I live in East Sussex and keep hearing radio ads to tune in to Digital TV...... as it stand down here we can only receive four terrestrial channels ..... ITV, BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. But everything that sounds great on the telly is on digital channels. I cannot afford satellite and we have no access to Freeview so we are veritably buggered for choice! I know that some areas of East Sussex have Freeview but we do seem to be out an a limb here! When is it all going to happen??
2006-08-09 11:09:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
I live in the BN27 area and there is definately no Freeview reception here .. just checked it again on the Freeview site. Saying that 10 miles north to Heathfield and they seem to have reception up there!
2006-08-09 11:36:22 · update #1
I live in East Sussex and can get the channels with freeview. You'll need to ask a TV engineer about compatibility, you may just need a booster. Web sites aren't always very helpful. If you need to try a Digi-box out get one from Argos, if it's no good you can get a refund if returned within 14 days.
Heathfield is the nearest transmitter for East Sussex.
2006-08-10 10:59:51 · answer #1 · answered by Norman Bates 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you might be a tad misinformed here. You can definitely get freeview where you live (and channel 5 too). It is now only parts of Scotland and Wales that aren't covered. Your relative proximity to London means you are definitely well covered. Buy a box and plug it in.
Oh yes and you could always go for freesat instead. It costs more than freeview to buy the box (about £120), but there are no monthly payements thereafter (like freeview), and you get a few more channels than freeview.
2006-08-09 11:13:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My parents house has two Freeview boxes and they have problems viewing depending whether it is upstairs or downstairs. They are still waiting for Film Four to connect into the upstairs box. Things settle down eventually. Ring up Freeview for advice.
2006-08-10 00:11:59 · answer #3 · answered by mairimac158 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy good quality sat receivers and dishes on e-bay that you can install yourself,its not very hard and all of these receive all the free to air digital channels Maplin also do a complete freesat system for around £80 and you do not have to pay any subscription cost to anyone and there are no tie ins or contracts to worry about.
2006-08-09 11:20:15 · answer #4 · answered by tonytucks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where i live in east sussex i can not get freeview , just like u . try a second hand didi box and buy a card from sky that lets u view just like free view . give them a call see if they can help
2006-08-09 11:21:54 · answer #5 · answered by whispernikki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you tried a new arial and buying a freeview box? my friend lives in east sussex and gets crystal clear freeview there...
2006-08-09 11:14:05 · answer #6 · answered by paulrb8 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know when, but the government said that they plan on giving access to digital TV between now and 2012, all over the UK. So you still have time.
2006-08-09 11:20:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will happen as soon as the television networks decide that there are enough people in your area to justify the installation of the extra transmissions.
Give it 5 years or so and you'll have it.
How long were people in your area waiting for broadband? or are they still waiting?
2006-08-09 11:15:06 · answer #8 · answered by savs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everybody should be on digital by 2012 when they will turn off analog if you not got it by then you will get nothing
2006-08-09 11:16:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you tried cable?
I heard that ntl was offering free tv when you have their phone line
2006-08-09 11:18:02 · answer #10 · answered by nb19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋