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Re: Getting internet, TV, etc. HELP!

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Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 13125003)

Well that's a pleasant surprise. Although I'm not sure how to make my aerial "point at the transmitter" as they recommend, especially if I stick it in the loft. Also, they seem to be square and flat, not pointy at all.

Be careful! It might send Suffolk signals back to you . Not good for a newbie Essex Girl to mix signals:lol:

Re: Getting internet, TV, etc. HELP!

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Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 13124548)

For some reason I'm failing to make sense of this at all

There is internet access
There is tv, for which you need a license and that gives you access to some things
A smart tv which gets access to certain channels on it, some subscription some not, and some of which are some of the channels you can buy from other companies,such as Sky or BT etc
Freeview - some other selection of channels
Basic BBC and one ITV channel courtesy of your tv licence
Broadband bundles which include the actual access and varying other packages - offered by a large number of providers such as Sky, BT, but not all addresses can get all the packages or all the levels of service
You can also get your internet access and actual programmes packages separately
Internet and broadband don't seem to be the same thing
Some providers also offer SIMs for the phone
And Amazon Firestick, which gets you some other combination of channels.

The whole thing is making my head hurt. I need an Idiot's Guide to this please.

We have a Samsung tv bought back in 2010 (not a smart tv) when we arrived in the UK itâ€™s still working. we have sky and a small Amazon box (our eldest son bought that as a gift about 6years ago) we have an excellent selection of what we can watch and is very simple to use.

Re: Getting internet, TV, etc. HELP!

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Originally Posted by Jolly Good (Post 13125198)

Be careful! It might send Suffolk signals back to you . Not good for a newbie Essex Girl to mix signals:lol:

It's ok, I got a white handbag filter that you run the aerial cable through to remove any contaminated material.

Re: Getting internet, TV, etc. HELP!

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Originally Posted by brits1 (Post 13125248)

Tbh, Freeview and a smart tv looks like plenty for us.

Re: Getting internet, TV, etc. HELP!

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Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 13125304)

Tbh, Freeview and a smart tv looks like plenty for us.

Yeah Freeview has a load of channels, and actually I only ever watch one - BBC4. BBC1, BBC2, and Channel4 all seem to be a load of rubbish these days.

And I love exploring iplayer by category. For instance they have a category (classics maybe?) where they have old stuff from decades ago, which stays for a few months then disappears. When I was last in England, there were a lot of documentaries about London architectural history, for instance one about the development of Roehampton which was really good.

Re: Getting internet, TV, etc. HELP!

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Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 13125304)

Tbh, Freeview and a smart tv looks like plenty for us.

That good, we just like being able to watch foreign series/movies and we love Netflix etc

Re: Getting internet, TV, etc. HELP!

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Originally Posted by brits1 (Post 13125514)

That good, we just like being able to watch foreign series/movies and we love Netflix etc

We will probably continue with Netflix as a streaming service, independently.