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Covid-19, The Importance of TV & Subscription Free Services

AK24hour • May 10, 2021

After the last year we have all had, I think its safe to say everyone’s world has changed. Many things have been highlighted by the ongoing pandemic and to many of us, one of those things is the importance of having a reliable TV service. Being locked down is hard, staying at home and doing the right thing can be difficult at times, but having a good TV signal can help in many ways ….

    • Keeping in touch with all the latest updates and news.
    • Helping with the Kids educations (Even I’ve learnt some new things thanks to the BBC).
    • Supporting keeping healthy and active (who didn’t watch at least one Joe Wicks workout?!).
    • And possibly one of the most important – a distraction to help you relax.


Unfortunately, some people have suffered financially from the pandemic, and had to revise their monthly outgoings …… hopefully their TV service was included in these considerations, I know most service providers have offered to reduce package cost for these such people, which is a brilliant help (Sky were offering packages from as low as £5 per month for a basic package).

Another option is to have FreeView or FreeSat, these options are completely subscription free meaning zero monthly costs. The main difference between these two services are : FreeView requires a signal from a TV aerial, where FreeSat requires a signal from a Satellite Dish. Both these options now have boxes available that contain a hard drive(FreeView+ and FreeSat+) where you can record you favourite shows when they are on and watch at a time suitable to you, or pause live TV(like when your phone rings or there’s a knock at your door with your latest amazon delivery), many of the boxes also connect to the internet to allow you to use other services(free and subscription based) such as BBC iPlayer, 4onDemand, Netflix, and many more.

If you are considering moving to FreeView or FreeSat, all it would take is the correct box and the correct signal from either a TV aerial or Satellite dish – here at AK24hour we happy to help you and can provide and install everything you need, or we can help you get the best out of the equipment you already have, feel free to call/message us anytime to discuss your requirements.

Please Stay Safe, Take Care and Stay Positive - we will get through this pandemic.
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