Get a signal booster. Used to think they were shite, which they were - probably because for some reason the only ones I ever happened to have access to were about 15 years old, until I got a new one. Signal on my box used to be at 5 (theres a signal strength thing), would work fine when it was raining but was crap when it was sunny. Now all channels are 9-10 and work whatever the weather. Smashing. PS I live in Wales too (not known for its technological advances), get my channels from across the Bristol channel, so I'm always up to date with Plymouth and Devon news. No excuses for those of you who are lucky enough to live in England where they actually put up freeview transmitters