Hi Andy, Perhaps I/we are confusing things here. When I mentioned an aerial, I was referring to the fact that you said you had purchased a digibox, which did not work when you got it home. I was asking if you had a proper digital aerial for the digibox. I certainly found that the normal aerial I had did not work, and needed to be replaced with one designed specifically to received digital signals. That said, I do know that some people have been able to use their digiboxes with a normal aerial, but suspect it has more to do with proximity to the transmitter, not to mention a major degree of good luck. As far as Sky's Freesat is concerned, you do NOT require an aerial, just the satellite dish. Hope this clears up the misunderstanding. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Sent: 22 January 2006 14:31 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky TV Freesat Hi again George. You were asking if I had a digital Ariel? If Sky are giving me a dish, why would I need an Ariel George? Does Skynet require both an Ariel and a dish? Sounds a good deal anyway. I'll need to try and find out more. Good point about not charging if reception was not assured eh? Best wishes. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 5:57 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky TV Freesat > Hi Andy, > > (I'd better say first that your HTML message came in as > black text on a black background.) > > Yes, it does look like this is Sky's answer to Freeview. > However, at £150 flat fee, on the face of it, it appears to > be a good deal. > > What's more, THEY come along and fit it all up, so if it > doesn't work, they cannot force you to pay - can they? > > By the way, do you have a proper digital aerial? When we > got our first digibox, we had to have the aerial replaced. > > George. > > ________________________________ > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy > Sent: 20 January 2006 17:49 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky TV Freesat > > > Hi George. > > Are you perhaps thinking of subscribing yourself? Pauline > and I have been thinking of subscribing to Sky but it's the > £30 or there abouts a month that is stopping us. Is Freenet > the same as Freeview only using a satellite disk? We > purchased a Freeview box for £50 from Argos only to discover > that it didn't work in our area. But it really would be > nice to have a few extra channels. At the moment, we only > get 1,2, itv and 4. > > Best wishes. > Andy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: George Bell > <mailto:george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 11:42 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Sky TV Freesat > > Have any of you signed up for Sky's Freesat? > > For a one of flat fee of £150, you get a satellite > dish and all the necessary, installed. > > They claim access to around 120 TV channels and a > lot more. > > And in their words:- > > Freesat from Sky gives access to a choice of some > fantastic TV and radio programmes on offer in the UK in > crystal clear digital quality. Whether it's keeping your > kids entertained or simply entertaining yourself, you'll > know where to find great entertainment whenever you need it. > Catch all your favourites from BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel4 and > five, plus great extra channels such as BBC3, BBC4, CNN, > Travel Channel and loads more. And with interactive services > including email, SMS text service, betting and online > shopping, you can do more than just watch. > > More details at:- > > http://www.freesatfromsky.co.uk/ > > George. > > ________________________________ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/235 - > Release Date: 19/01/2006 > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/235 - Release Date: > 19/01/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. 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