Sat4Free/Freesat in Ireland

corazon

Don't forget Argos give you a £5 gift card when you spend £50 and a £10 card when you spend over a hundred.

snaps

smccarrick wrote: »

That is including the install remember- you can always pop into Powercity and buy the box without an install if you so choose- its EUR79.99 for the SD box, or 189.99 for the HD box.......

This compares with £49.99 for the same SD box in Argos Belfast, or £129.99 for the HD box......

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Are they proper freesat boxes or just FTA boxes?

The_Conductor

snaps wrote: »

Are they proper freesat boxes or just FTA boxes?

Sat4Free boxes (aka ROI branded Freesat boxes)- not FTA boxes.
Powercity is the only retailer who sell them *without* the installation voucher- but its perfect if you have a pre-existing Sky dish (as does about 30% of all houses in the country.......)

leex

smccarrick wrote: »

Sat4Free boxes (aka ROI branded Freesat boxes)- not FTA boxes.
Powercity is the only retailer who sell them *without* the installation voucher- but its perfect if you have a pre-existing Sky dish (as does about 30% of all houses in the country.......)

DID have them also.

dlambirl

Whats the difference between freesat and FTA??

The_Conductor

dlambirl wrote: »

Whats the difference between freesat and FTA??

Freesat is a specific platform, with compliant certified receivers, run by the BBC and ITV- whereas FTA simply means the particular chanel(s) are not encrypted.

dlambirl

smccarrick wrote: »

Freesat is a specific platform, with compliant certified receivers, run by the BBC and ITV- whereas FTA simply means the particular chanel(s) are not encrypted.

Oh right, so would i be right in saying that Freesat would be better than FTA? More channels?

Tony

dlambirl wrote: »

Oh right, so would i be right in saying that Freesat would be better than FTA? More channels?

Actually slightly fewer channels but Freesat does have the 7 day epg, however I think the guys on here mentioned some FTA receivers that also have the 7 day epg.

dlambirl

Tony wrote: »

Actually slightly fewer channels but Freesat does have the 7 day epg, however I think the guys on here mentioned some FTA receivers that also have the 7 day epg.

Does anyone have any idea which of the FTA recivers have 7 day epg??

slicedpanman

dlambirl wrote: »

Does anyone have any idea which of the FTA recivers have 7 day epg??

some of the Fortec range (Passion HD and Innovation HD) have added a firware upgrade recently (beta) that adds a 7 day EPG for Astra2

Check out this digitalspy thread

by8auj6csd3ioq

I have read thru some of this and still do not understand if the sat4free is a good deal? I can get a hd one with free installation and dish for €379 in Tesco.I have just got a had ready 32 inch lcd tv

Bear in mind I cannot do diy installation. Thanks for any help

The_Conductor

Cristiano Gigantic Width wrote: »

I have read thru some of this and still do not understand if the sat4free is a good deal? I can get a hd one with free installation and dish for €379 in Tesco.I have just go a had ready 32 inch lcd tv

www.freesat.ie (http://www.freesat.ie) will not open for me

The Irish website is:
http://www.sat4free.ie/

If you have a pre-existing Sky dish- all you have to do is connect a box to it and it'll work.

S.

kuro_man

Cristiano Gigantic Width wrote: »

I have read thru some of this and still do not understand if the sat4free is a good deal? I can get a hd one with free installation and dish for €379 in Tesco.I have just got a had ready 32 inch lcd tv

Bear in mind I cannot do diy installation. Thanks for any help

Make sure you know what you are getting in the price. A single LNB is not much use if you later want a freesat+ recorder or watch satellite in another room. Quad (4 output) LNB's are relatively cheap and getting all the wiring done at the same time will work out cheaper.
I invested in a larger (60cm) solid dish, and I have never had any interference caused by rain.
Also, Humax foxsat HD (freesat) boxes are considered superior to the Alba ones that are used by sat4free.

If you care about these things, then buying the equipment on-line (ebay and satellitesuperstore.co.uk are good) and hiring someone to install it for you might be worth investigating. If not, go for sat4free.

by8auj6csd3ioq

smccarrick wrote: »

The Irish website is:
http://www.sat4free.ie/

If you have a pre-existing Sky dish- all you have to do is connect a box to it and it'll work.

S.

Thanks. I did get the site eventually and they told me their product is much the same as sat4free

Tony

Just bear in mimnd that sat4free is locked into the NI EPG unlike official freesat boxes which can be programmed for any uk region simply by entering a postcode. You might also double check that ITV HD is available on sat4free

Cristiano Gigantic Width wrote: »

Thanks. I did get the site eventually and they told me their product is much the same as sat4free

by8auj6csd3ioq

kuro_man wrote: »

Make sure you know what you are getting in the price. A single LNB is not much use if you later want a freesat+ recorder or watch satellite in another room. Quad (4 output) LNB's are relatively cheap and getting all the wiring done at the same time will work out cheaper.
I invested in a larger (60cm) solid dish, and I have never had any interference caused by rain.
Also, Humax foxsat HD (freesat) boxes are considered superior to the Alba ones that are used by sat4free.

If you care about these things, then buying the equipment on-line (ebay and satellitesuperstore.co.uk are good) and hiring someone to install it for you might be worth investigating. If not, go for sat4free.

I want to just have channells on nthe tv in the living room ,not a big tv person and don't want inother rooms. When you say freesat+ recorder you mean to record tv programs on to a hard drive? Could the TV be recorded on a video recorder, there is one on my dvd

by8auj6csd3ioq

Tony wrote: »

Just bear in mimnd that sat4free is locked into the NI EPG unlike official freesat boxes which can be programmed for any uk region simply by entering a postcode.

http://www.sat4free.ie/index.php?page=whatis says it is interactive. What exactly is NI EPG. Northern ireland electronic programme guide?Does that mean other uk regions would not be available?

You might also double check that ITV HD is available on sat4free

I will thanks. I did check, they said it is

Kotek Besar

Cristiano Gigantic Width wrote: »

Thanks. I did get the site eventually and they told me their product is much the same as sat4free

Except that Sat4Free boxes are hard-coded to NI postcodes, so no ITV HD.

by8auj6csd3ioq

benifa wrote: »

Except that Sat4Free boxes are hard-coded to NI postcodes, so no ITV HD.

They told me it is on the list of available channels

Kotek Besar

Cristiano Gigantic Width wrote: »

They told me it is on the list of available channels

I see that here, yes. Hmm.. wonder how they're doing that then! :eek:

by8auj6csd3ioq

benifa wrote: »

I see that here, yes. Hmm.. wonder how they're doing that then! :eek:

Don't know as I do not really understand these things much but you can phone them at 1850 650199. Is it a good deal then?

Kotek Besar

Cristiano Gigantic Width wrote: »

Is it a good deal then?

Personally I would prefer a UK Freesat HD box, given the choice of this or a Sat4Free HD box. This is because the former permits you to enter any post code you please.

Why not have a look in the Golden Pages for local satellite installers near to you. Give them a ring and ask them how much to install a dish suitable for Sky, plus cabling, but no box. Add the cost to the price of getting a UK Freesat HD box delivered to you, and work out for yourself which is the better deal, that or the Sat4Free HD box / installation package at €399.

frank2005

Hi Guys, sorry am coming to this a bit late...I've just bought a shiny new HD flat screen TV, which has built in Free Sat as I bought it in Tesco, so they obviously brought in from UK. Would this work here or is there any way of getting it to work? What would I need to do? UPC have announced a price increase from Jan so am now more keen than ever to get rid.

Thanks in advance.

Tony

Are you sure its Freesat and not Freeviw?

frank2005 wrote: »

Hi Guys, sorry am coming to this a bit late...I've just bought a shiny new HD flat screen TV, which has built in Free Sat as I bought it in Tesco, so they obviously brought in from UK. Would this work here or is there any way of getting it to work? What would I need to do? UPC have announced a price increase from Jan so am now more keen than ever to get rid.

Thanks in advance.

deffin

Tony wrote: »

Are you sure its Freesat and not Freeviw?

Sounds like Freeview - aren't panasonic the only TV manufacturer with Freesat built in....don't think Tesco's sell Panasonics.!

by8auj6csd3ioq

frank2005 wrote: »

Hi Guys, sorry am coming to this a bit late...I've just bought a shiny new HD flat screen TV, which has built in Free Sat as I bought it in Tesco, so they obviously brought in from UK. Would this work here or is there any way of getting it to work? What would I need to do? UPC have announced a price increase from Jan so am now more keen than ever to get rid.

Thanks in advance.

is it the 32 inch philips 5403/d? I have that i am not sure if it has freeview must check

The_Conductor

Cristiano Gigantic Width wrote: »

is it the 32 inch philips 5403/d? I have that i am not sure if it has freeview must check

Its a 720p HD "Ready" model with Freeview.

If you get a Freesat or a Sat4Free box and a Sky Dish- goodbye NTL/UPC........

by8auj6csd3ioq

smccarrick wrote: »

Its a 720p HD "Ready" model with Freeview.

If you get a Freesat or a Sat4Free box and a Sky Dish- goodbye NTL/UPC........

Hi saw your earlier post where you though they might be in trouble for false advertising. Can you tell where /why you think this as i will be getting a sat4free box. Thanks

frank2005

Sorry for confusion...it is Freeview it has built in. Was getting mixed up, reading about free sat!! Is it any use to me or just a bit of a dead duck to have in ireland?

fat-tony

frank2005 wrote: »

Sorry for confusion...it is Freeview it has built in. Was getting mixed up, reading about free sat!! Is it any use to me or just a bit of a dead duck to have in ireland?

It's likely to be a lame duck anyway. Freeview is MPEG2 standard, the Irish DTT service will be MPEG4. You might pick up the radio channels on the DTT service if you have one local to you.