BUt that's what is confusing me Ian :) Will the switchover for everying be on september six, or just for bbc 2 and then rest to follow? If that is the case I guess I won't here in the midlands get full service even with the RNIB box until april 20? I just don't want to waste my money on thge box yet if I am not going to hardly get any channels On 3 Apr 2011, at 17:13, Iain Lackie wrote: > You may be able to take these results with a rather large pinch of salt. When > we bought our digital television, the man who helped us install it was very > surprised that we got any digital channels as our postcode was not supposed > to receive any. You may find you will receive more before the switchover than > the website tells you. > > Iain > > -----Original Message----- From: william lomas > Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 4:57 PM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: digital switchover > > > OK when I do a coverage check here is what I get: > > Good news. You should be able to receive the most popular Freeview channels > now and the entire service after the digital switchover. > Digital switchover is happening in your region on 6 April 2011 and 20 April > 2011. This means that you need to make sure all your TVs are ready for > digital. > > On 3 Apr 2011, at 16:52, Peter Beasley wrote: > >> No you would get them now. What happens is that when the analog services are >> switched off, the power of the digital transmitters will be increased so >> that people who now get a poor digital signal will find it much better. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "william lomas" <will.d.lomas@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 4:29 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: digital switchover >> >> >>> Oh hang on. so if I got a freeview box now could I get all the channels on >>> the six april? >>> or, do I have to wait until the 20 as you said that's when everything else >>> switches? >>> >>> On 3 Apr 2011, at 16:18, Peter Beasley wrote: >>> >>>> no, if you had a freeview box you would get the full service right now. I >>>> don't have a television myself, but from what I understand, digital sets >>>> will have to be re-tuned when BBc2 goes entirely digital, and again when >>>> everything else goes entirely digital. I guess you must get your >>>> television from the Rekin transmitter. The sutton coldfield transmitter >>>> switches in September. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "william lomas" <will.d.lomas@xxxxxxxxx> >>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 4:08 PM >>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: digital switchover >>>> >>>> >>>>> Sorry guys not sure what happened with my last message. >>>>> >>>>> I assume then I have to wait until the 20th april to get full service? >>>>> >>>>> Am going to get the freeview talking box I never watch half of my sky >>>>> channels now. >>>>> >>>>> On 3 Apr 2011, at 15:52, Peter Beasley wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Because they always switch BBC2 first. then everything else 2weeks >>>>>> later. >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "william lomas" >>>>>> <will.d.lomas@xxxxxxxxx> >>>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 3:47 PM >>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] digital switchover >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> hi in my region of the west midlands, as i am waiting to switch over to >>>>>>> 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