On 10/06/2008 12:48 David Hansen wrote:

You first have to discover what an "appropriate" post code is and
put it into the box, changing it every time one wants to watch other
programmes. This is particularly a problem in border areas, where
one may want to watch a different variation to the one the
broadcasters patronisingly want one to watch.

Then use the box in non-freesat mode and just press OK on the regional
channel(s) you want to watch.

If the boxes offered choice then that would be a different matter.
The "don't worry your pretty little head about it" approach would be
just one of the options, probably the first option, not something
forced on people by arrogant broadcasters. They need to get the
limitations of terrestrial broadcasting out of their heads,
especially as some of us who have lived in border areas coped with
having at least two choices of variation decades ago.

They do offer choice: freesat mode and non-freesat mode. Non-freesat
mode has all of the 400+ available channels including the 'freesat'
channels. Just no 7 day EPG for the freesat channels.

It's all surprisingly easy: you do have a freesat box?

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