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Following our post earlier today, we have been in touch with Comet’s online sales director to question why the Freesat receivers are not available for sale on their website.
We’ve been told that they were experiencing problems with adding the products and that the Humax will be available to buy online from tomorrow.
They have also confirmed that no stock on the Grundig will be available until the 9th May, at which point it will need to be quality tested for 5 days prior to being placed on sale.
Keep checking back for the latest stock availability, we’ll publish the information as soon as you can buy again.
May 6th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
I ordered mine on the phone. hope they havnt just sold out,
to my knowledge they were the only peaple selling it.
lukeQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I ordered one online this morning and it’s scheduled for delivery this coming Thursday.
As they were clearly able to add the product in order for me to buy it I suspect they’ve probably run out of stock.
digitalQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Bet they start selling on e bay for a small fortune. Glad I got mine as soon as it came online. Thank you join freesat,
you deserve a medal From BBC/itv for the coverage you have given to the hole thing. More professional than professionals
lukeQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I placed an online order (Comet) at 14:20 and received the confirmation a minute latter.
I called at 18:10 and confirmed they did have stock and that it ‘really’ was scheduled for Thursday delivery.
So far so good.
GregQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
I tried Comet Brighton and they had no stock, just loads of empty boxes??? I could order one for collection next Monday if I wanted to. They said I did NOT have to have their installation although all the instore advertising showed a two part process, choose settopbox, choose installation…..
NeilenormalQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Just bought a box from comet in store, a bit of a hassle, but thats comet for you.
They asked me if I would like to pay for an extra HDMI lead saying that the lead that comes with it is a bit basic, like a better cable is gonna give you better picture is what they meant, LOL it’s digital. If you believe expensive cables make a difference well I can tell you it’s all in your head, or it’s placebo.
SamuelQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Just walked into the Comet store on the outskirts of Oxford this evening and 10 minutes later walked out with a Humax Foxsat HD.
They only had four delivered to stock and had sold one earlier in the day.
I was asked if I wanted to check if I could receive Freeview….
Peter RycraftQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
the Humax was available on the argos site to reserve for store collection but they were unavailable by the time i ticked a box now not even listed on argos website
DazzaQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I went into Comet and Currys today looking for the newley installed -all singing, all dancing, flashing lights- desplays for freesat. When I couldn’t see it I thort it must be berried behind stacks of boxes containing all the different Freesat receivers.
No and no.
No in store displays
No Freesat receivers
I asked in Currys and was told it is comming out next year. When I said it is laurnch day today they looked it up on there computer system (it looked like it was a instore system with info for the staff to pass onto custimers. Not like the Currys on line site) It had some schpeal about Freesat that seemed very lite on the info and a bit dated. After reading it the member of staff said I could try a larger store but it was not in this branch. (Weymouth’s Currys isn’t a shoebox size branch)
Over to Comet.
The sales assistent who hadn’t heard of Freesat last week until I told him a little about it came over to me quite excited. He had found out all about it and was waiting for it to come into Weymouth’s branch (reading between the lines, I think after finding out all about it he wanted one for himself too). He said the Grundigs had a problem and all needed a softwere upgrade so would not be around for a bit but he was hoping to have the Humax in after the weekend.
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Now to my point.
We have known about this for months now.
06.05.08 has been the date roumered to the public for a long time.
So why (no the hole) is there no product in any shops?
Why (no the hole) are serches on shop’s web sites still comming back with 0 results for Freesat.
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(on the hole again) Staff in the shops still clueless.
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This is all terning into a joke. The sad thing is it is on us, the consumer.
Freesat with all thair secrecy.
BBC and ITV on the underwelming announcement and reporting of Freesat.
All the retailers for been clueless and not having any stock.
Pete in WeymouthQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
What about the Humax iCord HD PVR 350gb – anyone know when it will be widely available in UK stores i.e. not from Europe or eBay?
MarkQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Theres plenty in Stoke-on-Trent, Want me to send you one ?
Or you could try ebay, theres two on there – which are bound to go for more than the £150 price tag..
RayQuote
May 7th, 2008 at 6:40 am
At 0740 nothing is available on the comet site!
SB HeavenQuote
May 7th, 2008 at 7:28 am
They’re back on the Comet website, just ordered one for delivery on Friday.
NeilQuote
May 7th, 2008 at 7:40 am
Amazed by the lack of hardware at launch. if you’re interested, we released a quick podcast discussing the launch, and reviewing the Humax Foxsat – listen online at http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/freesat.html
Steve CarlsonQuote
May 7th, 2008 at 8:21 am
I bought a freesat bush digital box from Argos on 6th of may you have to bye dish seppert not from Argos but have not set it up as yet .it cost £ 119-19 did not havethe installed . would have been £ 80-00 thought it was a bit to mutch.
Leonard HarpinQuote
May 7th, 2008 at 10:00 am
Yes as everyone is saying it is back on the Comet website and will pick mine up tonight
SB HeavenQuote
May 7th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
You cant be serious buying freesat. Why pay £200 to get 80 channels when you can spend the same amount and get 2 to 3000 channels for the same money. I have been watching free to air satellite tv for the past three years with a motorised dish. I get from China to Europe and all the channels you will get with a freesat box plus another 300 channels off the Astra2 satellite. You can get the equipment from Maplins & they will answer all your questions or search the net for “FREE TO AIR SATELLITE SYSTEMS”. Best buy 90cm dish. I dont work for Maplins im retired
TONY HUNTQuote
June 6th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Went into comet shrewsbury i must admit from my recen tcomet experiences i expected poor service, but how wrong was i. I was in and out within 10 mins wit ha brand new freesat box with installation next week, great service i was offered everythign i could possibly need to benefit my viewing, from cables to surgeprotecters to there amazing back upservice, come on the freesat, and come on the comet.
JohnstoneQuote