The UK is going digital, in fact, the switchover started in 2008 and will be continuing area by area until 2012.
Choosing to have BBC Freesat installed in your home means you will receive Digital TV channels and be ready when the switch happens in your area.
There are 3 types of Freesat box. To find out more about how Freesat works, go to our main Freesat Page.
The Standard BBC Freesat Box includes the following features and benefits:
Standard Freesat Box
- Receives signal via Satellite Dish (possible to use existing dish)
- Great for areas with poor TV reception via TV Aerial
- Increases the number of channels you can receive, compared to TV Aerial
- No Subscription charges
- No Monthly fees
- You can add more boxes and upgrade at any time
- Over 140 TV & Radio Channels straight away
- New Channels added each month FREE
- Over 98% of UK coverage
If you’re not sure about which box you would like, why not start with our Standard Freesat Box, it’s a really cost effective way of going digital and getting used to Freesat.
Then, when you’ve decided you are happy, you can simply upgrade your Standard box to an HD Freesat Box or HDR Freesat Box and move your standard one to another room. We can carry out installations and upgrades quickly and easily. And because you will already have the equipment you need, it’s cheaper to upgrade.
BBC / ITV Freesat is ideal for locations where Freeview reception is not available or of poor quality. Freesat can be connected to an existing Sky dish or we can provide all the equipment you need.
There are 3 choices of Set Top Box
Standard Definition Freesat Box
High Definition Freesat box
High Definition Recordable Freesat Box
HD Freesat Box
- Receives signal via Satellite Dish (possible to use existing dish)
- Great for areas with poor TV reception via TV Aerial
- Increases the number of channels you can receive, compared to TV Aerial
- Gives FREE HD channels with more being added every month
- No Subscription charges
- No Monthly fees
- You can add more boxes and upgrade at any time
- Over 140 TV & Radio Channels straight away
- FREE HD channels
- New Channels added each month FREE
- Over 98% of UK coverage
If you have an HD ready TV and want to get the most out of it, why not start by having an HD Freesat Box installed. You’ll be watching HD TV straight away and you get all the benefits of over 140 TV and Radio Channels. You can upgrade or add extra boxes at any time so it’s a great way to mix and match for example, you could upgrade to a HDR (recordable) Freesat box and move your HD box to a different room. And because you will already have the equipment you need, it’s cheaper to upgrade.
HDR Freesat Box
The High Definition Recordable (HDR) BBC Freesat Box includes the following features and benefits:
- Receives signal via Satellite Dish (possible to use existing dish)
- Great for areas with poor TV reception via TV Aerial
- Increases the number of channels you can receive, compared to TV Aerial
- Gives FREE HD channels with more being added every month
- Pause, Record and Rewind Live TV
- No Subscription charges
- No Monthly fees
- You can add more boxes and upgrade at any time
- Over 140 TV & Radio Channels straight away
- FREE HD channels
- New Channels added each month FREE
- Over 98% of UK coverage