan: If you have a "branded" Freesat box this is guaranteed to work. See the information at the top of the page about resetting the box to "factory settings".
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Jayne Ashworth: A Freeview box will only show UK channels in the UK. You can use Freesat from Greece, but you may need a massive (2.5 or 3 meter) dish to be able to watch all the channels with it.
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Monday 8 August 2011 7:44AM
barry: Please do the three methods on the What can I do when my Sky Digibox says 'No Signal' or 'Technical fault'? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page.