Cancel Sky

Radharc na Sleibhte

If I cancel sky, will I lose RTE and Tv3?
I do if i remove card, so i presume so?
Cant get an analogue signal of them and cant afford saorview hardware.

John mac

yes you will lose rte and tv3
2 months sub will get you a saorview approved box.

Radharc na Sleibhte

Do i not need a saorview tv and aerial?

MarkK

Radharc na Sleibhte wrote: »

Do i not need a saorview tv and aerial?

You don't need a Saorview aerial if you already have aerial which works for the old analogue service and gets TV3 it should be fine.

Also, people who live near high power transmitters can get away with set top aerials which are very cheap.

Cantona's Collars

If the tv isn't saorview compatible,the op needs a saorview box.They can keep the skybox for the UK tv and saorview box for Irish tv.

This one in Argos is priced at €70.99 on the website but €49.99 in the new catalogue??,it's €24.99 if you buy it along with a non-saorview tv.

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5322745/Trail/searchtext%3EALBA+SAORVIEW+BOX.htm

Perhaps a combi box like the ones mentioned in the terrestrial forum would be a better job,not certified for saorview but only one remote & box needed for Irish & UK tv.

Radharc na Sleibhte

So i would need a saorview box AND an aerial?
TV isnt saorview.
Well its four years old, so it probably isnt.

STB

This is a constantly asked question.

If you cancel Sky, then all you need is one of these. If you dont have an aerial for the saorview part, they can be bought for about €20.


Ferguson Ariva 120 HD Combo




You can connect the existing satellite lead that was going to your Sky box to the Ferguson Ariva above. It also take an aerial for the Saorview channels 9as you can see from the 2nd photo which is the back of the box).
This box combines both the satellite channels and the Saorview channels in one channel list on one remote control.

It also plays MKV media video files if a USB drive is connected to it and you can record to the USB drive also.

Cost of the Ferguson ariva 120 ? €100. Once off payment. Its all the free stuff on one box. No subscription costs, AT ALL. NO MORE BILLS. Totally legal. There is a thread in the terrestrial forum with 250k+ views. Its popular. Lots of people dont have the money to pay Sky. Most people dont realise what is actually free.

Here are just some of the channels you will receive.

RTE1
RTE2HD
Tv3
Tg4
3e
RTE1+1
RTE News Now
RTE JnR
BBC1 HD
BBC2
BBC3
BBC4
BBC HD
ITV1 HD
ITV1+1
ITV2
ITV2+1
ITV3
ITV3+1
ITV4
ITV4+1
Channel 4HD
Channel 4+1
E4
E4+1
More 4
More 4+1
Channel 5
Channel 5+1
Five *
Five *+1
Five USA
Five USA +1
Film 4
Film 4+1
CBS Drama
CBS Action
CBS Reality
CBS reality +1
True Entertainment
Sky News
BBC News 24
BBC Red Button sports Screens (5)
STV HD
CNBC
France 24

Kids Channels:

CITV, CBeebies, KIX, Pop, Pop Girl, Pop Girl +1, Tiny Pop, Tiny Pop+1

Music Channels: NME, Propellor, Rockworld TV, Bliss, Flava, Flaunt, Chart Show TV, The Vault, Scuzz, B4U Music, Zee Music, Clubland TV, Chartshow TV, Vintage TV, Channel AKA, Dance Nation TV, ZIng

NewHillel

STB wrote: »

This is a constantly asked question.

If you cancel Sky, then all you need is one of these. If you dont have an aerial for the saorview part, they can be bought for about €20.


Ferguson Ariva 120 HD Combo

I second that - a fantastic piece of kit, at a very reasonable price.

Tony @ Satellite.ie is on here helping people all the time. You could do a lot worse than give him your custom. (No connection, just see the commitment he gives on here.)

Radharc na Sleibhte

Thanks to you all. Extremely helpful for a duh like me.

Radharc na Sleibhte

So now im intrigued and looking into this:

My sky box is connected to all the tvs in the house, ie you can watch whatevers on the main tv on any other tv. It seems i wouldnt be able to do that with this?

Main tv is in the sitting room so this is where the unit could go.
We have a tv on the wall in the kitchen, nice and neat with no wires on show, a tv in a sun room, and a tv in one bedroom. What are my options for these tvs now so? Will they become useless?

Radharc na Sleibhte

I could keep the sky box and use the other channels tab for all the free channels, that way theyll all still be viewable around the house.

Then maybe buy a saorview box such as the one above, but I'll still need an aerial installed? Is that do-able?

Another problem might be that my aeriel socket behind the tv, is used to supply the signal out of sky box around the house. I presume this is where the saorview signal would want to be coming in?

Cantona's Collars

Radharc na Sleibhte wrote: »

I could keep the sky box and use the other channels tab for all the free channels, that way theyll all still be viewable around the house.

Then maybe buy a saorview box such as the one above, but I'll still need an aerial installed? Is that do-able?

Another problem might be that my aeriel socket behind the tv, is used to supply the signal out of sky box around the house. I presume this is where the saorview signal would want to be coming in?

That's not the aerial socket that is feeding the signal around the house,besides your skybox can do that.

What is your reception for RTE/TG4 etc. like at the moment? If you get decent reception on all the analogue channels then it's likely a simple aerial like you might be using already will do.
There's a saorview box in Argos for €49.99- this is the catalogue price,for some reason it's more expensive online. According to the new catalogue it's €24.99 if you buy it along with a new non saorview tv.

Radharc na Sleibhte

I dont have an aerial at all yet...!

steveon

You will need an additional piece of kit similar to a Triax tri-link in order to send the signal from a ferguson or other combo box around the house. Unless the tv's in the other room are saorview compatible then you will be limited to watching the same channel in all rooms at the same time.

http://www.tvtrade.ie/triax-trilink-kit.html