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Boarder County and Reception of Free channels

  • 17-09-2012 9:44pm
    #1
    Gooners.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭


    I have a house in Newry and trying to avoid paying tv license in UK and wondering if there is anyway to get free tv channels with a saorview box? The house is in Newry but looking over towards Carlingford. How does Saorview work? Where would u pick up a saorview box?:-)


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  • #2
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,852 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Gooners. wrote: »
    How does Saorview work? Where would u pick up a saorview box?:-)

    Just like Freeview in the North, TV connected to an aerial pointing at a (Saorview) transmitter - http://www.saorview.ie/make-the-switch/.

    saorview retailers - http://www.saorview.ie/equipment/find-a-retailer/


  • #3
    ardmacha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,476 ✭✭✭ardmacha


    I have a house in Newry and trying to avoid paying tv license in UK

    If you have a TV you have to have a TV licence.
    You could put the TV on a mountain near Omeath and watch it through binoculars, I suppose.
    Where would u pick up a saorview box?

    Television shop? As noted here, a Freeview HD box will do the trick.


  • #4
    Gooners.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭Gooners.


    Your right funny Red Neck South Armagh bucko Ardmhaca


  • #5
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,622 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    OP, you have to pay the TV licence if you have a TV, even if you never switch it on and regardless of what channels you can or can't receive and whether you have an aerial or dish.

    The NI transmitters will broadcast RTE1/2 and TG4 along with the UK channels so you might as well get equipped for Freeview HD and pay the licence.


  • #6
    MarkK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 721 ✭✭✭MarkK


    coylemj wrote: »
    The NI transmitters will broadcast RTE1/2 and TG4 along with the UK channels

    Only three of the 50 NI transmitters will carry RTE1/2 and TG4.

    OP is in Newry, so will need to pick up Saorview from over the border.


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  • #7
    Gooners.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭Gooners.


    MarkK wrote: »
    coylemj wrote: »
    The NI transmitters will broadcast RTE1/2 and TG4 along with the UK channels

    Only three of the 50 NI transmitters will carry RTE1/2 and TG4.

    OP is in Newry, so will need to pick up Saorview from over the border.

    Yes I have to pick the signal up from Carlingford/Omeath. Can't get signal on Freeview from where I am located in Newry. For some reason im just not picking it up. Might be the surrounding mountains.


  • #8
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,622 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    MarkK wrote: »
    Only three of the 50 NI transmitters will carry RTE1/2 and TG4.

    OP is in Newry, so will need to pick up Saorview from over the border.

    Hard to track it down but finally found out which of them will broadcast Saorview....

    Brougher Mountain is the only one of the main three which will transmit Saorview

    Black Mountain which is on the west side of Belfast and 2.5 km SW of Divis will transmit Saorview

    Carnmoney Hill which is 9 kms north of Belfast city centre and 1.4 kms NE of Newtownabbey will transmit Saorview.


  • #9
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    It isn't Saorview, doesn't even have the full channel lineup & is standard def. only. It's officially known as the 'NImux'.


  • #10
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,622 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    It isn't Saorview, doesn't even have the full channel lineup & is standard def. only. It's officially known as the 'NImux'.

    Sorry, you are correct. I was reading the NI switchover document which liberally uses the word 'Saorview' but of course it only includes RTE1/2 & TG4 and won't broadcast certain programs where there are rights issues e.g. sports fixtures.


  • #11
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,033 ✭✭✭zg3409


    To get Saorview and Freeview combined the best box to get is a Freeview HD box. You would probably need an outdoor aerial, and a TV licence.


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  • #12
    Gooners.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭Gooners.


    Thank-you very much for all your replies. You have all been VERY helpful!!:-))


  • #13
    winston_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭winston_1


    coylemj wrote: »
    OP, you have to pay the TV licence if you have a TV, even if you never switch it on and regardless of what channels you can or can't receive and whether you have an aerial or dish.

    That is not true. The licence is to receive live TV (from anywhere not just UK channels). A TV that is never switched on does not need a licence but is pretty pointless. A TV that is only used say for DVDs would not need a licence though it would make sense to disable the tuner.
    These comments apply to the UK including NI, the republic maybe be different.


  • #14
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,033 ✭✭✭zg3409


    winston_1 wrote: »
    That is not true. The licence is to receive live TV (from anywhere not just UK channels). A TV that is never switched on does not need a licence but is pretty pointless. A TV that is only used say for DVDs would not need a licence though it would make sense to disable the tuner.
    These comments apply to the UK including NI, the republic maybe be different.
    There is a whole thread specifically for discussion of the TV licence. Suffice to say you may need one and in the end a judge would decide.


  • #15
    reslfj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 878 ✭✭✭reslfj


    Gooners. wrote: »
    ...Can't get signal on Freeview from where I am located in Newry. For some reason im just not picking it up. Might be the surrounding mountains.

    Until October 10 /24 the Freeview signals coming from Divis are very weak indeed. Change the postcode to your own at this webpage:
    http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/postcodechecker/main/trade/BT34+1AT/NA/0/NA

    For Saorview http://www.saorview.ie/make-the-switch/coverage-map/

    If you can get an OK signal from Divis (BBC from October 10) you will (October 24) get the three UK COM muxes too . Divis may require two aerials ?

    Alle new equipment should be FreeviewHD.

    Lars :)


  • #16
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Yeah look, there's no avoiding the TV licence and you can't discuss how to avoid paying it here. There is a whole thread over in Broadcasting to talk about the TV licence.

    Now if you want to discuss Saorview reception in NI, by all means do so. But take any TV Licencing discussion to the relevant thread elsewhere or I'll close this one.


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