Finally Freesat takes off

It has been estimated by some, that only around two per cent of the population cannot receive satellite TV, which is a good reason for launching the Freesat system at this precise time.

In a similar way to how satellite from Sky works, all a customer needs do is pay up front for the equipment, which includes dish, set top box and of course installation.

The difference between Freesat and Freeview is that one uses a satellite, while the other uses a signal which is picked by the aerial, unfortunately this service is very limited at the moment and will not reach the coverage that Freesat has now until 2012.

With this launch Freesat will be able to pick up on all of the people who want to get satellite TV but do not want to subscribe to Sky and those who cannot receive digital TV through the aerial. Some people have been waiting for this day for some time.