Channel 5, HD & USA all currently FTA

Irish Kev

John mac

what are the settings?

Minstrel27

Irish Kev wrote: »

Where?

Badgermonkey

Irish Kev wrote: »

Link?

norbert64

12.422
H
27.5
2/3

/\ That's the usual code for 5USA and 5*.

On tuning them in, I'm getting a program not available message on my SKYHD box.
My FTA box isn't picking her up at all though

I guess this must have been a minor blip on the part of FIVE? :cool:
That's provided the OP isn't just pulling our chain here, lol.

sky23

If it was, its now scrambled again

rob the satman

It was scrambled when I checked at 0130 this morning after I saw OP's post

MrFrisp

norbert64 wrote: »

12.422
H
27.5
2/3

/\ That's the usual code for 5USA and 5*.

On tuning them in, I'm getting a program not available message on my SKYHD box.
My FTA box isn't picking her up at all though

I guess this must have been a minor blip on the part of FIVE? :cool:
That's provided the OP isn't just pulling our chain here, lol.

Hiya...

As far as I know,,you can no longer pick up the fta channels on the sky HD boxes.
I think it was an update that sky done last november,and it knocked off the fta's from those boxes.

I'm open to correction on that though.

norbert64

SexyGuy wrote: »

Hiya...

As far as I know,,you can no longer pick up the fta channels on the sky HD boxes.
I think it was an update that sky done last november,and it knocked off the fta's from those boxes.

I'm open to correction on that though.

I think you're confusing this with the IRISH EPG issue.

You're partially correct in so far as, with the Irish EPG being locked to the box, you don't get the fta epg.
However, all the fta channels can still be tuned in under the ''OTHER CHANNELS'' feature.

That has no bearing on this 5USA and ch5hd issue though.
The problem here is, that while you can technically tune them in, you can't actually watch anything because they are still scrambled and not fta.
Although giving the op the benefit of the doubt, perhaps there was a short fta showing earlier today. :cool:

greendom

norbert64 wrote: »

I think you're confusing this with the IRISH EPG issue.

You're partially correct in so far as, with the Irish EPG being locked to the box, you don't get the fta epg.
However, all the fta channels can still be tuned in under the ''OTHER CHANNELS'' feature.

That has no bearing on this 5USA and ch5hd issue though.
The problem here is, that while you can technically tune them in, you can't actually watch anything because they are still scrambled and not fta.
Although giving the op the benefit of the doubt, perhaps there was a short fta showing earlier today. :cool:

Can they be watched with the UK EPG FTA card ?

MrFrisp

Thank You Norbert..

At least I got some of it right..

Reg'stoy

Still scrambled on our Humax HDR.

norbert64

greendom wrote: »

Can they be watched with the UK EPG FTA card ?

You mean a UK FTV card?
AFAIK, yes. That bypasses all the IRISH EPG locking nonsense.

greendom

norbert64 wrote: »

You mean a UK FTV card?
AFAIK, yes. That bypasses all the IRISH EPG locking nonsense.

Exactly, I really shouldn't try to impress by using acronyms

Irish Kev

Apologies for the delay in responding, when I noticed this last night it was on a sky hd box without UK card. Checked again this morning but was scrambled

time to close the thread

norbert64

Darn FIVE bigwigs, teasing us like that. Booooooooooo.

Perhaps they are just doing a bit of testing hopefully before they do make the switch to freesat/fta. :cool:

I would have thought Ch5 would have wanted to maximise their covergage of Big Brother later this year to the Irish audience.

No doubt they will want to use channel 5 for regular BB and Fiver for BBLB type programmes.

Only time will tell i suppose.

L1011

Deleted User wrote: »

I would have thought Ch5 would have wanted to maximise their covergage of Big Brother later this year to the Irish audience.

They don't currently sell ads to Ireland, hence there is no advantage to them in doing this...

JDxtra

In the past they have had ZERO interest in being available in Ireland. Probably due rights complications.

They could always sell the BB rights to TV3/3e and make more that way.

200motels

CH5 HD is FTA at the moment.

Rick_

Just checked and it is scrambled for me.

dogtoffee

200motels wrote: »

CH5 HD is FTA at the moment.

Are you sure? I just did a scan and can't find it.

glimmerman123

dogtoffee wrote: »

Are you sure? I just did a scan and can't find it.

What's the frequency? Thanks.

norbert64

Tuning details can be found here \/
www.lyngsat.com/hd/Astra-2A.html

Must have just been a temporary glitch or maybe a test.
Have scanned her in myself and I am only getting a blank screen. :cool:

lgs 4

five HD may be getting ready for freeview hd at the end of next month

Kristopherus

glimmerman123 wrote: »

What's the frequency? Thanks.

Astra 1. 12266mhz, H, 29500Ks/s. It is scrambled. i get it with a Freesat from Sky card.

glimmerman123

Kristopherus wrote: »

Astra 1. 12266mhz, H, 29500Ks/s. It is scrambled. i get it with a Freesat from Sky card.

Thanks for that mate.

200motels

dogtoffee wrote: »

200motels wrote: »

CH5 HD is FTA at the moment.

Are you sure? I just did a scan and can't find it.

Sorry lads what I meant to say it's free with a UK Sky card.

gtg60

200motels wrote: »

Sorry lads what I meant to say it's free with a UK Sky card.

It's always been available with a UK FTV card.