channel 4

Cas2007

ok people i want to get rid of my ntl cable
i would like the cheapest way to get channel 4
i have a lidl fta system
so does any one know ways of getting this channel by cheapest means or a company in my area (Leixlip Co. Kildare) that sells skyboxes with freesat cards in them
ps. dish pointing to all the bbc channels and itv channels

L1011

You won't get it on that box this side of 2009.

You have four options to get Channel 4 in Leixlip:
1: NTL
2: Sky, but its missing some shows
3: An FTV card - you'll need to source this yourself, no shops sell them
4: A Massive, MASSIVE TV aerial on a big pole. This relies on you living in Confey or around Louisa Bridge and not down in River Valley though. And its analogue.

wil

on the phone today to Sky and while awaiting an operator their advertising jingle proclaimed that "now all packages contain Channel 4"
I thought that was already the case, I may be completely mistaken.
Their jinglebot may have just being looking for something to say;)

jhegarty

The cheapest way is to pick up a sky box and FTV card on ebay... should cost about €100 all in....

you can use it with your lidl dish....

Cas2007

MYOB wrote:

You won't get it on that box this side of 2009.

You have four options to get Channel 4 in Leixlip:
1: NTL
2: Sky, but its missing some shows
3: An FTV card - you'll need to source this yourself, no shops sell them
4: A Massive, MASSIVE TV aerial on a big pole. This relies on you living in Confey or around Louisa Bridge and not down in River Valley though. And its analogue.

i like the big aerial idea but im going to try get a skybox and card off ebay

byte

I thought sellers weren't allowed to sell Freesat From Sky cards on eBay anymore? I know it's a lot harder to find the cards on eBay anyway.

There are other websites that sell these cards though.

Cas2007

i found a website selling these cards but they are all in england =[
does the card have to be married to the box
ps i can get my hands on a cheap sky box

byte

The card does not need to be married to the box.

steveon

An FTV card will work in any sky box but often will take a few hours for some channels such as channel 4 to appear, but well worth it...I know a guy who sells FTV cards from Cork, but have no idea of what he charges.

Cas2007

if you can get his email for me then pm me it if you could
so your sure it doesnt need to be married to the sky box
some guy in letterkenny a week ago wanted €100 for the card

byte

Yes, sure it doesn't need to be married to box. Best to have get one that's already activated, save you the hassle. I've used satone.tv for cards in the past, never any problems.

Cas2007

cool thanks for the realy fast reply

byte

No bother! €100 is very steep for what costs around £20-£25. I notice Satone prices seem to have went up. Used to be cheaper. Shop around.

Cas2007

yeah its approx. €58 without postage pitty its not in the republic 100€ for three channels

mayosteve99

well what website sells them??? what channels can ya get from it Apart form C4

steveon

You get the following extra channels with an ftv card

CH4
CH5
Five US
Five Life
Fox News
Sky Three

not sure if you get anything else but certain channels do open up from time to time to tease you into subscribing. I currently have setanta golf and setanta Ireland open ..never checked these before so thanks for the query...

L1011

Fox News only on Pace digiboxes. No idea why.

byte

I've been searching quite a few websites now, and £50 sterling seems to be the norm from resellers.

I've found a few by searching for "Sky card" on Buyandsell.ie for 50eur

steveon

I beg to differ I have a panasonic digibox with an FTV card and watch Fox news most nites ....no problem

L1011

steveon wrote:

I beg to differ I have a panasonic digibox with an FTV card and watch Fox news most nites ....no problem

Hrm, maybe its changed, was just Pace's at first - over a year ago now!