Re: Foxtel?

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From: annily
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:58

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On 10.02.12 05:17, DonH wrote:
> What is the advantage of installing Foxtel - apart from getting more
> channels?

Access to some content that doesn't appear on free-to-air.

>    Digital TV now provides more channels, even if some, eg the History
> channel, may be missing.

The channels and content on free-to-air are still quite different from 
Foxtel.

>    My wife and I subscribed to Foxtel once, but found we ended up watching
> the same ones we got for free anyway - being too busy to catch up with much
> else.

In that case, Foxtel is probably no advantage to you. To some people, 
particularly those who watch a lot of sport, it can be.

>    And what does the Black Box do?
>
>

In simple terms, it decrypts and converts the signal that comes via the 
satellite or cable to a form that a TV can make sense of. If it's an iQ, 
it can also record it on hard disk.

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