RE: More news on the Sky service to rival Freeview

["Dean Barrett" <dean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just tested

All there - its CBBC not Cbeebies - sorry :)

Noticed that Cartoon Networks on there now - encrypted.

No problems with 1,2,3,4,ITV1, CH4, CH5, News channels etc.



Dean.


-----Original Message-----
From: Mal Lansell [mailto:mlansell@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 July 2004 17:11
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] More news on the Sky service to rival Freeview

Cheers.  I'm not too bothered about Cbeebies (not yet anyway!), but it
would
be good to know if the rest are there.

I wonder why their signal is so poor - I would have thought 15 miles (or
even 25 in my case) would have been well within range.

Mal




Dean Barrett wrote:

>Mal
>
>I use Sandy Heath, and i'm sure i get all the ITV's, CH4 & 5.
>
>I will look tonight. - I have line of site of Sandy transmitter - about
>15miles away, and get quite a poor signal, but all my Freeview does
>work - did have a problem with Cbeebies though...
>
>
>
>Dean.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>      Try our amazing lighting demonstration online now, and watch in
>realtime via our webcam. Click below and follow the CBus links.
>      www.rolec.net
>      dean@xxxxxxx
>      Tel: 01908-210677
>      Fax: 01908-210678
>     The information in this internet E-mail is confidential and is
>intended solely for the addressee. Access, copying or re-use of
>information in it by anyone else is unauthorised. Any views or opinions
>presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
>represent those of The Rolec Group or any of its affiliates. If you are
>not the intended recipient please contact wrongmail@xxxxxxx
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Mal Lansell [mailto:mlansell@xxxxxxx]
>  Sent: 26 July 2004 16:36
>  To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>  Subject: Re: [ukha_d] More news on the Sky service to rival Freeview
>
>
>  Damn this Yahoo!  How many more emails will cross each other?!
>
>  Anyway, I do know what you mean about the post code thing.  I used to
> live in Redhill, and at that time wanted to get OnDigital.  Dixons
> refused to sell one to me because of a) my postcode, and b) I was on a
> shared aerial in an apartment building.  In the end I went to a branch
> near my parent's house and just lied on the form.  The box worked fine
> and picked up all the channels.
>
>  Now I have my own house, b) can't be a problem, but I'm 25 miles from
> Sandy Heath, and despite being high up, analog reception is very poor
> (extremely grainy).  Anyway, it's all moot if Sandy Heath isn't
> transmitting all the channels anyway!
>
>  Mal
>
>
>  Maccy wrote:
>
>  >On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Mal Lansell wrote:
>  >
>  >
>  >>If the list is indeed larger and they are filtering it based
on
>  >>postcode, why would they think I might not get ITV if I
should be
>able
>  >>to recieve BBC1?  Is each channel transmitted at a different
power
>level?
>  >>
>  >>
>  >
>  >Yes, on some transmitters, to avoid interference. Although all
>multiplexes
>  >transmit at 20kW from Sandy Heath according to www.dtg.org.uk so
I'd
>  >assume you'd get all or nothing :) All with the correct aerial
type
>  >(you'll need one that incorporates Group W).
>  >
>  >Why not borrow a freeview box from a friend to see what you get?
Or
>even
>  >purchase one from Asda or Argos etc. with a no quibbles guarantee
>(check
>  >small print) so you can get your money back if you can't seem to
>receive
>  >the full array of channels.
>  >
>  >Again, don't trust the online postcode checkers. I put my
parents'
>  >postcode in and it claimed only some of the available channels
would
>be
>  >receivable. I know for a fact they get each and every one of the
>freeview
>  >offerings, because I set it up for them....
>  >
>  >Good luck,
>  >
>  >Maccy
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >Yahoo! Groups Links
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>        Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
>              ADVERTISEMENT
>
>
>
>
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>-----
>--
>  Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>    a.. To visit your group on the web, go to:
>    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ukha_d/
>
>    b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>    ukha_d-unsubscribe@xxxxxxx
>
>    c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of
Service.
>
>
>
>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>.
>
>
>