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Freeview is digital TV using a normal TV aerial (not a satellite dish or cable TV). Freeview boxes are marked one of these: 'Freeview', 'ITV Digital', 'ONdigital' or 'DVB-T'.
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uelFriday 16 February 2007 6:47PM
i bought a sky viewing card on ebay but it dosnt let me view channel 4 & bbc1 is from scotland & itv is stv.can i change same to n.ireland tv?????????????uel: your card is doing nothing at all. Please ring Sky on 0870-606 1111 and order a new one (£20). diana porgesMonday 7 May 2007 6:04PM
Although it's been working for months, now I can't get any ITV channels through set top box. Analogue OK. BBC & other channels all OK. What can I do.Jonathan LagerSunday 20 May 2007 12:27PM
Huntingdon We used to get very good freeview reception but over the last 2 weeks or so all ITV channels are virtually unwatchable - all BBC fine - any ideas ?
Our postcode is PE289AWJonathan Lager: Is the aerial mounted on the roof? tim g: What's your full postcode? denisSunday 3 June 2007 2:21PM
Troon Hi
I have a cable input from Smallworld (wightcable) which has a splitter into an RF input and output on their supplied box. I don't have a rooftop arial.
I presently run 3 TVs from the RF out but when I try and use a freeview box on one of the remote ones I get a NO SIGNAL when scanning channels.
I have friends also on Smallworld who have used digital televsions successfully with the RF .
Any Ideas?denis: cable TV uses the DVB-S standard, which is different to DVB-T used by Freeview. You basically cannot use a Freeview box with cable. Cable TV decoders are similar, but different. DenisSunday 3 June 2007 7:49PM
Troon Thanks Briantist.
I'm not trying to replace the cable suppliers box with freeview, just use it's RF out signal to then feed a freeview box in another room. The TV I use on this feed (through an amplifier/splitter) is at present getting the 5 analogue and 1 digital signals with a good picture. I had hoped to just pick up the RF signal in the same way the TV does but through a freeview box first.DenisSunday 3 June 2007 8:11PM
Troon Hi
Thanks again, I'll need to look at getting an arial fited as i'll need freeview on the other tv's when analogue is shut down.Keith TaylorSaturday 9 June 2007 3:12PM
I am having problems picking up any BBC channels apart from BBC 4 I live in the Preston area of LancashireKeith Taylor: It's hard to say without knowing your postcode! Clive JenkinsTuesday 3 July 2007 4:44PM
This is general information about Freeview, - that is, when using the set top box (costs about £20).
After considerable research I find that before the switch over to digital freeview, that the main transmitters are transmitting on reduced power (about 70%), so as not to interfere with the present analogue channels. When the anologue channels cease, full transmitter power will commence for the new digital service.
However, if you are not presently receiving digital through a digibox, then wait for your local transmitter to commence transmission in approx 2 to 4 years depending on where you live in the country. The local transmitters will provide a much better signal and better reception than signals from main transmitters e.g., Wenvoe in Wales.
I hope this helps someone out there.duncanWednesday 15 August 2007 5:35PM
Preston over the past 6 weeks digital reception on itv 4 & 5 is awful.so much so that the picture frequently drops completely and the screen goes blank.
My outdoor ariel is 18 elements High gain.
The question is, I live in the fulwood area of Preston (Lancashire) PR2 7E. What is the actual date the power from the transmitter be increased and by what percentage ?BrianWednesday 5 September 2007 8:52PM
hello all,I've just bought a freeview box and set it up without any problems,or so I thought.When I switch to channel 5 the picture is there until the banner at the bottom of the screen timesout then the picture disappears and I'm left only with sound.The signal strenght and quality are really good.I live in N.Ireland if this helps.Brian: Does this happen only on this channel or on five Life and five US as well? BrianWednesday 5 September 2007 10:15PM
Hello Briatist,the problem seems to be with 5 only.BrianWednesday 5 September 2007 10:26PM
Briantist,I'll give it a go,but I'm off to bed as I have to be up at 5am.Thanks for the help so far.BrianThursday 6 September 2007 2:43PM
Hello Briantist,Brian with the missing channel 5 again.I did the reset procedure and still just the same,5 disappears along with the banner for the now and next.Brian: But Five Life, Five US, QVC and abc-1 are OK? BrianThursday 6 September 2007 3:17PM
Yep Briantist all functioning and correct.I thinking of takin the box backBrian: Might be the best plan. barrytibblesTuesday 18 September 2007 7:08PM
does anyone know why on freeview why itv2 dosent come up with the info on the bottom of the screen, also i believe it happens on itv3 as well.
All other channels are okbarrytibblesTuesday 18 September 2007 8:38PM
i wondered why it has gone this way...i have a tv with built in freeview and a humax pvr and they both have this problem, also in another room have a philips freeview box, again same problem. was wondering whether it is a fault at htere end. does anyone else have this problembarrytibbles: thousands of people all over the UK. When they swapped all the channels around on multiplex 2 when Channel 4+1 was introduced, the way most set-top boxes work most people have problems with ITV-2, ITV-3. I did mention this to Channel 4 before it happened, because it was clear it would with the published EPG allocations. AlannaSaturday 17 November 2007 8:21PM
Preston Hi, at present I have freeview but I do suffer from intermitant pixelation on all digital channels except bbc, or occasionally the signal strength is too low to receive anything. I would like to run an aerial extension to my sons room and another to the kitchen but have been told that this will reduce my signal strength even more. Do I need a new digital aerial and if so should I go for a high gain aerial. My postcode is PR3 1ND.
P.S I have suffered this problem with both a seperate freeview box and intergrated tv.andy downingSunday 9 December 2007 4:22PM
Milton Keynes I can't pick up a freeview signal from my new aerial in the loft I live in Bletchley Milton keynes. Any ideas why please?DavidFriday 21 December 2007 11:50AM
Gravesend OK David of Gravesend here again. I've now had three engineers all say the same thing, there's interference on channel 22 that kills itv, chanel 4, etc. So I don't need a new aerial or anything new, I just need someone to find the interference. How do I do that? In the old days didn't the GPO have responsibility for TV singal stuff? Who does now? I've also discovered that our nieghbours also have the same problem, so please don't point me to the interfernce page again.LisaFriday 21 December 2007 2:20PM
Leven Hi,
I live in Fife KY8 - have wideband Freeview ariel in the attic poinited toward Craigkelly. I have lately had trouble with BBC4, which broke up completely the other evening (then picutre with loss of sound + pixilation) . Should I reset my Freeview box? I understand BBC4 has a strong signal. I wonder whetherr it is the RF connection - could it be oxidation of the contacts? Anything I can do about that apart from emery paper (tried, it doesn't always help) However, sometimes when I move the cable the picture breaks up/or gets better. This is an annoying and intermitent issue. I'd like to get to the bottom of. iSunday 6 January 2008 3:27PM
I have recently changed my tv set to a flat screen LCD. It has built in freeview.
I receive my tv signals from the Mendip transmitter.
Can you tell me why the picture quality is varying so much, some days near perfect and other days awful.
Simon BaconSunday 6 January 2008 3:55PM
I have a LCD tv with integrated freeview. I have recently changed my aerial to one capable of receiving digital signals and the work was carried out by a professional installer, who informs me that I am now receiving a stong signal.
I live in Clevedon BS21 a good reception area and receive transmissions from the Mendip transmitter.
Can you tell me why the picture quality is varying so much, some days perfect and others very poor.
The TV set is a renowned make and was highly reviewed hello brian,my post code is hu178xf,i have a wideband aeriel with two leads,the first one goes straight to my main tv downstairs,the other into the loft which feed my other three tvs upstairs,these wires are just taped together,i have no boosters whatsoever,there is freeview to every tv and the only problem i get is if it is raining heavly i lose channel 5,us,life.the problem i have now is that i need to add two more connections one to a computer and one to a tv.could you please advise me on the best way of doing it so i still have good reception to them all.cheers derek. Hi,
my father bought and I installed a 'Silvercrest SL65' box and dish just before christmass.
Although the book says the usual sat to train on is Astra 19, when carrying out an interigation of the box it seemed that Astra 28 was the only one supporting UK BBC and ITV channels, and so I set up for this Sat.
All seemed ok till just after christmass when the BBC and ITV channels disapeared to be replaced by 'no signal'. All I get now are a couple of french and african channels.
Help please would be appreciated !! Ashley Barton: Sounds to me like someone has moved your dish, you should have is realigned. MartynThursday 31 January 2008 4:36PM
Redditch I have had Freeview for about 15 months now and since installing a wideband aerial I have had no trouble getting a good picture on all channels. About two weeks ago the Mux D channels including Film 4 just failed. Their signal strength was low to zero and so I tried a reset. I then could not see the channels in the lineup at all. At this time my local transmitter, Sutton Coldfield, were doing "improvements". I have tried three freeview boxes but all have the same problem. The aerial has not moved. On manual setup the Mux D on channel 55 shows no signal strength at all. Have SC stopped broadcasting Mux D?
Has anyone any other solutions?
Thanks michelleMonday 18 February 2008 5:30PM
I recently bought a new Hitachi LCd tv.The TV has started showing lines like something is interferring with the signal.It doesnt happen all the time and only on certain channels.I have attached a new digital ariel and it seemed to work for a while but now the lines have come back.Is this a problem with the TV or Satellite? The tv has freeview built in.MacThursday 28 February 2008 4:18PM
Hello have just replaced my CRT tv with 37" LCD. Trouble is BBC1 ok and ITV1 ok etc but it would seem the channels which piggy back off these are not so stong and the screen is effected especially on moving pictures such as footbal or the like. The people for example have a form of pixel indentation around them. But the strong signals do not. Am I right in saying the signals do piggy back /share. If so what is the correct and best way to overcome this. As I say CRT did not show this just lower definition. Satanta is one such channel which comes off channel five. Should freview airials be ok and the signals the same.Mac: Channels do not in any sense "piggy back" on the existing services. However, the low bandwidth allocated to some services makes appear poor on very large screens. This is because CRT TVs are very low resolution, so you can't tell the difference between the services, but with an LCD TV you can. This is what HD is for. Geoffrey GrahamTuesday 27 May 2008 8:40AM
Market Rasen I have been using a Toshiba Regza digital/HD ready for about one year. Throughout that time we have had perfectly adequate signal strength from Belmont in Lincolnshire and which I can see from my garden. It will be about 14 miles distant. Over several weeks the signal strength has become an issue and for the past week has been poor or none! (A message appears in the top LH corner of the screen). If I retune every channel is reported as "Good". The most frustrating thing is that there appears to be absolutely no wish by the BBC to offer a facility through which to report these serious problems. I have searched their web site in vain.
DAB radio is not plagued by these problems.
Yet another example of the public having been sold something which in truth is more to the benfit of the service providers than the consumer.AJAYSunday 1 June 2008 12:54PM
Hi
i live outside Europe(India),with clear hotbird signal. plz help me to get
sky Italia pkg.AJAY: You are not within the range of the correct satellite. Sorry. wayne devennieSaturday 7 June 2008 9:16AM
i am in iraq and i have a durabrand cg5660-m free view box which i have lost the remote for. i cannot get it back on as i have had a power cut. any ideas 
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