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All posts by Stephen Phillips

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Tuesday 25 February 2014 12:15AM
Wrexham

Your box will work anywhere where you have a big enough dish to see the satellite.

Without a card it will get the free channels. There is a thread here somewhere that compares freeview freesat freesat from sky etc.

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Thursday 27 February 2014 11:59AM
Wrexham

I have just done a quick analysis of your site and I have found that only 37% of your page has ads, leaving 63% unmonetised space.

Which is probably why you still have users.

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BBC+1 is a splendid idea.

Regional news - just use London - or rotate them even.

Or a mixture.

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Freeview reception - all about aerials | Installing
Thursday 13 March 2014 12:25AM
Wrexham

Rawlinson

DRY wood is a good insulator so not big deal - if a little unprofessional.

At 4 miles you may well be right about reason.

Does it work?

If so don't fix it.

If it is a powerful Tx 4 miles away you may not need an aerial at all. In London I do fine with just a fly lead connected to nothing.

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What price for an aerial installation? | Rigger's zone
Tuesday 18 March 2014 11:58AM
Wrexham

Ian Edge - assuming that "mast" just means a pole attached to the chimney you have indeed been ripped off.

Worth a call to the local Trading Standards.

Or that Esther wotsit's TV programme Rogue Traders.

Or just a call to the company saying you think there must have been a mistake! Record it!

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Wednesday 19 March 2014 12:13AM
Wrexham

Why don't they design tuners to cope with strong signals?

It can't be difficult compared to digesting 64QAM ?

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Friday 21 March 2014 11:48AM
Wrexham

Mike B - it is within the scope of electronics to detect the strength of an incoming signal and attenuate it if needed. I can't see how it is so hard that it is not done routinely.


Mike S - I presume the TV is working and you can see the retuning etc. images from the box so that side works.

And you have checked all connections by removing and refitting.

And confirmed that neighbours are getting TV OK?

And done a factory reset of the box

And phoned the helpline of its manufacturers.

And taken it somewhere else to prove it does not work there either.

And borrowed another box and proved it DOES work at your place.

NOW buy a new box

I'm assuming you have a strong signal - you do not give address details to check



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Monday 24 March 2014 10:01AM
Wrexham

Don't forget to buy a license!

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Thursday 10 April 2014 10:35AM

MikeP - there is a TV Channel with a confusingly similar name IIRC. Brian's name for this site is almost too well chosen and I'm sure a lot of people who find it think it in some way "official"

The continent is full of people watching UK Satellite TV. Sky acquiesces with this so I see no need to be precious on behalf of copyright holders.

Dimitris you will need a Freesat or a Sky TV box; a suitable LNB on your dish - which you may well have - and to point it in the right direction - instructions online if you google.

But I have no idea if the signal gets to you. The coverage has recently changed so old info may now be wrong.

Try an expats forum for UK people in Greece.


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Digital radio section | Digital radio
Tuesday 15 April 2014 12:09AM

Michael have long asked what problem DAB is supposed to be solving.

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