[REQ] Digital Freeview Satellite Receiver

justagirl

Does anyone know where I could pick one of these up at a good price please? Thanks.

Tony

Hi, heres the supplier sticky thread from the satellite forum http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=155714

paddyc

just wondering is this free view satellite just a free view box that you get in the north only as a satellite?

what channels can you get on it and also whats the cost roughly



thanks paddy

justagirl

Thank you for the sticky Tony.

paddyc wrote:

just wondering is this free view satellite just a free view box that you get in the north only as a satellite?

what channels can you get on it and also whats the cost roughly
thanks paddy

Its a digital satellite receiver for all Free-To-Air TV and radio channels. You can plug into an existing sky dish (which is what I want to do as I've cancelled my SKY subscription and with Free to air satellite there is no monthly charge, no viewing card or phone line is needed) and receive BBC, ITV Film Four and many more channels from the Astra 2/Eurobird satellite.

The following channels are currently available from the Astra 2 satellite as well as many more.

National Broadcasters: BBC 1,2,3,4, (all regions) ITV 1,2,3,4 (all regions) S4C
Movies : Film Four, True movies
Kids Channels: cITV, CBBC,Cbeebies,
News Channels: Sky News, BBC News 24,CNN, Euronews,
Music Stations : Chartshow TV, Classic FM TV,Classics TV ,Performance TV
Entertainment: Reality TV,Fashion TV,Motors TV
Radio Stations: RTE , BBC and many more

There is one here:
http://http://www.satellite.ie/acatalog/Smart_Rapido_Free_To_Air_satellite_receiver.html#aFerguson
for €99.00 (Including VAT at 21%).

joe25

try this one
good receiver

59Euro delivered


http://cgi.ebay.ie/COMAG-SL-65-SAT-RECEIVER-DIGITAL-SL65-ALI-VT-DD_W0QQitemZ120139446017QQihZ002QQcategoryZ85414QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

justagirl

joe25 wrote:

try this one
good receiver
59Euro delivered
http://cgi.ebay.ie/COMAG-SL-65-SAT-RECEIVER-DIGITAL-SL65-ALI-VT-DD_W0QQitemZ120139446017QQihZ002QQcategoryZ85414QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks joe25

Mossy Monk

justagirl wrote:

Its a digital satellite receiver for all Free-To-Air TV and radio channels. You can plug into an existing sky dish (which is what I want to do as I've cancelled my SKY subscription and with Free to air satellite there is no monthly charge, no viewing card or phone line is needed) and receive BBC, ITV Film Four and many more channels from the Astra 2/Eurobird satellite.

Could you not use your Sky box? That shows FTA channels and also allows you to use BBCi.

justagirl

Mossy Monk wrote:

Could you not use your Sky box? That shows FTA channels and also allows you to use BBCi.

With my Sky box - I don't get Film Four or ITV or Cbeebies (not for myself ) ...can I?

byte

justagirl wrote:

With my Sky box - I don't get Film Four or ITV or Cbeebies (not for myself ) ...can I?

Yes you can, or should. Film4 will be where it always is - 315

For ITV etc, you have to do a workaround.

With your expired viewing card still in your digibox, go to Sky News, press Red to go into Sky News Active. Remove card, then press back up repeatedly to get back to Sky News.

Now press TV Guide button, then All Channels, and BBC1, 2, ITV1 should be there from 101-103 (it may take a while as EPG reloads). You'll find BBC Three, Four, ITV2, 3, 4, etc also on your EPG.

Of course, with a Skybox you could then purchase a UK Freesat from Sky card, which would unlock Channel 4, five, five US, five Life and Sky 3.

Tony

Check out this sticky http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055038749

Mini_Bar

The software on your sky box may be out of date. You could try manually downloading Sky software changes:

Switch on the satellite channel on your tv in the usual way.
Now place your Sky digital receiver into standby using your handset.
Switch the receiver off at the mains.
On the front of the digital box itself (not the handset) press the button marked ‘Backup’.
With the button still depressed turn the digital receiver back on at the mains.
Keeping the ‘Backup’ button depressed, wait for all the l.e.d’s on the front of the box to light up. A message may also appear on your tv screen. This may take up to 30 seconds but you must keep the button depressed all the time and only when all the l.e.d’s all light up should you release the button.
It will take about 10-15 minutes to upgrade the software and when complete the box will automatically go into the standby mode.
Wait about a minute and you will then be able to turn the receiver on again using the handset.

Mossy Monk

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Tony

This will not have any effect as the SKY listings are broadcast as a data stream and are not controlled by the software in the box.

Mini_Bar wrote:

The software on your sky box may be out of date. You could try manually downloading Sky software changes:

justagirl

byte wrote:

Yes you can, or should. Film4 will be where it always is - 315

For ITV etc, you have to do a workaround.

With your expired viewing card still in your digibox, go to Sky News, press Red to go into Sky News Active. Remove card, then press back up repeatedly to get back to Sky News.

Now press TV Guide button, then All Channels, and BBC1, 2, ITV1 should be there from 101-103 (it may take a while as EPG reloads). You'll find BBC Three, Four, ITV2, 3, 4, etc also on your EPG.

Of course, with a Skybox you could then purchase a UK Freesat from Sky card, which would unlock Channel 4, five, five US, five Life and Sky 3.

Fantastic!!! Thank you all so much ... never realised you could do this.... now have my film 4 etc which I wanted and saved me some money! Thank you, thank you!!!!!