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What Legal FTA channels in Ireland?

  • 30-12-2002 10:42pm
    #1
    Eddiethehill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭


    Can anyone help me please?

    My TV arial finally packed in just before Christmas putting me back in RTE/TV3/TG4 land. I don't want to put it back up again as reception from Divis was poor anyway and I could never use the teletext.

    I am only interested in the FTA channels particularly BBC2 and C4.
    The Dixons/Powercity Sky salesmen said I can only get these channels if I buy their SKY package and pay big up front.

    I have looked at going up North and buying a box and applying for a UK FTA card using a friends Enniskillen address, not difficult to do.

    But I would rather do this LEGALLY if I can.

    So, what can I do today (DEC 2002) to get a Satellite dish with the Irish and UK FTA channels without pretending I live somewhere I don't.

    I live in rural Meath beyond the reach of cable. I don't fancy paying MMDS subscriptions and would rather just buy a box and dish outright.

    So, a legal way of seeing the stuff I saw on my old Hirchmann arial I what I am seeking.

    BTW I am not up to speed on all the technical jargon yet, so please be gentle.

    All the best and thanks in advance,
    Eddiethehill.


Comments

  • #2
    Lennoxschips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭Lennoxschips


    You can get BBC2 if you go for one of the more expensive Sky packages. Channel 4 is not available on Irish sky at all at all. The Dixons man was misinformed.

    The only 100% legal way to get Channel 4 is to pay and arm and a leg for poor reception via MMDS, or to put up a large antenna and try and pull in the analogue signals.

    The only way to get Channel 4 in Ireland on satellite is via either a British Sky Subscription or a BBC FTV card. As you mentioned, you can't do this wihtout pretending do live somwhere you don't. And this is of course not 100% legal.


  • #3
    sceptre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    ... and RTE isn't FTA (or FTV) - the lowest paid package you can get it on is the Sky Family Pack (in other words: RTE isn't available for free AND the lowest subscription package you can get it on is the Family pack).


  • #4
    DMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,726 ✭✭✭✭DMC


    Well, if you get a second-hand, out of subscription UK Sky Digibox, complete with FTV card, and bring it down here, no one will come looking for you. Its a grey area/market You own the box, you can legally look at the channels FTA without a viewing card.

    Rural Meath, eh? Which part? :)


  • #5
    Eddiethehill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭Eddiethehill


    I'm in the Trim Area.
    I was in with Dixons in Blanchardstown and I offered to buy the salellite box and dish outright but I was told that this was impossible.

    They could only let me have the box if I bought a subscription and then they would install the box free.

    I said I could do that for myself but the salesman would not consider that.

    The agent at the SKY UK sales number (8702 40 40 04 ) said they would happily sell me a box in the North for 169 Pounds sterling. She said that that was a straightforward sale as far as they were concerned.

    There was no need for a subscription. Just ring up for an FTA card and away you go!

    They won't send FTA cards to the south though. I tried that. :-(

    I can get RTE or TV3 or TG4 without an outdoor arial without problems.

    I'll see if I can get an FTA card somehow, probably using a friend's address.

    Thanks everyone for the information.

    Is Mise...

    Eddiethehill


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