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DVB-H phones

26-03-2008 12:36AM

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jimmycrackcorm

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Hi, does anyone know if phones with DVB-H such as the N96 can receive RTE transmissions?

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#2 26-03-2008 01:54AM

kirving

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I had the Nokia N92 last year, and yes, I could reciever RTE. And about 15 other channels, including Sky Sports 1. EPG's were also available.

However, this was from a DVB-H transmitter that 02 had set up on a trial basis. I was told that the service wuld stop sometime last year, but as far as I know(phone is broken, anyone know where I coulr get it repaired? MPRC wont do it) the service is still running.

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#3 27-03-2008 02:29PM

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I can receive the digital channels on my DVB-H equipped laptop but I noticed some debate on the encoding standards used where people say that Freview equipped TV's won't support the Irish digital platform.

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#4 27-03-2008 03:14PM

MiCr0

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freeview is using dvb-t, not dvb-h.
they are similar but not the same

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#5 27-03-2008 03:15PM

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The phone must be in the vicinity of a DVBH transmitter. It ill not pick up "normal" RTE transmissions.

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