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Originally Posted by Slyder
Im really confused now. It says in one of your photos,
"FreeSat - the best digital services with no subscription" or something to that effect.
Well, is that not what freeview is, or does, accept without the need for a dish  , also, in the top right hand corner of this page of this forum, it says "Free digital TV for the whole of South Wales - no monthly bills."
So am I right in assuming, this is purely for the South Wales area which can not receive Freeview? |
Freesat exists for a number of reasons. First and foremost, it allows the public service broadcasters to reach the entire UK population, something analogue terrestrial broadcasts have never quite achieved, and which Freeview broadcsts most certainly won't ever achieve.
Second of all, it allows them to do this without relying on Sky, which does offer a 'free satellite' service but doesn't advertise it to any significant degree.
Thirdly, it offers a viable platform for free-to-air HD, something else Freeview will never be able to do (don't be fooled by anything you may have heard Ofcom saying about HD Freesat, it's a messy compromise - if you want free HD, then Freesat is, ultimately, the only place you're going to get it.