Freeview for numpties please
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Simple question , If I buy a second hand satalite dish and digibox . am I right in thinking I can set it up to recieve all the free channels (BBC etc)without having to sign contracts and pay subscriptions etc, I don't want Expensive Cr@p, just got kids pestering for Freeview which is not very good in this area
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You will need a viewing card to slot into the reciever.
Many of the channels that are actually freeview, will still require a card in the machine to make them viewable.
I'm sure *somewhere* that freeview cards must be available.
Ah. Edited to add:
www.bbc.co.uk/digital/howtoget.shtml#satellite
>> Edited by meeja on Wednesday 16th February 18:56
Many of the channels that are actually freeview, will still require a card in the machine to make them viewable.
I'm sure *somewhere* that freeview cards must be available.
Ah. Edited to add:
www.bbc.co.uk/digital/howtoget.shtml#satellite
>> Edited by meeja on Wednesday 16th February 18:56
The BBC's stuff is free-to-air, so doesn't need a viewing card. However, the ITV ones (and I believe stuff like C4) may not be subscription but are encrypted. If you're a former Sky subscriber, try your old card as it's likely to work (if it's not too old) for all the free-to-view channels.
If it doesn't, or you don't have a card, you can apparently get one for £20 from Sky - www.freesatfromsky.com. If you don't have any equipment and don't fancy installing it yourself, they can provide a dish and box (with that card) for £150.
>> Edited by sjg on Wednesday 16th February 19:31
If it doesn't, or you don't have a card, you can apparently get one for £20 from Sky - www.freesatfromsky.com. If you don't have any equipment and don't fancy installing it yourself, they can provide a dish and box (with that card) for £150.
>> Edited by sjg on Wednesday 16th February 19:31
If you are playing with dishes, get your elevation right and Bob's your mothers brother. Easy to find the right part of the sky with no compass and a dish on next door.
Edited to add, make sure you can "see" the sat before you spend money on it.
>> Edited by jmorgan on Thursday 17th February 13:15
Edited to add, make sure you can "see" the sat before you spend money on it.
>> Edited by jmorgan on Thursday 17th February 13:15
malman said:
I wouldn't fancy trying to install the satellite though - you need to know what bit of the sky to point it at!
Waggle it about (the dish that is) until you get a picture. How difficult can it be
That used to be true for analogue satellite TV systems, it is a little harder with digital systems as (iirc) brand new systems need a signal before they will activate fully.
Sky are the people you need to contact for a card.
WRT making sure you can 'see' the satellite, avoid looking through trees, fine in the winter, crap in the summer as the leaves are out and water blocks the signal!
farmer said:
just got kids pestering for Freeview
What do they want to watch : CEEBEEBIES ??? FFS?
I've told mine that they can save up to buy a set top box, themselves, but that I will still limit their viewing time as now, and NO they can not have a telly in their room.
Or a mobile phone
Or access to the internet unless it's for homework and only then if they have been to the library and got out all the books on the subject.
My own parents would not allow us to watch ITV as 'it has adverts' and when C4 was launched my dad tried to pretend we could not get it. They chilled out recently and seem to have a 1000 channel digital plus plus pay through the nose system. But then IF you live in Wales You might want to watch ENGLISH BBC.
jacko lah said:
just got kids pestering for Freeview
What do they want to watch : CEEBEEBIES ??? FFS?
I've told mine that they can save up to buy a set top box, themselves, but that I will still limit their viewing time as now, and NO they can not have a telly in their room.
Or a mobile phone
Or access to the internet unless it's for homework and only then if they have been to the library and got out all the books on the subject.
My own parents would not allow us to watch ITV as 'it has adverts' and when C4 was launched my dad tried to pretend we could not get it. They chilled out recently and seem to have a 1000 channel digital plus plus pay through the nose system. But then IF you live in Wales You might want to watch ENGLISH BBC.
bah humbug
ps whats a "Library"?
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