FreePoint TV

FreePoint is an App designed to help travellers point a directional aerial on their caravan or motorhome for best Freeview and Freesat TV reception. It has a database of over 7000 caravan, motorhome and camping sites with a ranked list of aerial alignment recommendations already built-in to the app. Users can save favourite club sites in My Sites database and add the results of new sites found using the phone/tablet location when on line. New sites can be located on site using GPS, dropping a PIN on the map or direct entry of a postcode. Sites entries can be edited, with users notes and deleted from My Sites and Club Sites to maintain the database of locations and keep them up to date. Note that from 2024 Database updates are no longer included in a new release. The displayed results can used to set the aerial orientation, vertical or horizontal, then point it in the recommended direction, using the Apps versatile map view or a compass. Finally re-tune the TV on automatic, or on one of the channels in the listed results. Note that it is not necessary to be on-line when using the sites database unless you are using the map view. Astra2 satellite azimuth and elevation settings are shown, together with a vector drawn on the map, to aid Freesat dish alignment. You can use Freepoint on site, provided there is a WiFi or 3/4/5G Internet connection available, to obtain the results at that location. FreePoint gives reception predictions using an online TV prediction site that is based on postcodes. The nearest postcode is provided by the app for your current location either from your phone GPS or the mobile network. Freeview is a nation wide digital network but not all locations in the UK, particularly remote sites in Scotland, can receive the signals. Astra 2 satellite dish settings are provided so that Freesat can be tried in these situations. Remember that TV signals are affected by nearby obstacles and interference, so no guarantee can be given or implied for the recommended settings. Even small changes can affect the signal quality and by its nature digital television tends to be 'all or nothing'. If the first choice is a local fill-in station, usually vertical polarisation and a short distance away, the transmitter may be directional. The second or third long distant regional transmitter may actually be your best option. Freepoint provides you with three possible alignments to try to give the best chance of success. FreePoint requires Android 7.0 or above.