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How to obtain eurosport?

  • 19-03-2011 04:11PM
    #1
    Screwballs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭


    Hello there -

    My parents currently Sky customers are thinking of ditching there subscription... and going with a Freesat box.

    eg.
    http://www.satellitetv.ie/shop/index.php?controller=product&product_id=217

    But the mother is a complete Eurosport nutter... and Freesat does not have Eurosport...

    So the question is simple, what is the best way of getting eurosport without having to have a Sky subscription?

    Thanks.
    Screwballs


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  • #2
    liamtech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,857 ✭✭✭liamtech


    Screwballs wrote: »
    Hello there -

    My parents currently Sky customers are thinking of ditching there subscription... and going with a Freesat box.

    eg.
    http://www.satellitetv.ie/shop/index.php?controller=product&product_id=217

    But the mother is a complete Eurosport nutter... and Freesat does not have Eurosport...

    So the question is simple, what is the best way of getting eurosport without having to have a Sky subscription?

    Thanks.
    Screwballs

    Assuming your using a sky dish and just replacing the sky box with a FTA/Freesat box... you cant get eurosport -

    However you could put up a second larger dish and point it at 19.2 (im considering do this myself)

    Then you will get everything here :

    http://www.lyngsat.com/astra19.html

    This includes Eurosport, albeit in the german language (personally this wont bother me as i dont usually listen to the running commentary)

    Also at the moment, Europsort HD in ENGLISH is free from this same satellite - at the moment we are unsure as to whether this will be permanent or just a temporary free feed - IF it is permanent, then i would say youll see a lot of people putting up dishes or adapting their current rig to get this gem - a HD sports channel ... free of charge!

    Aside from this you also get many other free to air channels , check out the link -

    If you would prefer to use one dish, you could replace your sky dish with a larger one and use two LNBS, - it would be possible to get both freesat and 19.2 off the same dish with that scenario

    Sic semper tyrannis - thus always to Tyrants



  • #3
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Try this thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056210091


  • #4
    Johnmb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭Johnmb


    Screwballs wrote: »
    Hello there -

    My parents currently Sky customers are thinking of ditching there subscription... and going with a Freesat box.

    eg.
    http://www.satellitetv.ie/shop/index.php?controller=product&product_id=217

    But the mother is a complete Eurosport nutter... and Freesat does not have Eurosport...

    So the question is simple, what is the best way of getting eurosport without having to have a Sky subscription?

    Thanks.
    Screwballs
    If getting a second dish/lnb for German Eurosport doesn't suit, Eurosport Player is quite handy if your parents have a decent broadband connection. €40 for the year, and you get British Eurosport 1, 2, & HD, plus special events often get their own stream so that you can continue watching them even when none of the main channels are showing them, or select a different match to watch etc.


  • #5
    fat-tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭fat-tony


    liamtech wrote: »

    Also at the moment, Europsort HD in ENGLISH is free from this same satellite - at the moment we are unsure as to whether this will be permanent or just a temporary free feed - IF it is permanent, then i would say youll see a lot of people putting up dishes or adapting their current rig to get this gem - a HD sports channel ... free of charge!
    It's gone - now encrypted :(


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