Freeview is the latest phenomenon to hit the United Kingdom and has some viewers excited, some riled up and some plain mad. Before we get on to further discussion we must know what Freeview is all about and some of the issues surrounding it, especially from the consumer point of view. This is basically a new free television service. The word free as use here is in quotes here for it does entail some cost and not exactly free in the pure sense of the word. The service may at times need the services of aerial installers.
After paying for the converter or the decoder as some will call it, the viewer or consumer is able to enjoy additional channels on the television which is good as you do not need to buy any equipment for it makes use of your existing aerial. However, due to bad reception in some cases, there may be a need to hire a tv Aerial Installer.
Most of the time a new aerial will need to be purchased but other costs also abound in getting the best reception for your new service. There are several factors that can actually make you end up spending more than you expected once you decided to avail of the service.
Hopefully this discussion will protect you the consumer from misinformation and put you on the right path of enjoying Freeview properly.
The first cost that will be entailed apart from purchase of the aerial is where your preferred or suggested location will be. Whether or not it will be placed in an inaccessible or hard to get to area such as the roof will entail extra costs due to perils to safety on part of the person installing it. Another cost will of course be directly related to the aerial itself depending on what type or brand model you are buying, the costs will be reflected on this likewise.
A third consideration will be the demand for installation. The more people that demand to have aerials installed to get the Freeview will cause delays and therefore the cost here is in the form of time. Likewise if the demand is high you become a price taker and cannot do much on haggling for a lower price from installers.
A most important consideration is consumer ignorance. Some consumers are gullible and the crafty technician can pump the price of the aerial and installation cost through some technical mambo jumbo. Thus it is of prime importance that the consumer educate him or herself by asking as many questions as possible from those with Freeview and the providers themselves.
Before rushing to buy any new equipment, make sure that you really need it, for it may be that you need not buy any proposed or recommended equipment at all. It pays to inform yourself before you buy.
After paying for the converter or the decoder as some will call it, the viewer or consumer is able to enjoy additional channels on the television which is good as you do not need to buy any equipment for it makes use of your existing aerial. However, due to bad reception in some cases, there may be a need to hire a tv Aerial Installer.
Most of the time a new aerial will need to be purchased but other costs also abound in getting the best reception for your new service. There are several factors that can actually make you end up spending more than you expected once you decided to avail of the service.
Hopefully this discussion will protect you the consumer from misinformation and put you on the right path of enjoying Freeview properly.
The first cost that will be entailed apart from purchase of the aerial is where your preferred or suggested location will be. Whether or not it will be placed in an inaccessible or hard to get to area such as the roof will entail extra costs due to perils to safety on part of the person installing it. Another cost will of course be directly related to the aerial itself depending on what type or brand model you are buying, the costs will be reflected on this likewise.
A third consideration will be the demand for installation. The more people that demand to have aerials installed to get the Freeview will cause delays and therefore the cost here is in the form of time. Likewise if the demand is high you become a price taker and cannot do much on haggling for a lower price from installers.
A most important consideration is consumer ignorance. Some consumers are gullible and the crafty technician can pump the price of the aerial and installation cost through some technical mambo jumbo. Thus it is of prime importance that the consumer educate him or herself by asking as many questions as possible from those with Freeview and the providers themselves.
Before rushing to buy any new equipment, make sure that you really need it, for it may be that you need not buy any proposed or recommended equipment at all. It pays to inform yourself before you buy.
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