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Freeview / freesat box recommendation

  • 06-01-2017 9:52pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭


    Hi, we recently changed from Virgin Media to Eir, so now we don't get a lot of the channels that we used to get with Virgin (True Movies etc)...so we're thinking of getting a freesat/freeview/saorview box. I'm wondering if anyone could recommend a good one. Would they all give you the same channels, no matter which one I choose, and if I buy one from a UK website, would it work here.
    Thanks for any help.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,678 ✭✭✭swoofer


    get this one from here, does the lot

    http://www.freetv.ie/edision-os-mega/

    and you get a discount if you quote baords ie


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭winston_1


    That is neither a Freeview, Freesat, or Saorview box. Bot no one makes such a combination.

    It will get you the channels but not the red button text. Nor will it put them in the correct order or keep them when there are frequency changes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭FRIENDO


    It says it will do an automatic frequency change update on the Enigma 2.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭kitcatz


    Thanks for your replies. It looks like a good one. At the moment I'm just trying to figure out what channels we're missing. I've just seen that €10 extra a month will get some of the channels with Eir, so I think the only channels we'd get on a freeview box that we'd want would be True Movies and Challenge, I'm not sure if its worth paying €200 for them. Still considering it though!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭tapfit2004


    kitcatz wrote: »
    Thanks for your replies. It looks like a good one. At the moment I'm just trying to figure out what channels we're missing. I've just seen that €10 extra a month will get some of the channels with Eir, so I think the only channels we'd get on a freeview box that we'd want would be True Movies and Challenge, I'm not sure if its worth paying €200 for them. Still considering it though!

    If they are the only 2 channels that you want you could get a secondhand sky box and set up your favorite lists with whatever channels you want. A sky box will give you all the free satellite channels that are on 28 east without a subscription card.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭kitcatz


    Thanks for that, that sounds great. I'll try that!


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