Sky digibox / Freeview

[pistol pete]

I just discovered that I can not get freeview at my new flat, therefore, am I right in saying that I can use a sky digibox to recieve freeview through the (communal block) satalite dish? I don't want to and can't afford proper sky at the moment.

If so, do I need a special card for the digibox?

Cheers,

Pete

[Podie]

Communal systems vary...

At mine it had to be enabled within the block (free thankfully) but you'll need a Digibox AND a FreeSat card to view the free channels.

eBay probably has both lying around... IIRC Sky charge £150 for FreeSat.

[cjs]

if you can get hold of a sky digibox then you can pay Sky a one off £10 for a free to air card which will get you more or less all the channels you can get on Freeview plus a few more......Men & Motors!! You should be able to get Freeview through the communal aerial if its any good.

Edited by cjs on Monday 9th October 18:48

[pistol pete]

cjs said:

You should be able to get Freeview through the communal aerial if its any good.

It seems Banbury is the 2% of the population that can't get freeview...

I'm going to have a look on ebay for the required digibox and free-card, or maybe wait until someone else in the block gets it working first.

Thanks

Pete

[lordgrover]

I have a sky plus box with no subscription, using old sky plus card (dating back to when I subscribed).
I get most of the Freeview channels plus Men & Motors but not E4, More4, uktv History or FTN - not sure that I'm missing much , but would I get these if I bought one of the free to air cards mentioned above?

[flossythepig]

lordgrover said:

I have a sky plus box with no subscription, using old sky plus card (dating back to when I subscribed).
I get most of the Freeview channels plus Men & Motors but not E4, More4, uktv History or FTN - not sure that I'm missing much , but would I get these if I bought one of the free to air cards mentioned above?

have a look at Freesat from Sky. It's Sky's equivalent of Freeview

[cjs]

Sorry my mistake, the Sky card is £20 not £10 if you already have a Digibox and Dish.

[lordgrover]

flossythepig said:

have a look at Freesat from Sky. It's Sky's equivalent of Freeview

Aha, thanks. I spent ages trying to find that info- d'oh! Confirms what I thought; I'd get no more than I get now.

[stevieb]

ITV will send you the freeview card for free just get a second hand digi box off ebay or back of the local rag

[catretriever]

stevieb said:

ITV will send you the freeview card for free

How does one go about getting said card then?