Receive Freesat on a Skybox question

Woody wrote:
whereas FTV is such as
the siblings of five, Pick TV, Film 4

None of those channels are FTV, they're all FTA now.



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Bill Wright wrote:
Mark Carver wrote:
Alt Beer wrote:
A friend is upgrading and has offered me his working Sky box.

Would I be able to use the Skybox to receive the non Sky Freesat
service?

You'd get quite a choice of free TV and radio channels on it,
including the main five TV ones.

Get him to pull out his viewing card, and you'll see what's available

The only problem would be the wrong regions for BBC 1, 2, and/or ITV.

Without a viewing card, and with a reboot, the box defaults to BBC 1
London, BBC 2 England, and ITV Central West Midlands.

Your local BBC 1 (and if applicable BBC 2) can be found up in the
900s, but not the other ITV regions (except for London), though the
correct ITV region can be added into the 'Other Channels' menu
without too much fuss.

In other words it's a pain in the arse.
Bill

Unless you get a "freesat from sky" card for a one off payment of around £25

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On 03/12/2012 21:30, Alt Beer wrote:
I think I read somewhere that if the Sky box is HD then the record
capability is disabled unless you subscribe to Sky HD free to view at
subscription cost of £10 per month.

If this is true and the box is HD but I don't tune to HD channels would
I be able to record without paying the £10 per month?

Thanks



it's not true.
i have a hd sky box, subscribe to sky but don't pay the HD subscription.
i can still record by virtue of bneing a subscriber though - including
the free hd stations.


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Mark Carver wrote:
Woody wrote:
whereas FTV is such as
the siblings of five, Pick TV, Film 4

None of those channels are FTV, they're all FTA now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freesat...Extra_channels

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On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:02:22 -0600, "Steve Thackery"
wrote:

Graham. wrote:

True, but don't forget that B Sky B's own subscriptionless service is
called Freesat (from Sky).

Strictly speaking, "Freesat from Sky" - no brackets.

Strictly speaking a ploy to get their foot in your door and sell you a
subscription package.



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Graham. wrote:
On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:02:22 -0600, "Steve Thackery"
wrote:

Graham. wrote:

True, but don't forget that B Sky B's own subscriptionless service
is called Freesat (from Sky).

Strictly speaking, "Freesat from Sky" - no brackets.

Strictly speaking a ploy to get their foot in your door and sell you a
subscription package.

I've got Sky Broadband and phone without TV, i expected to be
snowed under with Sky TV upgrade offers, but pleased to have had only a few

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On 12/3/2012 5:33 PM, Graham. wrote:
On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:02:22 -0600, "Steve Thackery"
wrote:
Graham. wrote:
True, but don't forget that B Sky B's own subscriptionless service is
called Freesat (from Sky).

Strictly speaking, "Freesat from Sky" - no brackets.

Strictly speaking a ploy to get their foot in your door and sell you a
subscription package.

Didn't work with me!

I took advantage of their GBP 150 offer years ago - I don't do heights.
The viewing card has been replaced once (free).
At the time it was installed my area could receive 4 terrestrial
channels. After digital switchover, we can only receive 18 or so.

When the Sky box eventually dies, we'll probably buy a FreeSat one.

Woody wrote:

Otherwise get yourself a freesat viewing card which is a once off
payment of £25. Then you will get the correct channels for your
region in the right slots.

No, put that £25 towards a proper Freesat box. Far better. Even a
non-Freesat free-to-air box is better than a Sky box.

Bill

Bill Wright wrote:
Woody wrote:

Otherwise get yourself a freesat viewing card which is a once off
payment of £25. Then you will get the correct channels for your
region in the right slots.

No, put that £25 towards a proper Freesat box. Far better. Even a
non-Freesat free-to-air box is better than a Sky box.
Bill

Easier to use yes, more channels than freesat from sky no

But at the moment this is difficult to beat:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/hd-complet...lite-kit/98603

Into which you can plug an external USB hard drive turning it into a HD PVR

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"Steve Terry" wrote in message ...

Easier to use yes, more channels than freesat from sky no

But at the moment this is difficult to beat:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/hd-complet...lite-kit/98603

Into which you can plug an external USB hard drive turning it into a HD PVR

Steve Terry
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FWIW We have a Freeview HD TV, Terrestrial Freeview recorder,
Satellite HD box (with USB record) similar to the Labgear one,
and a Sky box (no Sub),
The family use the Sky box exclusively, because its easier to use,
better EPG, and they don't care about the HD
Should have saved my money !