[Matt]

Anyone else lost some BBC channels on Freeview from Sutton Coldfield transmitter?

Matt

[Quincy]

just get sky

[Sheep]

some people cant afford sky.

[Quincy]

yes, that was a bit harsh to be honest.

[Sidders]

Doesn't Sky use the same transmitters as freeview?

Sky used to be lame for us, the BBC channels were always dodgy, although it's not so bad now we've moved house. You can also pick up East Midlands news via Sky which is useful because we recieve the wrong one.

[Quincy]

im not sure, but in my old house, we had cable in on room, but the people who lived there before us had it in another room aswel, and we could still receive some of the (poorer) channels, such as sky news, the box etc through our normal arial.

[Quincy]

im not sure, but in my old house, we had cable in one room, but the people who lived there before us had it in another room aswel, and we could still receive some of the (poorer) channels, such as sky news, the box etc through our normal arial.

[jimmy g]

Doesn't Sky use the same transmitters as freeview?

I don't know much about these things, but doesn't Sky come from a satellite as apposed to a transmitter?

[Quincy]

good point. perhaps he meant does freeview use the same transitters as sky?

this may work as the old On digital used to go through sky and thats basically what freeview is without the millions (over exaggeration) of other channels.

Tho im probably wrong (again!)

[Lew]

yes and no

the dish doesnt link straight to the satellite (floating around in the big blackness of space), it goes via a transmitter first

[Quincy]

im glad thats been sorted out!!

[Sheep]

So they do cross over somewhere along the line.

[Sidders]

yes and no

the dish doesnt link straight to the satellite (floating around in the big blackness of space), it goes via a transmitter first

Actually, I think I was wrong in the first place, I think it does come directly from the Sattelite. My dad used to spend hours trying to align the dish so it was pointing directly at the sattelite, but to no avail.

[HoTdOg]

yes but can anyone actually get a good reception for cymru wales yet? or channel five? new fandangled technology

[Sidders]

I've never ever had any problems with Channel 5.

[Lew]

yes and no

the dish doesnt link straight to the satellite (floating around in the big blackness of space), it goes via a transmitter first

Actually, I think I was wrong in the first place, I think it does come directly from the Sattelite. My dad used to spend hours trying to align the dish so it was pointing directly at the sattelite, but to no avail.

you fool.

the sattelite is in the Earths orbit, is it going to stay in the same place?

[HoTdOg]

hahahaha maybe his dad had the blueprints for the *starwars* project?

[Hattie]

We can't get channel 5 in Derbyshire unless you have sky

[jimmy g]

yes and no

the dish doesnt link straight to the satellite (floating around in the big blackness of space), it goes via a transmitter first

Actually, I think I was wrong in the first place, I think it does come directly from the Sattelite. My dad used to spend hours trying to align the dish so it was pointing directly at the sattelite, but to no avail.

I know someone who knows a lot about satellite dishes and stuff, I will find out.

[Lew]

cheers cos to be honest i havnt got a clue. all i know is Sidla's wrong

[Jonny Hoare]

I love freeview...best investment i made.. only want sky one and e4 to complete my life

[Matt]

you fool.

the sattelite is in the Earths orbit, is it going to stay in the same place?

Yep, uses three (I think) geostationary satellites going round the equator.

[Sidders]

Darn you Matt.

[Ahh_Pathetic]

he proved you right. pillock.

[Sidders]

I know, but I was just about to gloat that I kew about geostationary satellites and Lewis didn't.