With the cessation of terrestrial broadcasting due to start from 2030, now is a good time to consider your viewing future… What are the current TV viewing options? Freeview – For free* live TV using a conventional rooftop or loft antenna, viewers can use any TV currently on the market, or made after 2005. These […]
Having spent many years working with all the TV brands, we tend to recommend Humax as the most reliable brand for set top boxes. Humax provide various product options for both Freeview and Freesat services, inclusive of recording and catch-up facilities. That said, in the last week we have received several calls reporting complete loss […]
Have you lost your freeview channels since 17th Oct? We’re still getting some calls from viewers that have lost Freeview channles after a frequency shuffle on the 17th. If your TV is tuned to one of the following relay transmitters and you haven’t tried a retune, please give it a try… Affected transmitters: Broadhaven Fishguard […]
With today’s remnants of Hurricane Ophelia as a good reminder, this weekend marks the 30th year I’ve been in the aerials business. I can’t say for sure what date I started, but know it was just a couple of months before Michael Fish’s infamous clanger, when the Oct ’87 storm made Sevenoaks into ‘One-Oak’! At […]
A common question from our customers is ‘which is best, Freeview or Freesat?’ There isn’t a ‘one fits all’ solution. However, we do suggest you consider the following to help influence your decision: In a nutshell, there are two traditional methods of transmitting TV channels to your property. Terrestrial TV (commonly referred to as ‘Freeview’) […]
If like many holiday let owners, you intend to supply free internet access to guests, there are a few things you need to know before you simply open up your internet to all and sundry. Here’s a quick guide summarising the main points: Consider where it’s appropriate to have your WiFi ‘Open’ with no security. […]
1. There are over 2,500 communication satellites approx. 36,000km above the earth’s surface in a geostationary orbit around the equator, known as the Clarke Belt (named after scientist and sci-fi author, Arthur C. Clarke) Ref: http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/attachments/boeing-sat-map-pdf.92055 2 . It takes approx. 0.6 seconds for data to travel from a satellite to your TV screen […]
Working in the outdoors with fabulous views of the Pembrokeshire coast is a regular occurrence for the 1a team and so when we were asked to provide WiFi broadband coverage for the Really Wild Food & Countryside Festival in St Davids last weekend, we knew we were in for a treat. The new venue at Celtic […]
We couldn’t leave for the Christmas break without wishing you all a very merry Christmas….in the only way we know how (!) Here’s what we got up to last weekend. Thanks again Mr Shine for turning up on time 😉
It has always been an amusing point of conversation when we tell our customers that our personal TV is in fact a tube TV that we’ve had the pleasure of watching since we bought it, in 2004! Our response to those that ask ‘Why?’ is that we moved to Pembrokeshire to breathe some fresh air. […]