Avoneer
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| posted on 11/8/05 at 08:57 PM |
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Sky Freesat etc...
Anyone know anything about this?
My plan is to buy a Sky box of ebay, connect it to the dish I have, point it into the sky and then get the basic free channels for free.
But further enquiries make me think I will need a "freesat" card for £20 from Sky to make this happen.
Anyone any experience?
Cheers,
Pat...
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rayward
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| posted on 11/8/05 at 09:08 PM |
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yes you need a card even to get the free channels, you used to be able to get one free from sky, but they put a stop to it thinking it would force
people into subscribing.
Ray
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 11/8/05 at 09:19 PM |
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Depends if your after the digital freeview channels.
Not sure about now cos it blew up,
but we had a Amstrad Sky analogue box that without any card you could get all the free German channels RTL etc .
This was after they'd turned off the UK analogue sky signal on the same channels and even with the dish pointing in the same direction.
I've considered getting another analogue box from Ebay or the like but don't know if this still works, Does nybody else know? or fancy
dragging the old analogue box out of the loft and trying it?
I think it was Maplins last time i was in there had a Satalite dish and decoder aand maybe a gadget for where 2 point it, for about £80 for I presume
recieving foreign channels
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 11/8/05 at 10:19 PM |
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Sky box will give you bbc, skynews, M&Motors shopping channels ect
The card gets you ITV and one or two other channels. I have sat tv in the workshop that has this setup and it works great. We lost motors tv a few
months back but m&m is better  get the panasonic boxes much better than the pace boxes
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 11/8/05 at 10:21 PM |
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TV Choice
Freesat from Sky gives access to a choice of some fantastic TV and radio programmes on offer in the UK in crystal clear digital quality. Choose from
entertainment, shopping, sport and music to special interest and current affairs. There's something for everyone including the kids. With
freesat from Sky, you've got a world of entertainment at your fingertips.
Entertainment
TV Channels - Entertainment
* BBC1
* BBC2
* BBC THREE
* BBC FOUR
* ITV1
* ITV2
* ITV3
* C4
* five
* ACTV
* AVAGO
* BEN
* Big Game TV
* Classics TV
* FRIENDLY TV
* Game In TV
* Game Network
* Get Lucky TV
* Hollywood TV
* Jackpot TV
* L!ve TV
* Life TV
* Live TV +2
* LONDON TV
* Majestic TV
* nation217
* OBE
* Open Access 2
* Overload
* Performance
* Poker Channel
* Real Estate TV
* Reality TV
* Reality TV +1
* S4C Digidol
* Soundtrack Ch
* Sound TV
* Travel Channel
* Travel Ch 2
* Unlimited TV
* Wine TV
* You TV
* You TV2
Movies
* Bad Movies
* HorrorChannel
* Matinee Movies
* Movies 333
Sports
TV Channels - Sport
* Channel 425
* Extreme Sports
* Golf Channel
* Wrestling Chnl
Music
TV Channels - Music
* B4
* Channel U
* Chartshow TV
* Classic FM TV
* Fizz
* Musicians Chnl
* The Vault
Special Interest
* Abu Dhabi TV
* ATN
* ATN Bangla
* B4U Music
* Best Direct
* Best Direct+
* Bid-up.tv
* Broadband UK
* CFC TV
* Channel 'S'
* Chat Box
* Create & Craft
* Dating Channel
* DAYSTAR
* DM digital
* Escape
* EWTN
* ExpressShop
* Gay Date TV
* Gay Network
* Gems.tv
* Gems.tv Gold
* GEO TV
* GOD 2
* GOD Channel
* Golf Pro-Shop
* Ideal World
* IDMT
* Islam Channel
* JML Direct
* Look4Love TV
* Max TV
* mta-muslim.tv
* Myphone.tv
* One TV
* Open Access
* PCNE Chinese
* price-drop.tv
* QVC
* Record TV
* SAB TV
* Screenshop
* Set Max
* Shop on TV
* Shop Vector
* Simply Ideas
* Simply Shop
* Sth African TV
* Stop + Shop
* TBN Europe
* Teachers' TV
* Tel Sell
* Teletext hols
* Thane Direct
* Thomas Cook
* Thomson TV
* TV SHOP
* TV Warehouse
* TV Travelshop
* TVTravelshop2
* TVW Select
* UCB TV
* Vectone Bangla
* Vectone Bolly
* Vectone Music
* Vectone Urdu
* Vector 24/7
* Vitality
* Wonderful
* YES
* Your TV
* Zee Cinema
News and Docs
TV Channels - Current Affairs
* Sky News
* BBC NEWS 24
* BBC Parliament
* CCTV-9
* CNN
* Community Chnl
* EuroNews
* ITV News
* S4C-2
* Vectone World
Kids
* CBBC Channel
* CBeebies
* POP
* Tiny POP
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steve_gus
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| posted on 11/8/05 at 10:22 PM |
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95% of those channels are part time or total tosh.
whats wrong with getting a 45 quid freeview box from tesco?
atb
steve
[Edited on 11/8/05 by steve_gus]
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
Just knock off the 's'!
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JoelP
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| posted on 11/8/05 at 10:26 PM |
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there are about 2 channels i watch (m&m and bbc news), and maybe 8 i flick through. The other 200 are absolute RUBBISH!
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steve_gus
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| posted on 11/8/05 at 10:36 PM |
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anyone noticed that M&M and Bravo have cleaned up their act? You now get episodes of the professionals instead of 'girls go crazy' and
all that terrible stuff
atb
steve
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
Just knock off the 's'!
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Avoneer
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| posted on 11/8/05 at 11:07 PM |
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Main problem is that I'm on the wrong side of a hill and don't have an aerial.
Getting NTL at the mo, but the service has loads of glitches and I'm paying £12 odd quid a month and hardly ever watch TV anyway. Not bothered
anout many of the free channels anyway.
Looks like I'm gonna get myself a box and sky card - already have a dish.
Cheers,
Pat...
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James
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| posted on 12/8/05 at 07:53 AM |
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Forget TV, You've got a car to build- more TV will only delay it's completion! 
[rant at TV in general]
Why on earth would anyone want to pay to sit in front a box who's sole reason for existence* is to keep you there so you see as much advertising
as possible and then pay for other things!
[/rant]
When I'm an old man on my death bed and I look back, I really don't think I'll be very pleased with myself if I have to say:
"Well, I didn't achieve much but atleast I managed to spend a few hours watching bid-up TV"
Which is why when I finally get my own place- THERE WILL BE NO TV!
And damn, am I looking forward to that!
The only things worth watching are The Simpsons (unfortunately now Ch4) and Top Gear anyway.
Cheers,
James
*except for the BBC
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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VinceGledhill
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| posted on 12/8/05 at 08:52 AM |
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Simpsons.... Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh.....
It would be on 24/7 if my kids had anything to do with it. We've got Sky+ and the HDD is half full of it.
Don't get me wrong it's a well put together show but you can have too much of a good thing.
Regards
Vince Gledhill
Time Served Auto Electrician
Lucas Leeds 1979-1983
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ChrisW
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| posted on 12/8/05 at 10:18 AM |
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The free channels on Sky are a waste of time. Far better to get Freeview. However, there is something else on the horizon so don't sell your
spare Sky Digi boxes yet....
Chris
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Avoneer
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| posted on 12/8/05 at 11:07 AM |
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I CAN'T GET BLOODY FREEVIEW
Is no one listening?
I'm on the wrong side of a big hill and have no ariel, which wouldn't work anyway as the "local" relay station is miles away
anyway.
Can anyone think of a better way to get free telly for under £50 that you can take with you to any house or even abroad?
Thanks,
Pat...
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Noodle
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| posted on 12/8/05 at 11:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Forget TV, You've got a car to build- more TV will only delay it's completion!
[rant at TV in general]
Why on earth would anyone want to pay to sit in front a box who's sole reason for existence* is to keep you there so you see as much advertising
as possible and then pay for other things!
[/rant]
When I'm an old man on my death bed and I look back, I really don't think I'll be very pleased with myself if I have to say:
"Well, I didn't achieve much but atleast I managed to spend a few hours watching bid-up TV"
Which is why when I finally get my own place- THERE WILL BE NO TV!
And damn, am I looking forward to that!
The only things worth watching are The Simpsons (unfortunately now Ch4) and Top Gear anyway.
Cheers,
James
*except for the BBC
Amen.
Your sort make me sick
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