Considering Freeview

[Lil' J]

Hey,

I'm fed up of these 5 channels and looking for someting to fill me in till i get SKY. So i am considering freeview.

Now freeview what can you do i mean i don;t have a clue, can you use interactive services as some sites say you can and some don't.

Also whats the best and cheapest box at the momment?

As for hacks can you get any other channel for free?

Thanks for your time

[hxbro]

you bet bbci + other interactive stuff from the bbc on freeview, I believe sky text is also available now, a few other things are available too

dunno about boxes

topup-tv hasn't been hacked from what I know

[Lil' J]

Do you get all the digital radio stations?

[Spennyboy]

yeh you do.

this list all sort you out.

TV:
1 BBC ONE
2 BBC TWO T
3 ITV1
4 Channel 4
5 five TV
6 ITV2
7 BBC THREE
10 BBC FOUR
11 Sky Travel
12 UKTV History
15 abc1
16 QVC
18 The Hits
19 UKTV Brt Ideas
20 Ftn
21 TMF
22 Ideal World
23 bid-up.tv
24 price-drop.tv
30 CBBC
31 CBeebies
34 ITV3
40 BBC News 24
42 Sky News
43 Sky Sports News
45 BBC Parliament
46 Community TV

RADIO
70 BBC Radio 1 Radio A
71 BBC 1Xtra Radio B
72 BBC Radio 2 Radio A
73 BBC Radio 3 Radio A
74 BBC Radio 4 Radio A
75 BBC Radio 5 Live Radio B
76 BBC 5L SportsX Radio B
77 BBC 6Music Radio B
78 BBC7 Radio B
79 BBC Asian Network Radio B
80 BBC World Service Radio D
81 The Hits Radio Radio D
82 Smash Hits! Radio D
83 Kiss Radio D
84 Heat Radio A
85 Magic Radio D
86 Q Radio D
87 oneword Radio D
88 Jazz FM Radio D
91 Mojo Radio A
92 Kerrang! Radio D
94 talkSPORT Radio C
95 3C Radio C
96 Premier Radio Radio C

PAY TV (TIMESHARE)
14 E4
17 UKTV Gold
25 TCM
26 UKTV Style
27 Discovery
28 Discovery H&L
29 UKTV Food
32 Cartoon Network
33 Boomerang
44 Bloomberg
60 Television X

:thumbs

[Lil' J]

Aww man no Choice FM

Thanks for that list.

[eolair]

Thompson do nice cheap boxes. Sony and Nokia are good if pricey, some models are noted for handling weaker signals better.

Get a model with 2 SCARTS and does RGB out on at least one of them.

Before buying check it out in-store if possible. You want one that changes channels quickly, and also check out the speed of the interactive services / menus. Nothing worse than a slow box that feels like wading through treacle.

If possible buy in a store with a 7/30 day money back policy.

[whatnow]

PAY TV (TIMESHARE)
14 E4
17 UKTV Gold
25 TCM
26 UKTV Style
27 Discovery
28 Discovery H&L
29 UKTV Food
32 Cartoon Network
33 Boomerang
44 Bloomberg
60 Television X

these just come on whenever they want or something? like a few hours sample a day? or am I an idiot, are they optional pay for channels?

I too am fed up with terristerial...

[fossil]

these just come on whenever they want or something? like a few hours sample a day? or am I an idiot, are they optional pay for channels?

I too am fed up with terristerial...

They are Top-Up TV channels, which you can subscribe to for £7.99 per month (except TVX which has it's own subscription - £9.99 I think).

You wil need an old ITV digital box to view them or a newer box with a card slot.

There is also a Red Hot TV channel which uses a very basic encryption which can be decoded if you use a pc digital TV card.

http://www.topuptv.com