You have to buy the box, that turns the ether into the pictures.

But apart from that, there's no subscriptions, as far as I'm aware.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on November 25th 2009 at 12:52:17

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Freeview v Freesat - what is the difference? Does Freesat have different channels? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 25, 12:46:57
- freeview is better by miles... (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 25, 12:59:36
  - Well that's what I've got and hadn't heard about t'other one till just now. (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 25, 13:03:46
  - agree 104.567 % (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakey, Nov 25, 13:02:21
- Freeview = terrestrial digital TV broadcast using pylons and that (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 25, 12:49:52
  - Don't think you are quite right there (General Chat) - jayson blair, Nov 25, 13:01:52
    - I *think* you need both a dish and a special box, but I have no reference material to refe (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 25, 13:18:07
      - You don't need to. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Nov 25, 13:20:04
      - Yes, direct from the horses mouth: "You'll need a satellite dish ..." (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 25, 13:19:41
        
        So if it recieves the same channels as freeview but you have to go to (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 25, 13:23:13
        
        HD, intut. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Nov 25, 13:35:49
        
        Ah. Is HD worth it? It's the same programmes isn't it? Just a better picture. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 25, 13:40:12
        
        i'd forget HD for a few years. Not enough progrums apart from footerage (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakey, Nov 25, 13:41:33
        
        I might not have a foo years :-( (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 25, 13:43:30
        
        rubbish man. you not even 60 yet. (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakey, Nov 25, 13:48:12
        
        Any of us could get knocked down by a bus tomorrow. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 25, 13:52:09
    - You need a dish to receive it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Nov 25, 13:09:43
    - You do need a dish to receive it? (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 25, 13:09:07
      - box AND dish required. my bad. (n/m) (General Chat) - jayson blair, Nov 25, 13:20:23
  - Can I still use my Betamax machine? (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Nov 25, 12:50:58
- And are either of them actually free ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 25, 12:49:35
  - You have to buy the box, that turns the ether into the pictures. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 25, 12:52:17
    - That's quite nice, intut ? Or is it just full of Eurosport 3 and dodgy sci-fi channels ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 25, 12:53:06
      - No idea about Freesat. All i know about freesat is you get ITV HD. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 25, 12:57:43
      - BBC3 and 4, Film 4, More 4, E4, ITV 2, 3 and 4, SSN, Dave and others too (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 25, 12:57:25
      - No, it's all the normal tv stations plus some other shit. The only thing (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 25, 12:57:16
- GIYLF (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 25, 12:49:22

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