Freesat
Freesat installation across Berkshire, no subscription required
Where trees, a dip in the land or a blocked transmitter path ruin Freeview reception, Freesat pulls in over 170 channels straight from satellite - fitted, aligned and tested in one visit.
- No subscription
- HD channels
- Great in the Chilterns
170+
Channels, no monthly fee
Berkshire and Oxfordshire service
The dependable option for Berkshire's trickier reception spots
Wooded stretches up in the Chilterns, low-lying streets near Pangbourne and Sonning, and terraces tucked in behind taller neighbours all share the same headache: the terrestrial signal simply can't reach them, and no aerial upgrade will change that. Satellite arrives from a steep angle in the south-east and generally clears the obstruction without any trouble.
Freesat carries the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and their HD versions with no subscription and no ongoing cost, plus catch-up on newer boxes. If there's an old Sky dish already up there, we can often reuse it - a new receiver box and a re-alignment is a lot cheaper than starting from scratch.
We also fit Freesat as a backup alongside an existing aerial, so a summer of leaf growth or a storm-battered aerial never leaves the house without television.
What's included
Freesat done properly, first visit
Complete Freesat setups
Dish, LNB, cable and receiver supplied, fitted and tuned as one job.
Reusing an old dish
Existing Sky dishes checked over, realigned and re-terminated when they're still sound.
Recordable Freesat
Twin-tuner boxes wired with two feeds so you can record one thing and watch another.
Multi-room satellite
Octo LNBs and dedicated cable runs feeding bedrooms, kitchens and garden rooms.
Freesat as a backup
Both aerial and satellite wired into one TV, so there's always a fallback source.
Outbuildings and holiday lets
Compact dish setups for annexes, static caravans and holiday cottages across Berkshire.
How it works
Freesat: from phone call to finished job
- 01
Get in touch
Give us your postcode and describe what's happening on screen. Often we can narrow down the likely cause before the van's even loaded.
- 02
On-site check
Your engineer reads the actual signal at roof height, rather than assuming it matches the house next door.
- 03
Clear price
You'll know the cost before anything is fitted, drilled or climbed.
- 04
Fit and prove it
Once the work's done, every point in the house is checked and the area left as we found it.
Questions
Freesat questions, answered straight
Anything not covered here, call 0118 968 0881 and speak to an engineer — not a scripted call handler.
Is Freesat genuinely free to run?
Yes - there's no subscription at all. You pay once for the kit and the fitting, plus a TV licence as normal.
Can I keep using my old Sky dish?
Usually, yes. We'll check its condition and alignment, and if it's sound, reusing it keeps your costs down.
Does Freesat work in places where Freeview struggles?
Very often. Satellite reaches over most of the tree cover and land contours that block terrestrial signal in the Chilterns and along the river valleys.
Will heavy rain interrupt Freesat?
A dish that's sized and aligned properly copes fine with normal British weather. Rain fade is almost always a sign the alignment isn't quite right.
Covering Berkshire & Oxfordshire
Freesat across Berkshire and Oxfordshire
- Abingdon
- Alton
- Ascot
- Bagshot
- Banbury
- Basingstoke
- Bicester
- Bourne End
- Bracknell
- Carterton
- Chinnor
- Chipping Norton
- Crowthorne
- Didcot
- Earley
- Eton
- Farnham
- Fleet
- Gerrards Cross
- Henley-on-Thames
- Hook
- Hungerford
- Kidlington
- Maidenhead
- Marlow
- Newbury
- Oxford
- Reading
- Sandhurst
- Slough
- Tadley
- Thame
- Thatcham
- Wallingford
- Wantage
- Whitchurch
- Windsor
- Witney
- Wokingham
- Yateley
Book your freesat visit
Fixed prices, 12-month workmanship guarantee, and engineers who meter the signal before they quote.
0118 968 0881