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Are TV Antennas Still Needed?

Name: Jim's Antennas
Address: 48 Edinburgh Road, VIC, 3138, Australia
Telephone: 131 546
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.9

Back in 2013, Australia’s last remaining analogue TV transmitters were turned off, leading to households across the nation making the switch to digital transmission. With the ability to stream shows and movies on Smart TVs now the norm, it is indeed possible to watch television without an antenna (using Wi-Fi).

This begs the question, in this day and age are TV antennas really necessary?

In short, the answer is yes.

If you are a sports fan, antennas are a must. Australia’s unique anti-siphoning legislation ensures that all members of the public are able to watch significant sporting events in real time, such as the AFL Premiership, the Australian Open or Olympics, regardless of their ability to pay for streaming services.

While some may argue that the same programs are available on free streaming services such as Freeview, there are several disadvantages when it comes streaming FTA TV. For instance, the picture quality of Free-to-air programs when streamed is often lower, compared to live TV, and may even be glitchy. The same principal applies to popular streaming services such as Netflix, which don’t include High Definition (HD) in their basic plans – the current standard for most programs shown on Free-to-Air channels. Not to mention, streaming shows can easily rack up your data bills and may slow down internet speeds on your other devices.

Watching free-to-air programs live or recording them on your TV will give you not only give you a better viewing experience but is generally more cost effective than solely relying on free streaming services available on Smart TVs.

At Jim’s Antennas we can help you achieve optimal TV reception, by finding the best position for your new TV antenna and installing it properly. Our experienced and licensed team has specialised equipment to determine the best spot for the strongest signal and years of local expert knowledge to overcome tricky reception issues. If installing a new TV, we will know which brackets and mounts to use and ensure that all cabling run is concealed to provide a neat finish.

*Customer Danny posing with his new Smart Samsung TV & Sonos Soundbar installed by Matthew* *from Jim’s Antennas*

Give us a call on 131 546 or book here, to arrange a free onsite quote.

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This guarantee is up to one million dollars for work done by Jim's Group Franchisees.

If you are not satisfied with the job, we will inspect it and have any problems fixed. If we believe the job is good and you do not, we will jointly agree on an independent expert to provide a report at our expense, and fix any problems found. Until this is done, you need not pay for the job. If problems are not fixed within a fortnight, any advance will be refunded.

Only if no problems are found by the expert, will you be asked to pay the agreed price for the job and half the cost of the report.

If the job is done to get your bond back on leaving a rental property, the job is only considered good when the agent or landlord is satisfied.

If payment is made in advance and the job not done, the payment will be refunded.
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It is in place to protect business owners if someone sues for personal injury or damage to property.