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Freeview box with red button

  • 04-08-2012 2:48pm
    #1
    SportingFun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭


    Sorry mods,I have read the rules and think I have the right forum but if not please correct

    Hi All,

    I am looking for freebox that allows access to the red button the only one I have seen is a Sky box however I do not want to pay a subscription fee and I am not sure if you can just purchase a Sky box without the subscription fee

    Also if possible a box that can pick up Saorview and Freeview. I am based in Ireland.

    Any help would be great.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    Freeview is actually the UK terrestrial digital service, you're probably thinking of Freesat.

    A Freesat box has the red button facility & Sky boxes are available 2nd hand & will work with the free channels without a sub. Neither of these options will get you the Irish channels though & an out of sub. Sky box will lose its recording ability.

    Any free to air satellite receiver will receive the actual streams that carry the red button programmes & they can be tuned in as extra channels, but not accessed via the red button.

    Satellite/terrestrial combo boxes are available, 2 of which are Saorview approved but they don't have proper red button ability for satellite as they're not Freesat receivers.


  • #3
    SportingFun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭SportingFun


    Thanks for the explanation.

    I have seen that yon can tune in the streams for the red buttons and I have actually tried this but I when I do I tend to knock other channles off.

    What is the best way to get all available channels on the box's I currently have.


  • #4
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    What kind of boxes do you have?

    You should be able to tune in extra channels without knocking anything off.


  • #5
    SportingFun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭SportingFun


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    What kind of boxes do you have?

    You should be able to tune in extra channels without knocking anything off.

    I have a opticum 4100c and a silver crest SL 45 HDMI, even if I have to do some sort of reset to get all the available channels as I believe I am missing some others I did have in the past.


  • #6
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    If you do a complete rescan, you'll end up with a lot of stuff to be deleted; a lot of rubbish & unnecessary BBC & ITV regions.

    Might be easier to look through a list & just tune in what you want. These lists for example: http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-28.2E.php or http://www.lyngsat.com/Eutelsat-28A-and-Astra-1N-2A-2B.html


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  • #7
    SportingFun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭SportingFun


    Thanks for the links although similar to ones I have tried to follow before and have knocked channels off however I will get it a go and see what happens if all else fails will do a reset


  • #8
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    SportingFun wrote: »
    . . . similar to ones I have tried to follow before and have knocked channels off

    You're probably making the same mistake as the guy in this thread.

    See post #10 & 11 for info regarding the Silvercrest box, don't know about the Opticum.


  • #9
    SportingFun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭SportingFun


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    You're probably making the same mistake as the guy in this thread.

    See post #10 & 11 for info regarding the Silvercrest box, don't know about the Opticum.

    Thanks so much worked for me and I now have choice of Olympic events to watch


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