digital tv signal problem

[seb]

I live in a flat that has the aerial on the roof pointing the wrong way for digital tv, ie freeview.

i borrowed my mates pace freeview box and all i can pick up are the bbc channels. nothing else at all.

i doubt i will be able to get my letting agency to turn the aerial around to face the right way... are there any gadgets to boost the signal i can use in my lounge?

i don't particuarly want to fork out for sky tbh.

any ideas?

 

[martynh]

Could you another get another aerial installed on the roof, or maybe on the side of your flat?

Sky also have free sat,think it's £120 one off payment and you get all the freeview channels through a dish and a sky box.
http://www.freesatfromsky.co.uk/

 

[TheCake]

I got my parents a "One-For-All" indoor digital aerial. Works a treat! £30 or so in dixons. Get all the freeview channels on it.

 

[seb]

that sounds like the ticket darthcake^^^ dart - did they have really poor signal before the one for all indoor aerial and once set up it fixed it?

i don't think i will be able to get a dish put on the block of flats, but i think it is able to accept sky tv. shame their box is so much money!

 

[Griff]

Had the same problem in an old rented flat I was in. Daft as it sounds I used about 2 metres of speaker cable up the wall and looped behind a picture. Worked amazingly well.

 

[TheCake]

Seb we don't have an external aerial bud That was our problem!

 

[seb]

lol i see.

i reckon i will be heading out tomorrow to buy a digital aerial then! as i know of people that live like on the otherside of the town i live in and can get loads of channels because their aerial is facing another way.

hopefully buying a digital aerial will sort the problem!

 

[TheCake]

Ask the guy in the shop - if it doesn't work can you bring it back. That way your quids in either way. You get TV or your money back

 

[seb]

yeah for sure^^^^

hopefull my local electrical store in the high street are a bit more chilled out than before. they wouldn't let me return a freeview box if it didn't pick up a signal!!

 

[172.com]

I have one of those one for all thingers. Works a treat most of the time. Sometimes has trouble picking up multiplex 2 (I think it's multiplex 2), which includes 5 (and the music channels I believe), but I live in a bad area for reception. I'm sure you can find it cheaper than £30 though. I got mine for £15 from Costco, but I'm sure other retailers have it within this price range too.

EDIT: I do get a bad reception if it's mad windy!

 

[seb]

i thought i'd go for a more expensive one as it might be better? i found one for a tenner, but i want a decent one as i only get the bbc channels so i guess i have s**t signal aswell.

 

[172.com]

In my view the BBC multiplex is usually the best anyway. It's often true that you get what you pay for, but in the freeview world it's not always the case. When I asked the guy in curry's the difference between two freeview boxes with about £50 price difference he replied "just the price". Try find a UK digi TV forum, they might be able to advise best.