Anyone know anything about TV's

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    I might be moving back to my old cottage soon.

    It has no phone line, no broadband, no aerial, a 20 year old Sky dish which I have no idea condition off.

    Is it possible to watch a TV with that set up, and if so, how?
     
    I know nothing about sky dishes, so can't help there. Does it get a decent Freeview signal? If so, can you rig an aerial up?

    Can you get a 4G/5G signal there? If so, you should be ok to stream stuff. However (unless someone can put me right) that can be a pain if you want to channel hop. To go from ITV to BBC, you have to leave one app and open another.

    Worst case - download stuff onto a device and watch that.
     
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    I know nothing about sky dishes, so can't help there. Does it get a decent Freeview signal? If so, can you rig an aerial up?
    I've no idea how free Freeview works or what you need to make it work

    Can you get a 4G/5G signal there? If so, you should be ok to stream stuff. However (unless someone can put me right) that can be a pain if you want to channel hop. To go from ITV to BBC, you have to leave one app and open another.
    Signal can be a bit temperamental according to bloke who lived there before.

    Someone told me I might be able to take an old sky box over, plug that in and get all the free channels that way (without needing a sky account). I'm going to try it next time I go over.
     
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    I've no idea how free Freeview works or what you need to make it work


    Signal can be a bit temperamental according to bloke who lived there before.

    Someone told me I might be able to take an old sky box over, plug that in and get all the free channels that way (without needing a sky account). I'm going to try it next time I go over.
    It works! :)

    25 year old Sky dish, that hasn't been used in 12 years.
    12 year old sky box, that hasn't been used in 8 years
    12 year old TV that hasn't been used in 8 years

    Took a few minutes to find the channels, but all seems fine.

    Got to get a TV Licence now though :(
     
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    What a result, lol

    Freeview just works through an aerial. Depending on where you are, you'll get about 50 or 60 channels, all free (apart from the TV licence...)
     
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    What a result, lol

    Freeview just works through an aerial. Depending on where you are, you'll get about 50 or 60 channels, all free (apart from the TV licence...)
    Most TV's come with Freeview built in so no need for a box. So it is just like a traditional TV that has an aerial and no other feeds.
     
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    Freeview just works through an aerial.
    Only if you hold the rabbit ears in just the right place and don’t ever move again.
     
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