I called the council regarding the dish, and they contacted the company that put them up.

The company that installed the dish (very re¬iably) informed him that iit is the same Satellite that Sky can be received from...

..FreeSat AND FreeView are on it too - It definitely IS ASTRA.

I hope that this information assists any others looking for FreeView etc via a Satellite dish.



edited: typo.

Edited by deleted (Wed 07-Jul-10 17:58:34)

Even more that do not know what they are saying.

FREEVIEW IS A TERRESTRIAL SERVICE AND DOES NOT USE SATELLITE DELIVERY.

In reply to a post by Guest_Again:

Sorry, he is wrong - It's a communal satellite dish that replaced the communal standard ariel.

It was put up for Digital TV.

If I want freesat or sky they have to re-align it for the appropriate satellite. I know this for a fact because I had to get the sat. changed when I had a freesat box. I prefer freeview, so changed back.

It's definitely a DISH.

Um, its a communal dish, which needed to be realigned/changed depending on whether one required freeview or freesat?

So, if you had it realigned when you changed from freesat to freeview, what did the other occupants do? presumably they all changed from freesta/sky to freeview, whether they wanted to or not?

I'm not being pedantic (heck, the orginal question was simply "is Dave still on freeview"), simply interested in how this works!

German Freeview is OK if you like German programmes. I don't.

Ask a dish engineer / installer would be the best idea - I just watch the TV.

Either the OP is dumber than a fence post or this is a wind up - I'm unsure at the moment.

Edited by deleted (Wed 07-Jul-10 17:54:09)

In reply to a post by Stevenage_Neil:

Either the OP is dumber than a fence post or this is a wind up - I'm unsure at the moment.

Maybe it's you?

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

In reply to a post by Stevenage_Neil:

Either the OP is dumber than a fence post or this is a wind up - I'm unsure at the moment.

Maybe it's you?

Well he did have to edit his post?

I did too, but for a typo.

He may want to speak to a sat. tech guy - I did before. ROFL.

Those guys know what they're talking about.

Yes, they sure don't. lol.

One of the Astra links I posted was a video - low volume (oops), but it SHOWS freesat / freeview etc.

They may want to turn the volume up (it's a vid), I say to them about it? Just even look at the wee pic changing where the mouse goes. It IS obvious.



http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/hardware/t/3872877-...

Edited by deleted (Wed 07-Jul-10 21:18:36)