Freeview aerial

[sddsddean]

All the ads etc for freeview boxes say something like "you may need to upgrade your aerial". Is there any way of checking if the aerial is OK before getting your box, or have you just got to connect the box up and see if nothing happens?

[Pea Pod]

I think its all a matter of chance. We are not supposed to be able to get it in our area yet but we all do . I am the only one without a digital ariel in the street and get better reception than anyone.

[Buenchico]

A much-quoted guideline is that, if you can get good reception of Channel 5 (and, of course, the postcode checker says that you're in a Freeview area), then you should be able to get Freeview.

However, when I bought my Freeview box a few years ago, the postcode checker said I was outside the reception area and I could hardly get any sort of reception of Channel 5. Despite this, the Freview box worked perfectly.

The vast majority of people, with external aerials, find that they don't need to upgrade. Just ask yourself how often you see an aerial fitter, up a ladder, installing a new aerial. If most people needed to upgrade, you'd see aerial fitters on every street but I haven't seen one at work for ages.

As Pea Pod indicates, you won't know until you try.

Chris

[sddsddean]

I'll just wait and see what happens then. Thanks all.

[areboy]

I was in the same boat so bought a cheap digital tv booster from pc world about �15 as against �85 for a new main aerial, good viewing ensued,though lots of repeats.