The Freesat Electronic Programme Guide has moved from Eutelsat 28A this morning, as part of the final migration of services from the aging satellite, which has been in orbit since 2001.
Eutelsat 28A is already a few years over its originally expected 12 year lifespan, and has been associated with spells of poor reception, Now new satellite Astra 2G has been brought into service, services on 28A have been able to be transferred to either Astra 2E, F, G, wi
Services have moved over to Astra 2E, which means viewers in the UK and Ireland will benefit from a stronger, more reliable signal.
Viewers in parts of Europe will now receive a weaker signal, meaning that it may not be possible to use the full functionality of a Freesat receiver.
Eutelsat 28A is already a few years over its originally expected 12 year lifespan, and has been associated with spells of poor reception, Now new satellite Astra 2G has been brought into service, services on 28A have been able to be transferred to either Astra 2E, F, G, wi
Services have moved over to Astra 2E, which means viewers in the UK and Ireland will benefit from a stronger, more reliable signal.
Viewers in parts of Europe will now receive a weaker signal, meaning that it may not be possible to use the full functionality of a Freesat receiver.
