Gold problem

All I wanted to do was to subscribe to Gold and watch all those old
programmes again. So I went on line to find the right place and kept
being sent to remote and obscure sites that seemed to involve lots of
progs and equipment that had nothing to do with getting Gold on Freeview.

Could someone please point me in the right direction? I have a tv with
Freeview and a HD recorder, so I don't want to have to buy more stuff.
All I want is the progs. Can't be that difficult, can it?

Hugh

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On 14/06/2013 08:46, Hugh Newbury wrote:
All I wanted to do was to subscribe to Gold and watch all those old
programmes again. So I went on line to find the right place and kept
being sent to remote and obscure sites that seemed to involve lots of
progs and equipment that had nothing to do with getting Gold on Freeview.

Could someone please point me in the right direction? I have a tv with
Freeview and a HD recorder, so I don't want to have to buy more stuff.
All I want is the progs. Can't be that difficult, can it?

Hugh




doesn't sound like it's worth your time according to this....

http://www.topuptv.com/help+centre/product+help/GOLD

only runs between 11am and 2pm.
plus i think it's been a bad channel since it stopped being UK gold.

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That fly.... Is your magic wand.

On 14/06/13 08:46, Hugh Newbury wrote:
All I wanted to do was to subscribe to Gold and watch all those old
programmes again. So I went on line to find the right place and kept
being sent to remote and obscure sites that seemed to involve lots of
progs and equipment that had nothing to do with getting Gold on Freeview.

Could someone please point me in the right direction? I have a tv with
Freeview and a HD recorder, so I don't want to have to buy more stuff.
All I want is the progs. Can't be that difficult, can it?

Gareth, Martin, thanks. It looks as if it's not worth it after all.

Hugh

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www.evershot-weather.org

"Hugh Newbury" wrote in message
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All I wanted to do was to subscribe to Gold and watch all those old
programmes again. So I went on line to find the right place and kept being
sent to remote and obscure sites that seemed to involve lots of progs and
equipment that had nothing to do with getting Gold on Freeview.

Could someone please point me in the right direction? I have a tv with
Freeview and a HD recorder, so I don't want to have to buy more stuff. All
I want is the progs. Can't be that difficult, can it?

Well it is, as Gold on DTT is encrypted so you need a box with a slot and
something to stick in the slot.

As noted by other respondents, Top Up TV provide Gold during a limited
number of hours but they expect you to buy their PVR to get Gold and other
stuff I think.

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Max Demian

Yes and then there is Home and other seemingly pointless channels likt the
top up anytime heap of crap.
Brian

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On 14/06/2013 08:46, Hugh Newbury wrote:
All I wanted to do was to subscribe to Gold and watch all those old
programmes again. So I went on line to find the right place and kept
being sent to remote and obscure sites that seemed to involve lots of
progs and equipment that had nothing to do with getting Gold on Freeview.

Could someone please point me in the right direction? I have a tv with
Freeview and a HD recorder, so I don't want to have to buy more stuff.
All I want is the progs. Can't be that difficult, can it?

Hugh




doesn't sound like it's worth your time according to this....

http://www.topuptv.com/help+centre/product+help/GOLD

only runs between 11am and 2pm.
plus i think it's been a bad channel since it stopped being UK gold.

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Gareth.
That fly.... Is your magic wand.

Well it has a placemarker there which is a bit daft then innit?

Brian

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"Martin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:46:39 +0100, Hugh Newbury
wrote:

All I wanted to do was to subscribe to Gold and watch all those old
programmes again. So I went on line to find the right place and kept
being sent to remote and obscure sites that seemed to involve lots of
progs and equipment that had nothing to do with getting Gold on Freeview.

Could someone please point me in the right direction? I have a tv with
Freeview and a HD recorder, so I don't want to have to buy more stuff.
All I want is the progs. Can't be that difficult, can it?

Gold is not on Freeview
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_(TV_channel)
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On 14/06/13 10:02, Max Demian wrote:
"Hugh Newbury" wrote in message
...
All I wanted to do was to subscribe to Gold and watch all those old
programmes again. So I went on line to find the right place and kept being
sent to remote and obscure sites that seemed to involve lots of progs and
equipment that had nothing to do with getting Gold on Freeview.

Could someone please point me in the right direction? I have a tv with
Freeview and a HD recorder, so I don't want to have to buy more stuff. All
I want is the progs. Can't be that difficult, can it?

Well it is, as Gold on DTT is encrypted so you need a box with a slot and
something to stick in the slot.

As noted by other respondents, Top Up TV provide Gold during a limited
number of hours but they expect you to buy their PVR to get Gold and other
stuff I think.


Definitely not worth while then. But thanks.

Hugh

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Hugh Newbury

www.evershot-weather.org

"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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Well it has a placemarker there which is a bit daft then innit?

Gold *is* on DTT. It's not on 'Freeview' as it's not free.

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On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:05:21 +0200, Martin wrote:

On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:46:39 +0100, Hugh Newbury
wrote:

All I wanted to do was to subscribe to Gold and watch all those old
programmes again. So I went on line to find the right place and kept
being sent to remote and obscure sites that seemed to involve lots of
progs and equipment that had nothing to do with getting Gold on Freeview.

Could someone please point me in the right direction? I have a tv with
Freeview and a HD recorder, so I don't want to have to buy more stuff.
All I want is the progs. Can't be that difficult, can it?

Hve you tried this information site:
http://www.uknetguide.co.uk/TV/Artic...TV-106123.html

It seems that either you have to buy a Top Up TV box or get a card to
plug into your existing STB if it is one of the supported STBs.

Gold is not on Freeview
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_(TV_channel)

It's a subscription channel that is broadcast in one of the "Freeview"
multiplexes: COM4/SDN, according to this list:
http://www.dtg.org.uk/industry/dtt_channels.html

It is included in the Freeview onscreen EPG.

It is available only for 3 hours from 11 am to 2 pm. And according to
the EPG that is only on weekdays. There are no programmes shown for
Saturdays and Sundays.

GOLD, like Sky Sports 1 and 2, is not free but does have an entry and an
LCN in the Freeview EPG.

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(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:29:05 +0100, Hugh Newbury
wrote:

On 14/06/13 10:02, Max Demian wrote:
"Hugh Newbury" wrote in message
...
All I wanted to do was to subscribe to Gold and watch all those old
programmes again. So I went on line to find the right place and kept being
sent to remote and obscure sites that seemed to involve lots of progs and
equipment that had nothing to do with getting Gold on Freeview.

Could someone please point me in the right direction? I have a tv with
Freeview and a HD recorder, so I don't want to have to buy more stuff. All
I want is the progs. Can't be that difficult, can it?

Well it is, as Gold on DTT is encrypted so you need a box with a slot and
something to stick in the slot.

As noted by other respondents, Top Up TV provide Gold during a limited
number of hours but they expect you to buy their PVR to get Gold and other
stuff I think.


Definitely not worth while then. But thanks.


You could always try a torrent search for the programme episodes.

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Regards, J B Good