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sky card +foreign channels.

  • 09-11-2004 10:42am
    #1
    aggu10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭


    New to all this, but have learnt a bit from the message boards.

    About to buy a sky freesat card on e-bay. do i just simply replace main card with the FTV card when i want to view itv , ch4. is it as simple as that. phone line must be always plugged out i presume, during this. sounds too easy, why are they not included on main card anyway?

    Also on another note a friend from germany wants to get german channels. is it possible to get them thru a sky sat box using other channels? there are some astra german channels, i'm told. since sky uses astra i would have thought we could get the german channels from it or must the satellite dish be adjusted or something?

    Cheers and thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Dr. Nick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,434 ✭✭✭Dr. Nick


    Yes, it's that simple. Tuning to a non-sub channel like 501 makes it quicker.

    afaik, no German channels are available.


  • #3
    sergeant121
    Closed Accounts Posts: 94 ✭✭sergeant121


    aggu10 wrote:
    Also on another note a friend from germany wants to get german channels. is it possible to get them thru a sky sat box using other channels? there are some astra german channels, i'm told. since sky uses astra i would have thought we could get the german channels from it or must the satellite dish be adjusted or something?

    Cheers and thanks in advance.
    You are mistaking the Astra 1 cluster of satellites at 19.2ºE (on which there are numerous German channels) with the Astra 2/Eurobird 1 cluster at 28.2ºE (from which BSkyB broadcasts). A UK dish is pointing at the latter.

    I would not recommend DIY realigment.


  • #4
    kramlq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭kramlq


    On 28e, DW-TV has german news/documentary progs 1/2 the time. Similar content & style to BBC World. Euronews, WineTV broadcast with a german soundtrack in addition to english. Thats about it unless you get a dish pointed to 19e.


  • #5
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    DW-TV also needs a subscription on Sky

    its FREE when the dish is pointed at Astra 1 along with loads more free German channels


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