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January 8th 04, 12:50 PM
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PING Dave Fawthrop - Getting free channels after cancelled Sky Subs [Was: Why don't we ...]
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:28:18 +0000, Dave Fawthrop
wrote: To receive These+Beeb+100others+80Radio, Free To View from satellite get a Next Generation viewing card. Ring 08700 54 1800. *Domestic* card costs GBP23.50 Dave, Your sig states that you can get a NG card to get the free channels after cancelling the sub... OK, my situation is: Jan 2003 cancelled Sky sub and continued getting the free channels. Later in 2003 started losing ITV / C4 etc as I was on the old Sky Card. At the same time the tuner in my digibox died so we just ditched it and bought the Nokia MediaMaster freeview box down from the bedroom... The dish is still on the wall outside... So, can I ditch the Nokia, phone the number you give above, pay £23.50 to get a new card, get a 2nd hand digibox from somewhere and get all my free channels back via Sky? That would be bloody great! If so, can you (or anyone else) advise on the best place to pick up a 2nd hand digibox and also which are the better models to buy... If it has any bearing on the digibox connecttions etc I have a Sony widescreen TV with RGB scart in or I can wire it via s-video through my Pioneer amp... TIA -- Moldy The only difference between crap and art, is that art has brass name plates below it 
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January 8th 04, 01:05 PM
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On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:50:31 +0000, Moldy
wrote: | On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:28:18 +0000, Dave Fawthrop | wrote: | | To receive These+Beeb+100others+80Radio, Free To View from satellite | get a Next Generation viewing card. Ring 08700 54 1800. *Domestic* | card costs GBP23.50 | | Dave, | | Your sig states that you can get a NG card to get the free channels | after cancelling the sub... | | OK, my situation is: Jan 2003 cancelled Sky sub and continued getting | the free channels. Later in 2003 started losing ITV / C4 etc as I was | on the old Sky Card. At the same time the tuner in my digibox died so | we just ditched it and bought the Nokia MediaMaster freeview box down | from the bedroom... The dish is still on the wall outside... | | So, can I ditch the Nokia, phone the number you give above, pay £23.50 | to get a new card, get a 2nd hand digibox from somewhere and get all | my free channels back via Sky? AFAIK Yes. I personally would keep the Nokia for a bedroom TV The problem is that $ky free channels are not the same as Freeview. Check the lists on http://www.bbc.co.uk/digital/channels.shtml to see if they suit you. uk history and uk bright ideas are not there. | That would be bloody great! If so, can you (or anyone else) advise on | the best place to pick up a 2nd hand digibox and also which are the | better models to buy... Ebay? I have a $ky Family subscription, plus 2 freeview boxes, so can not check my info. Just use the sig Pro Bono. -- Dave Fawthrop FTV Satellite ITV, Ch4 and 5. To receive These+Beeb+100others+80Radio, Free To View from satellite get a Next Generation viewing card. Ring 08700 54 1800. *Domestic* card costs GBP23.50. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/digital/channels.shtml
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January 8th 04, 01:12 PM
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"Moldy" wrote in message news: ....... phone the number you give above, pay £23.50 to get a new card, get a 2nd hand digibox from somewhere and get all my free channels back via Sky? Sorry can't remember the web address that was given a week ago, it is the one by the ITV, Ch4 and Five that tells about this 'free' card costing just under £25. Any way this scheme it says as been extended for One month through out January. Now to me that indecates something different soon. No more FTV cards? Different price? -- Regards, David Please reply to News Group.
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January 8th 04, 01:37 PM
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On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:05:21 +0000, Dave Fawthrop
wrote: On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:50:31 +0000, Moldy wrote: | On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:28:18 +0000, Dave Fawthrop | wrote: | | To receive These+Beeb+100others+80Radio, Free To View from satellite | get a Next Generation viewing card. Ring 08700 54 1800. *Domestic* | card costs GBP23.50 | | Dave, | | Your sig states that you can get a NG card to get the free channels | after cancelling the sub... | | OK, my situation is: Jan 2003 cancelled Sky sub and continued getting | the free channels. Later in 2003 started losing ITV / C4 etc as I was | on the old Sky Card. At the same time the tuner in my digibox died so | we just ditched it and bought the Nokia MediaMaster freeview box down | from the bedroom... The dish is still on the wall outside... | | So, can I ditch the Nokia, phone the number you give above, pay £23.50 | to get a new card, get a 2nd hand digibox from somewhere and get all | my free channels back via Sky? AFAIK Yes. I personally would keep the Nokia for a bedroom TV That's what I was planning to do, although the Nokia is so awful I may just buy a new box :-) The problem is that $ky free channels are not the same as Freeview. Check the lists on http://www.bbc.co.uk/digital/channels.shtml to see if they suit you. uk history and uk bright ideas are not there. Already checked the channels and am OK with that. | That would be bloody great! If so, can you (or anyone else) advise on | the best place to pick up a 2nd hand digibox and also which are the | better models to buy... Ebay? That's what I was thinking... I have a $ky Family subscription, plus 2 freeview boxes, so can not check my info. Just use the sig Pro Bono. Cheers !! -- Moldy The only difference between crap and art, is that art has brass name plates below it
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January 9th 04, 12:32 AM
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On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:37:03 +0000, Moldy
wrote: On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:05:21 +0000, Dave Fawthrop wrote: On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:50:31 +0000, Moldy wrote: | On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:28:18 +0000, Dave Fawthrop | wrote: | That would be bloody great! If so, can you (or anyone else) advise on | the best place to pick up a 2nd hand digibox and also which are the | better models to buy... Ebay? That's what I was thinking... Or, if you live near one of 6 select branches of Tesco, you can walk in and buy a brand-new Sky digibox for GBP113. See uk.tech.sky for details. -- QrizB I sound like I know what I'm talking about, but don't be fooled.
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January 9th 04, 10:41 AM
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January 9th 04, 11:51 AM
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January 9th 04, 12:20 PM
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On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 10:24:51 +0000, Simon Farnsworth
wrote: Moldy wrote: On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 23:32:28 GMT, (QrizB) wrote: On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:37:03 +0000, Moldy wrote: On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:05:21 +0000, Dave Fawthrop wrote: On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:50:31 +0000, Moldy wrote: | On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:28:18 +0000, Dave Fawthrop | wrote: | That would be bloody great! If so, can you (or anyone else) advise on | the best place to pick up a 2nd hand digibox and also which are the | better models to buy... Ebay? That's what I was thinking... Or, if you live near one of 6 select branches of Tesco, you can walk in and buy a brand-new Sky digibox for GBP113. See uk.tech.sky for details. Can you provide a link to the article (I assume it should be uk.tech.tv.sky as I could not find uk.tech.sky) as I am googling but all I get is posts from people @tesco.net http://tinyurl.com/24sht is probably the thread you're after; it's not the easiest to find. Cheers Simon... found that one. See later posts in this thread and new thread "8 Tescos now selling digiboxes" -- Moldy The only difference between crap and art, is that art has brass name plates below it
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January 16th 04, 10:25 AM
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On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:50:31 +0000, Moldy
wrote: On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:28:18 +0000, Dave Fawthrop wrote: To receive These+Beeb+100others+80Radio, Free To View from satellite get a Next Generation viewing card. Ring 08700 54 1800. *Domestic* card costs GBP23.50 Dave, Your sig states that you can get a NG card to get the free channels after cancelling the sub... OK, my situation is: Jan 2003 cancelled Sky sub and continued getting the free channels. Later in 2003 started losing ITV / C4 etc as I was on the old Sky Card. At the same time the tuner in my digibox died so we just ditched it and bought the Nokia MediaMaster freeview box down from the bedroom... The dish is still on the wall outside... So, can I ditch the Nokia, phone the number you give above, pay £23.50 to get a new card, get a 2nd hand digibox from somewhere and get all my free channels back via Sky? That would be bloody great! If so, can you (or anyone else) advise on the best place to pick up a 2nd hand digibox and also which are the better models to buy... If it has any bearing on the digibox connecttions etc I have a Sony widescreen TV with RGB scart in or I can wire it via s-video through my Pioneer amp... TIA Had an hour to spare yesterday (for the first time in ages!) and dug the old Grundig box out It works! So I guess it must have been an overheating problem (it was extremely hot when (i thought) it died). It was set between my VCR and a shelf in my cabinet with only a few mm clearance above and the cabinet has a door so I guess that was the problem! Anyway, ordered me a NG card so I will be resurrecting the grundig when it arrives, so new question: If I give the box enough clearance this time, will it still be OK in the sealed cabinet? I am going to put it in the bottom of the cabinet with about 6 inches clearance to the shelf above. I really do need to keep the cabinet closed as I don't want my 2 yr old putting things in it or possibly snapping off the tray of my DVD player... TIA -- Moldy The only difference between crap and art, is that art has brass name plates below it
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