Freeview in place of Sky.

[333rocky333]

I watch freeview via a humax pvr-9150T box, via a roof aerial, you can record shed loads of stuff, straight fom the quide, or simply pressing record, rewind, pause live stuff, even record 2 channels
one off purchase, no subscription and simple to use, highly recomend

 

[333rocky333]

Freeview is far from a complete flop.

I agree, i brought a 42inch sony plasma, one of the first with a built in tuner, in the days when they were over 5grand and when the transmitters went off, it was virtuallly useless over night , apart from viewing via sky, till I connected it to a freeview box

 

[ericmark]

Yesterday does not need to be in your sky package. It is free to air.

Thanks you are correct, I found it did not work some years back and never re-tested it. Like channel 5 is seems now free. So it's good by freeview no longer any need to have it.

 

[Sam Gangee]

Until it snows or wind moves the dish.
Keep it. It's a useful backup.

 

[ericmark]

Two dishes one at back and one at front of house and was using an old loop aerial for freeview easy to put back up so good by continual retuning freeview kicked to touch.

 

[Sam Gangee]

Sorry, I can't understand that sentence.

 

[WabbitPoo]

just get a freesat box, which sits in place of you sky box. Done. In fact you can buy mine! Quite what you find to watch on all those channels is beyond me....pure sh1te.

 

[Tim84]

I've got EE TV; worth checking out if you're contractually at a point where you can swap internet providers. Go via topcashback or similar and you'll probably get about £100 upfront.

The EE TV box has four tuners in it (I think) so you can record your favourite channels 24/7 plus pause, rewind etc. live TV. Has several on demand services built in too.

It takes an aerial for freeview and connects to WiFi for the on-demand stuff. Plus stream live TV or recordings to phones, tablets etc. around the house over WiFi while someone watches something else on the TV.

That said, I have freesat connected to the Samsung TV too but never use it. Haven't in over two years I think.