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  • 18-04-2012 07:38PM
    #1
    pegasuspub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭


    hi ,is it possible to get rte1,rte2,and tg4 on a freesat from sky card if you have a northern ireland address,or do you have to have a valid subscription as you do in roi,thanks.


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  • #2
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    You need a subscription


  • #3
    pegasuspub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭pegasuspub


    thanks


  • #4
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,213 ✭✭✭zg3409


    1) However in you are living in NI ONLY (and not the rest of the UK)

    you can currently get RTE1, RTE2, RTE News now etc (but not TV3 nor 3E nor TG4) on the new Saorsat system, without a subscription to Sky

    There is a seperate saorsat thread. Basically 100% coverage of NI (as far as we can tell)
    You probably need a 80cm/1.1m Solid dish and a special LNB.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055968485&page=151


    2) If you are living in the North there may also be spillover from the south (transmitters on the border).

    Check here for more information:

    http://www.saorview.ie/make-the-switch/coverage-checker/coverage-map/
    You need a TV compatable with Saorview (most Freeview HD boxes will work too)
    Full coverage will not be reached until October when the analogue switches off and digital goes high power. There is also a block northwards on some transmitters south of the border which will be lifted in October.

    3) If you are living in a part of the north that does not have overspill terrestrially there also will be broadcasts from a few sites in the North. To receive these you need to have a Freeview HD (only) box and live close to the mast as they will be low power. These have not been launched yet, probably later this year or early next year

    See here:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2056537231
    No TV3 nor 3E with this option, but you will get TG4

    So basically there are lots of ways now to get RTE for free in NI. Each option is different. Overspill from the south gets you the most channels.

    If you post you approximite location we can advise further.

    Regarding a subscription to Sky, the Sky ROI subscription gets you the most channels, (more than an NI subscription) but it's more expensive.


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