Channel 5

ross_castle

Is anyone out there still reciving channel five. I was able to pick it up for the first couple of weeks after it launched. But havent seen anything since

Agent Smith

where you based?

ross_castle

When i picked it up intally I was living in Bundoren. I going to be based in Drogheda for the next couple of months, and was hoping i might be able to recive it

limerick_man

I was never able to get it!

de5p0i1er

I don't think most of the country ever got it.

byte

You're not missing much.

tvnutz

byte wrote:

You're not missing much.

They have had all the new seasons of CSI before anyone else,including RTE...but thats about it!

sceptre

byte wrote:

You're not missing much.

Heh, I'm always reminded of Adam Faith's dying words every time I think of FIVE. "Channel Five is all **** isn’t it. Christ, the crap they put on there, it’s a waste of space"

jor el

Ah come on now sceptre, it's not all that bad. You have the ever wonderful "All new cosmetic surgery live" presented by the lovely Vanessa Feltz :eek: Seriously though, has anyone seen that program? It's truly awful.

I bet Five wish they had thought up of Celebrity Love Island before ITV.


But to answer the original question, I have Five on a UK Sky digibox. I have a friend who lives near Roslaire in Wexford and they can pick it up on an aerial.

BuffyBot

In fairness to Five, they picked themselves up from their Channel 5 days and occasionally have decent programs on. Occasionally they still have crap too, but at least it's not quite as bad as it was.

ross_castle

Any Idea of there Freq.

tabatha

jor el wrote:

Ah come on now sceptre, it's not all that bad. You have the ever wonderful "All new cosmetic surgery live" presented by the lovely Vanessa Feltz :eek: Seriously though, has anyone seen that program? It's truly awful.

I bet Five wish they had thought up of Celebrity Love Island before ITV.


But to answer the original question, I have Five on a UK Sky digibox. I have a friend who lives near Roslaire in Wexford and they can pick it up on an aerial.

i have a digibox, how do i get 5?

Drag00n79

tabatha wrote:

i have a digibox, how do i get 5?

You'll need a UK Free To View Sky card. This card will also get you all the ITV regions and Channel 4. There are lots available on eBay. Make sure it is "active" before you bid. Or if you know someone in the UK they can order a new card from Sky which will pick it up also for £20.

I got one last year on eBay for about €40. Well worth it.

tabatha

oh thats great thanks for the infor. my husband is english so i can get his mum to get me one i suppose. thanks for that!

jor el

If you get our mother in law to get one in England, make sure she can activate it first. As far as I know it needs to be put into a UK digibox and used first before it will work here. That digibox will need to be connected to the phone to do this.

I'm not sure if this info is accurate but I think that's how it works.

byte

No, it can be activated in the Irish box IIRC. And you don't need a phoneline inserted, in fact, it's advised not to connect your phoneline to your Irish box when you've a UK FTV card inserted.

One good programme on Five - Fifth Gear

That and the occasional UEFA Cup game.

MadPatrick

To be honest, al the english terrestrial chans are boo. But 5 is one of the better ones. And I liked AllNew Cosmetic Surgery Live. It was interesting in a really really messed up way. :eek:

ross_castle

Is it possible to pick up the show with a reqular ariel