Yesterday fta still ?

dogtoffee

Is yesterday still fta did a scan and cant find it also missing from old sky box but have it still on sub box

Johnboy1951

dogtoffee wrote: »

Is yesterday still fta did a scan and cant find it also missing from old sky box but have it still on sub box

Yes.

Time Team on at the moment.

sbsquarepants

Got freesat in the house about 2 weeks ago - yesterday shows up in my channel list, but I haven't tried to look at it so I don't know if the channel is actually there or not!

Also don't mean to hijack your thread but I have a quick question - is the guide normally just very crappy, or do I just have a dodgy box. When I scroll through to see what's on, half the channels have no info at all, but if I select them then the guide appears - but it means I need to keep changing channels to see what's on. Is that normal - surely not?

dogtoffee

Thanks I'll try scan again can't see it on sky box tho

Thurston?

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Got freesat in the house about 2 weeks ago

... I have a quick question - is the guide normally just very crappy, or do I just have a dodgy box. When I scroll through to see what's on, half the channels have no info at all, but if I select them then the guide appears - but it means I need to keep changing channels to see what's on. Is that normal - surely not?

What make of 'freesat' box?

sbsquarepants

I think it's called arriva - or something very like that at least

homer911

dogtoffee wrote: »

Is yesterday still fta

Well it was yesterday!

Johnboy1951

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Got freesat in the house about 2 weeks ago - yesterday shows up in my channel list, but I haven't tried to look at it so I don't know if the channel is actually there or not!

Also don't mean to hijack your thread but I have a quick question - is the guide normally just very crappy, or do I just have a dodgy box. When I scroll through to see what's on, half the channels have no info at all, but if I select them then the guide appears - but it means I need to keep changing channels to see what's on. Is that normal - surely not?

I have seen it happen when the tuner is in use.

IIRC leaving the box for a while unused allowed all the info to populate.

dogtoffee

Found it after a scan on fta box but strange thing on old sky box I've on 537 or 538 channels

Thurston?

sbsquarepants wrote: »

I think it's called arriva - or something very like that at least

Ferguson Ariva? That's not an actual Freesat receiver, & you won't get a proper guide.

sbsquarepants

What do you mean? What is it then, some sort of knock off copy or something?

homer911

A generic FTA receiver - you will get now and next program guide, often only after selecting the specific channel, not a 7-day guide for all channels instantly available

Thurston?

sbsquarepants wrote: »

What do you mean? What is it then, some sort of knock off copy or something?

Digital satellite TV in the UK was originally the domain of Sky, with the EPG being a proprietry add-on, separate from the actual broadcasts.

Generic boxes could always receive any unencrypted broadcasts, but not the guide.

Freesat is a BBC/ITV initiative (launched 2008 iirc), that aimed to provide Sky-type functionality & ease of use to the free broadcasts. (Or provide a satellite version of the UK's terrestrial Freeview service.) Generic boxes won't get the Freesat guide.

sbsquarepants

Damn my cheap ass ways!

I guess i'll just have to scroll through to see exactly what's not worth watching:D