Re: Freeview or sky dish with free-to-air

["Rob Lamb" <rjl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Possibly. Both get CBBC and Cbeebies but sky does have a couple of=20
other free to air kids channels (Pop from memory?). If you use Top-
Up TV with the Freeview box (needs a card slot and costs =A37.99 a=20
month) then again you get a couple more kids channels along with 5=20
or 6 'mainstream' ones.

Rob

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Young, Jeff" <Jeff.Young@D...>
wrote:
> Interesting - I live in Bath Spa and it seems that I need to spend=20
=A3120.00
> having a new ariel installed to get freeview.  I currently have no=20
ariel on
> the roof ( in roof void ) and I'd quite like to avoid installing a=20
massive
> ariel on the chimney.  We have a double roof with a gully running=20
between -
> perfect place to install a dish and no-one would know - house is=20
listed !
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> Couple of other points - I have a Tivo (in attic) and 3 young=20
children (not
> in attic at the moment) so children channels are a must.  Does=20
this make one
> solution better over the other ?
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> jeff
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Lamb [mailto:rjl@s...]=20
> Sent: 18 November 2004 19:06
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Freeview or sky dish with free-to-air
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> jeff,
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> I have both and it's a bit bizzare because not all channels are=20
free=20
> to both formats (i.e Sky Sports News is free on Freeview but=20
> subcriber on Sky Digital). The Sky Digital seems to have generally=20
> better reception but that's dependant on where you live (on the=20
> South Coast the Freeview signal is notoriously weak).
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> Rob
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Young, Jeff"
<Jeff.Young@D...>=20
wrote:
> > Not sure why I want to do this as there is a load of rubbish on
> the TV but
> > I've been thinking about installing digital TV in my house.  It
> seems to
> > either go for a new ariel and freeview decoder or install a sky
> dish and
> > obtain a card that will just let you watch the free to air
> channels.  I'm
> > not sure that I want any sort of monthly contract just at the
> moment but may
> > consider something like top-up tv in the future. (
<=A310/month ).
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> > So any guidance would be gratefully received.  Does the sky=20
option
> have any
> > advantages over freeview ?
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> > jeff
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