Free to air satellite

NewApproach

Hi,

We used have sky so have the box and satellite connections installed etc.

What can we access with no subscription? Could we get more than what saorview has to offer?

Thanks

Sam Russell

Well, if you want Saorview, you will need an aerial. Check out saorview.ie to get your nearest transmitter. You can use the Sky box but you would be better served getting a Freesat box (or Freesat + HD - if you want recording) which would replace the Sky box and give you a 7 day EPG. A FTA combi box would be a bit cheaper but would not have the 7 day epg - but some boxes can do this but is not easy.

brightspark

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free-to-air_channels_at_28°E

lertsnim

FTA satellite with a dish pointed towards 28.2° East will offer you more channels than Saorview but you won't get any of the Irish terrestrial channels. Not a big deal for some but they are the most watched channels in the country.

webwayz

Get a Freesat and Saorview combi box, or a Freesat box, if you have a saorview box or TV which decodes saorview. Use the sky dish for freesat (uses same satellites) and an aerial for saorview

UrbanFret

NewApproach wrote: »

Hi,

We used have sky so have the box and satellite connections installed etc.

What can we access with no subscription? Could we get more than what saorview has to offer?

Thanks

These are new and look the part.
http://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/Digital-Satellite-Receivers/Edision-Linux-HD-Receivers/Edision-os-mini-combo-dvb-c-t-t2-dvb-s-s2

Saorview plus freesat. capable of handling iptv and some other stuff.;)

Thurston?

webwayz wrote: »

Get a Freesat and Saorview combi box

No Freesat combi boxes.

wonder88

I have free to air and get all the English channels plus RT,France24 and Al Jeezera, but can I pick up any German Channels as it would help me with the language?

The Cush

wonder88 wrote: »

but can I pick up any German Channels as it would help me with the language?

Different satellite position, 19.2°E.

http://www.lyngsat.com/Astra-1KR-1L-1M-1N.html

Muahahaha

webwayz wrote: »

Get a Freesat and Saorview combi box, or a Freesat box, if you have a saorview box or TV which decodes saorview. Use the sky dish for freesat (uses same satellites) and an aerial for saorview

When doing it this way would it mean having to switch boxes everytime you want to go from Irish to UK channels and vice versa? By switch boxes I mean switching between the input on your tv, AV1 to AV2

webwayz

wonder88 wrote: »

I have free to air and get all the English channels plus RT,France24 and Al Jeezera, but can I pick up any German Channels as it would help me with the language?

You could get a motor on your sat dish, to get Astra 19.2
Or you could get a 2nd lnb and use a multiple LNB bracket to get both sats, with a diseqc switch