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BBC FTA Tests

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 641 ✭✭✭johnnyq


    BBC ONE CB is broadcasting unencrypted through other channels :):):)

    AT LAST !!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭parasite


    /runs downstairs/


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


    /me rings people.


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


    Johnnyq, is this on your Irish sub card? Just to confirm please?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 641 ✭✭✭johnnyq


    BBC ONE east is broadcasting through it . Look East is on now:) :):)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 641 ✭✭✭johnnyq


    It is on the Irish card :) A mistake I assume


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 641 ✭✭✭johnnyq


    in fact it has been unencrypted all day , could only get to the computer now


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    i can't get to my digibox at the moment. is it actually FTA or just available on an Irish card


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭parasite


    hmmm ..i think i have obsolete frequencies :/

    what are the latest ones ? ...don't want to browse through the other mammoth threads ...


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


    All here on Lyngsat


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


    I checked on Lyngsat, but I can't seem to find the BBC One "CB" when I add any of those frequencies.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭parasite


    umm i've updated all the frequencies, but i'm still getting 08 errors on all the channels
    harrummpphhhh


  • Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,141 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    I cannot find BBC ONE CB either! And all the regions I have stored give me 08 message using a Scots card.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭carrolls


    The picture quality on BBC ONE CB is excellent compared to BBC1 NI, absolutely no pixelation or artefacts. Never seen it so good on BBC1.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22 skydigiman


    10847 V
    tp 50

    SR 22000
    FEC 5/6


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,812 ✭✭✭Charles Slane


    Yep BBC ONE CB is viewable on 10847 V 22000 FEC 5/6.

    This was originally where the BBCi stuff was located, so it still carries the "This Is BBC Interactive" banner. This may also explain why we can see it and BBC ONE CI (which is only broadcasting a black screen).

    By the way Damo, should this be merged with the FTA tests thread ?


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


    It is now... I was waiting to see if the thread had legs before deciding what to do with it. Its up, running and merged. :D


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


    Ok, tuned in BBC One CB earlier this afternoon through other channels.

    I get an "01 - Please insert your card" message without a card and "07 - This is the wrong card for this STB" with an unmarried expired uk sub card.

    I guess I'll have to wait untill July 10 then!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,812 ✭✭✭Charles Slane


    I presume we can see it on an Irish sub because it used to be where BBCi was and we can see BBCi's services (except for the odd time when they block something for no apparent reason - like Wimbledon).

    I've also read that they'll be going completely FTA from the 14th July (instead of the 10th, as previously reported), although this remains to be seen.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    I didn't see Look East at 6.30 last night, but I caught it at 10.25 and at Breakfast this morning.

    The one last night was definately the western half of the East Region going by the weather map, but I'm not sure whether this morning's was, or whether it covered the whole East region.

    The weather graphic didn't show a map, so I'm not sure but I think the studio looked slightly different.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 641 ✭✭✭johnnyq


    BBC ONE CB IS NOW ENCRYPTED @ 18:30


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    not to worry. that and many more will be available from Thursday :)

    i liked Look East when i watched it last week


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 492 ✭✭rcunning03


    excuse ignorance but what is bbc cb

    thanks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Might be CamBridge

    BBC use load of two letter abbrieviations for studio/centres. I knew some of them a long time ago.

    Only some work like Irish Car Number Plates:
    LN = London

    But
    OX = Oxford


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Originally posted by watty
    Only some work like Irish Car Number Plates:
    LN = London

    But
    OX = Oxford

    there is Wexford which uses WX. Waterford County has WD so OX = Oxford can be said to be like the Irish Car Number Plates


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 141 ✭✭Sin e an Fear


    not to worry. that and many more will be available from Thursday [/B]

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/spotlight/channel_islands.shtml

    Bit un PC of the Beeb to call the Channel Islands part of England, as it's not even part of the UK!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 141 ✭✭Sin e an Fear




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 809 ✭✭✭spuddy


    Originally posted by Mossy Monk
    there is Wexford which uses WX. Waterford County has WD so OX = Oxford can be said to be like the Irish Car Number Plates

    I thought W was for Waterford, I'm sure I've seen W with phortláirge written above it


  • Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,141 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Not sure but WD is definitely Waterford Port Lairge unless it's been changed to just W. I have seen cars with W regs.

    Anway, we're veering OT :rolleyes:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    to put an end to this

    W = Waterford City
    WD = Waterford County

    24 hours to free BBC yay :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 492 ✭✭rcunning03


    Bit un PC of the Beeb to call the Channel Islands part of England, as it's not even part of the UK!


    so what are they then ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭dmeehan




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 163 ✭✭Darby OGill


    Number plates and sovereign states
    This forum really educates

    :D:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    IOM is something odd too.
    Cornwall isn't part of of England, though in the UK and part of Great Britian.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    Originally posted by watty
    IOM is something odd too.
    Cornwall isn't part of of England, though in the UK and part of Great Britian.

    My understanding is that this is a bit of an urban myth due to the fact that although it was never formally made part of England, it is considered to be part of England by convention, and certainly all laws which apply in England apply in Cornwall.

    Having said that, I heard someone from Cornwall claiming a while back that Cornwall was not part of the UK, because only England, Wales , Scotland and NI were in the UK and Cornwall wasn't part of England.

    On an aside, anyone in Cornwall who dies without leaving a will has their money given to the Duke of Cornwall - who is also the Prince of Wales.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    Originally posted by Sin e an Fear
    not to worry. that and many more will be available from Thursday

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/spotlight/channel_islands.shtml

    Bit un PC of the Beeb to call the Channel Islands part of England, as it's not even part of the UK!

    I suppose that since the CI are part of the "BBC SouthWest" region, it would be awkward to list them elsewhere.

    It is ironic that both the BBC and ITV offerings in the Channel Islands are so meager given that they send no MPs to Westminster and handle all their own affairs, aprt from Foreign and some Financial Matters. But then, their populations are much lower than any other region.

    The IOM is even worse, with no dedicated TV regions or BBC Radio stations.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 141 ✭✭Sin e an Fear


    I suppose that since the CI are part of the "BBC SouthWest" region, it would be awkward to list them elsewhere.

    It is ironic that both the BBC and ITV offerings in the Channel Islands are so meager given that they send no MPs to Westminster and handle all their own affairs, aprt from Foreign and some Financial Matters. But then, their populations are much lower than any other region.


    They're better served than they were before- prior to 2000 they just got BBC SouthWest bulletins from England. Channel TV is the smallest ITV franchise, and does pretty well.

    The IOM is even worse, with no dedicated TV regions or BBC Radio stations.

    True, and like the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man is covered
    by the BBC Charter and UK Broadcasting Act. Manx Radio was originally licensed by the UK but is now licensed by the local Communications Comission. There's a proposal to have a Manx TV channel, but it's all talk for now.

    Manx Television does reports for Border and BBC North West.

    a crown dependency
    http://www.odci.gov/cia/publication...ok/geos/je.html
    http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gk.html


    Don't touch those CIA links with a barge pole- try these instead

    http://www.gov.je
    http://www.gov.gg
    http://www.gov.im

    Gibraltar, OTOH, is a colony, and HMG in its wisdom decided to make broadcasting a defined domestic matter. This means that Sky, BBC, ITV etc can't officially be received on the Rock, not that anyone cares. To get an idea of why satellite is so popular there, look at the local station GBC website

    It used to carry BBC Prime until BBC1 and 2 became available, but dropped it. BBC Worldwide were not pleased. Contrary to reports, the Astra 2D foortprint does go that far south.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Amazingly, though 2D is NOT recieved in some spanish aeras just north of Gibralter.

    I think about 10 people voted to for UK gov to hand Gib over to Spain in last referendum.

    The GBC schedule is SCARY. Some of the worse FTA ent channels and shopping channels on Sky are MUCH better.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    Originally posted by Sin e an Fear
    HMG in its wisdom decided to make broadcasting a defined domestic matter. This means that Sky, BBC, ITV etc can't officially be received on the Rock, not that anyone cares.

    I suppose this is because that Gib is too far away from the UK to have been able to carry BBC/ITV Services when they started up. They weren't going to worry too much about a small place with only 30,000 people.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭robert muldoon


    From what I can see on the Astra 2D forum, you will get the signal depending on the size of dish, probably a dish size of 2+ cms should get you a strong enough signal for Gib


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭ShaneOC


    Originally posted by robert muldoon
    a dish size of 2+ cms

    Can you get dishes that small? :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Actually you probabily can. But not for Ku Band.

    maybe 48GHz or higher HAP transmissions


  • Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,141 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Originally posted by Mossy Monk
    to put an end to this

    W = Waterford City
    WD = Waterford County

    24 hours to free BBC yay :)

    Ah thanks for clarifying that Mossy! I didn't know that. So Waterford and Tipp (TN & TS) are the only counties that have 2 different registration.

    Back on topic! :rolleyes: It will be interesting to see the BBC regions of various parts of UK.


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


    Originally posted by byte
    Ah thanks for clarifying that Mossy! I didn't know that. So Waterford and Tipp (TN & TS) are the only counties that have 2 different registration.
    Limerick as well (L & LK, no idea which is which). That's the last one though.
    (the County Co HQ being in a different city/town to the city council HQ seems (or at least, unlike Cork, in a different office) to be the reason for two, the third (Tipp) one is obvious)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 141 ✭✭Sin e an Fear


    I suppose this is because that Gib is too far away from the UK to have been able to carry BBC/ITV Services when they started up. They weren't going to worry too much about a small place with only 30,000 people.

    Also for political historical reasons- the French treat their colonies as part of the Republic, with deputies and senators in Paris, and at great expense arrange for French programmes to be broadcast around the world to the 'DOM-TOMs'. See the RFO website.

    Strangely, you can get France 2 and 3 on satellite in West Africa, but not in Reunion, which is still a French Overseas Department.

    Spain has two 'Gibraltars' of its own in Morocco, Ceuta and Melilla, which are fully integrated with Spain, not that the Moroccans are impressed with that argument. (Usurped Territories = Six Counties)

    I think about 10 people voted to for UK gov to hand Gib over to Spain in last referendum.

    Not quite that few, but only 1% on an 88% turnout- I left the day before the poll. In 1967 it was 12 138 to 44. Imagine Ulster Unionists speaking Spanish- weird.

    The GBC schedule is SCARY. Some of the worse FTA ent channels and shopping channels on Sky are MUCH better.

    That's why the local 'satellite associations' have been so successful- and why the Government doesn't have the cojones to clamp down on them and have them licensed and regulated. When your only paying £50 a year for the whole Sky Digital package and £30 for a licence fee, no wonder.


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


    Originally posted by Sin e an Fear
    Strangely, you can get France 2 and 3 on satellite in West Africa, but not in Reunion, which is still a French Overseas Department.
    May or may not be something to do with the French not being too pushed about keeping it. Meanwhile the Comoros flag has four stars on it (expecting their fourth green, er, island to come home perhaps)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 141 ✭✭Sin e an Fear


    May or may not be something to do with the French not being too pushed about keeping it. Meanwhile the Comoros flag has four stars on it (expecting their fourth green, er, island to come home perhaps)

    No, that's Mayotte, which voted to stay French in defiance of the Comoros and the UN. Another island, Anjouan, wanted to go back to France a few years ago, but Paris said 'no'. (as did Mauritius at one point in the 19th century, as it was known as Ile de France)

    Reunion has always been French, as an overseas department since 1946. RFO's website says that the emphasis is on local programming and scheduling, which coming from the French is out of character.

    When you go to the French Antilles, you're in France, when you go to the British West Indies, you're in North America- period. You'll be lucky if you get BBC World. In Bermuda the three local channels are affiliates of ABC, NBC and CBS, and you get US and Canadian channels on Cablevision No BBC America or BBC Canada, though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 809 ✭✭✭spuddy


    Originally posted by Mossy Monk
    to put an end to this

    W = Waterford City
    WD = Waterford County

    24 hours to free BBC yay :)

    Yea thanks mossy, i knew i wasn't seeing things, didnt know bout the limerick thing thou, all very strange and completely off topic but at least i know now!


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


    [rant[
    I always thought the Irish number plates were fairly ridiculous. A country of 4 million and some people have 9 digits in their number plate! Of course they could solve the problem by introducing letters after the county thereby creating more possible combinations, i.e. 03-D-6G9 or 03-C-5EX. (hehe) But nobody in government seems to have thought of that as of yet.

    Bring back the red and black ones!
    [/rant]


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


    Originally posted by Sin e an Fear
    No, that's Mayotte
    Stand corrected (mixed up the name), thanks. Just as well this thread is deadish in its original incarnation, eh? Interesting info on Gibralter/Reunion/etc telly though.


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