Can I get RTE via a card without sky sub

m8 · 27-05-2010 8:31am #1

Hi
Is it possible to get a card to receive RTE TV via satalite (without a subscription) like they can in the UK for UK chanells with a one off payment for the card. This is for someone that is in a place in Ireland that can't receive over the air?

DigiDec · 27-05-2010 9:00am

No, not possible, Minimum Sky sub is required to get RTE on satellite.

m8 · 27-05-2010 9:33am

Even if I can't get RTE anyother way?

Just barely picks up RTE1 nothing else.

Tony · 27-05-2010 9:42am

+1

DigiDec wrote: »

No, not possible, Minimum Sky sub is required to get RTE on satellite.

DigiDec · 27-05-2010 9:44am

No, even if you can't get it any other way, RTE is a sub channel on sky, have you tried the correct aerial for the area, what do others around use to get RTE?

m8 · 27-05-2010 10:05am

They depend an a bounce for a local but we can't get this even...I do pay for a TV licence so I think I would be entiled to receive it via Sat.

How can UK people avail of a card.... I've herd that Irish people that laps the sky sub can get RTE on the out of date cards so why can't I get a card ( for a once off payment)?

DigiDec · 27-05-2010 10:15am

No such scheme exists in the ROI like the Free to View card system that they have in the UK, that's just the way it is.

John mac · 27-05-2010 11:03am

If you have Broadband you could use this

DigiDec · 27-05-2010 11:21am

RTE is not free to air on satellite.

Minstrel27 · 27-05-2010 12:31pm

m8 wrote: »

They depend an a bounce for a local but we can't get this even...I do pay for a TV licence so I think I would be entiled to receive it via Sat.

How can UK people avail of a card.... I've herd that Irish people that laps the sky sub can get RTE on the out of date cards so why can't I get a card ( for a once off payment)?

Your television licence does not entitle you to receive RTÉ. It is a licence for having a television tuner.

The terrestrial channels in the UK are all FTA on satellite now and do not require a card. RTÉ is only available through satellite with an active Sky subscription.

m8 · 27-05-2010 5:00pm

Well it's not for me TBH.....it's a friends mum and all she realy wants is RTE.

watty · 28-05-2010 7:13am

m8 wrote: »

I've herd that Irish people that laps the sky sub can get RTE on the out of date cards

Not true.

the_syco · 28-05-2010 7:43am

Where is she based, and what direction is the aerial pointed, or does she just have a small set of rabbit ears on her TV?

m8 wrote: »

Just barely picks up RTE1 nothing else.

Also, how did she tune in to get RTE on her TV? Is it an old TV, a new one, what? Some of the older ones were great for being able to fine tune a weak signal, but some of the newer ones I've found don't seem to have this feature

Can I get RTE via a card without sky sub

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