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Any box I install without a card gets all the free to view channels albeit with the box reverting to factory default ie BBC1/2 London & ITV Central and all other postcodes being in the 970s



You mean Free to *Air*, Free to View channels are encrypted and still require

a card





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There are no 'free to view' channels left. Used to only be CH5/5*/5Live but they are all 'free to air' now

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There are no 'free to view' channels left. Used to only be CH5/5*/5Live but they are all 'free to air' now

The 'Sony' branded channels are still FTV I think ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_channels_on_Sky


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There are no 'free to view' channels left. Used to only be CH5/5*/5Live but they are all 'free to air' now



The 'Sony' branded channels are still FTV I think ?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_channels_on_Sky





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Youre right..though I was thinking of popular channels!

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On Saturday, August 25, 2012 4:51:13 PM UTC+1, (unknown) wrote:










There are no 'free to view' channels left. Used to only be CH5/5*/5Live but they are all 'free to air' now







The 'Sony' branded channels are still FTV I think ?







http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_channels_on_Sky











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Youre right..though I was thinking of popular channels!

BTW do you know you can still use the 'yellow house' card to record with..as long as it was turned on to Sky+ in the 1st place. Woks only with 40GB boxes and some HD ones..think its the Samsung one

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"Mark Carver" wrote in message
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Allan wrote:

Thanks for a helpful reply. However if I take the card out and reboot, I
don't get ITV any more; channel 103 simply tells me to insert a card.

Interesting !

What's you ITV region with the card inserted ?

What do you get at Ch 973 ?



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OK I think I've cracked it. A reboot wasn't enough, I had to do a complete
reload (reboot with "backup pressed" and now I have it defaulted to London
BBC1 and Central ITV with no card inserted.

Thanks

Allan

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"Martin" wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:18:39 +0100, Davey
wrote:

On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:14:06 +0100
"Allan" wrote:

Hi guys, sorry for a rather basic question here, but this way at
least I'll get an informed answer instead of some sales-driven
marketing flannel if I ask Sky.

At the moment we have an old Sky box (not Sky+) and a Sky
subscription which we are just about to cease because we don't watch
anything on Sky any more. However we need to be able to continue
watching the basic channels (BBCx, ITVx, Ch4 and Ch5) through the
same old box. After we have cancelled presumably the Sky channels
will be disabled for us, but what happens about ITV1? The box will
not receive it without a card, but will it continue to do so with our
old card? Or will I have to buy a new one-time-payment card (and are
they still available from Sky?) like the one I bought many years ago
but have since lost?


Why not just get a Freeview STB, and not have to worry? You could
even get an HD box.
Then throw out anything to do with Murdoch!

or a HD Freesat STB/PVR connected to your old Sky dish?
--

Martin

It gets complicated but here goes:

At the house we have a Freeview TV and a Panasonic PVR as well as the Sky
box. So the only time we ever use the Sky box is when we want to record two
things at once and then we use it to drive an ancient VCR.

On the boat we have exactly the same setup but without the VCR. The only
time we use the Sky box is when we are travelling in an area where we can't
get terrestrial TV from the boat (such as the southern end of the Staffs and
Worcester Canal) and then we need to use the Sky box for even basic TV.
That's when we particularly need to get all the basic channels on the
satellite - otherwise my wife who is a fan of all the soaps would kill me
(or worse still, refuse to act as crew at the locks). However power
consumption is also an issue on the boat, so I have one of the old 12v Pace
sets that consumes very little power.

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On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:28:51 +0100, "Allan"
wrote:


"Martin" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:18:39 +0100, Davey
wrote:

On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:14:06 +0100
"Allan" wrote:

Hi guys, sorry for a rather basic question here, but this way at
least I'll get an informed answer instead of some sales-driven
marketing flannel if I ask Sky.

At the moment we have an old Sky box (not Sky+) and a Sky
subscription which we are just about to cease because we don't watch
anything on Sky any more. However we need to be able to continue
watching the basic channels (BBCx, ITVx, Ch4 and Ch5) through the
same old box. After we have cancelled presumably the Sky channels
will be disabled for us, but what happens about ITV1? The box will
not receive it without a card, but will it continue to do so with our
old card? Or will I have to buy a new one-time-payment card (and are
they still available from Sky?) like the one I bought many years ago
but have since lost?


Why not just get a Freeview STB, and not have to worry? You could
even get an HD box.
Then throw out anything to do with Murdoch!

or a HD Freesat STB/PVR connected to your old Sky dish?
--

Martin

It gets complicated but here goes:

At the house we have a Freeview TV and a Panasonic PVR as well as the Sky
box. So the only time we ever use the Sky box is when we want to record two
things at once and then we use it to drive an ancient VCR.

On the boat we have exactly the same setup but without the VCR. The only
time we use the Sky box is when we are travelling in an area where we can't
get terrestrial TV from the boat (such as the southern end of the Staffs and
Worcester Canal) and then we need to use the Sky box for even basic TV.
That's when we particularly need to get all the basic channels on the
satellite - otherwise my wife who is a fan of all the soaps would kill me
(or worse still, refuse to act as crew at the locks). However power
consumption is also an issue on the boat, so I have one of the old 12v Pace
sets that consumes very little power.

How can you use satellite on a boat? I thought the dish had to be
aligned accurately with the satellite. Or is it gyroscopic? Or does
the boat have to be stationary?

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Scott wrote:

How can you use satellite on a boat? I thought the dish had to be
aligned accurately with the satellite. Or is it gyroscopic? Or does
the boat have to be stationary?

Satellite reception on the move is possible, though pricey:-

http://www.wmjmarine.com/marine-elec...e-sea-tel.html

However, self adjusting systems for use on mobile homes etc, once stationary
are much cheaper.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005LUQSZK/ref=asc_df_B005LUQSZK9373621?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&t ag=hydra0b-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B005LU QSZK&hvpos=1o2&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12225381062 128007092&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=


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"Scott" wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:28:51 +0100, "Allan"
wrote:

It gets complicated but here goes:

At the house we have a Freeview TV and a Panasonic PVR as well as the Sky
box. So the only time we ever use the Sky box is when we want to record
two
things at once and then we use it to drive an ancient VCR.

On the boat we have exactly the same setup but without the VCR. The only
time we use the Sky box is when we are travelling in an area where we
can't
get terrestrial TV from the boat (such as the southern end of the Staffs
and
Worcester Canal) and then we need to use the Sky box for even basic TV.
That's when we particularly need to get all the basic channels on the
satellite - otherwise my wife who is a fan of all the soaps would kill me
(or worse still, refuse to act as crew at the locks). However power
consumption is also an issue on the boat, so I have one of the old 12v
Pace
sets that consumes very little power.

How can you use satellite on a boat? I thought the dish had to be
aligned accurately with the satellite. Or is it gyroscopic? Or does
the boat have to be stationary?

Sadly the boat usually has to be stationary - although I did once succeed in
keeping a picture for more than quarter of an hour when travelling along the
long straight river Witham from Boston towards Lincoln.

Allan

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On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:28:51 +0100, "Allan"
wrote:

At the house we have a Freeview TV and a Panasonic PVR as well as the Sky
box. So the only time we ever use the Sky box is when we want to record two
things at once and then we use it to drive an ancient VCR.

With the money you save by stopping sky you could buy a multi channel
PVR. Well, two channel for starters. Panasonic do one at only £120

Steve

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