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  • 07-01-2010 5:51pm
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    elden
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭


    hi could any one help;; i want to get rid of sky but still use my sky box for the free to view channels, but i am wondering is there any way of getting rte, tv3 and t na g on the same box. times are hard and we really cant afford the monthly payment any more.. any suggestions thanks;)


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    Luimneachbhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭Luimneachbhoy


    no way round it buy a cheap rte antenna and hook it up. maybe an indoor 1 will do. . make sure u set ur Sky box to default so u will get all de free channels ITV S bbC Etc Ch4 E4 . go to Sky News presss the red button when it goes multi screen remove ur old Sky card then press the Sky Button leave out de card press ur prog guide it should have reverted to British settiugs plenty of free channels . put em in your Favs and off u go.


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    elden
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭elden


    thanks for that, its most helpful:)


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    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,260 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    You will still get alot of channels without subscription. Plus when you do get an aerial for the irish channels, you will then have the option of watching the aerial channels on one tv & the dish channels on another if you have a second tv connected to the sky box.


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    steveon
    Registered Users Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    Luimneachbhoy wrote: »
    no way round it buy a cheap rte antenna and hook it up. maybe an indoor 1 will do. . make sure u set ur Sky box to default so u will get all de free channels ITV S bbC Etc Ch4 E4 . go to Sky News presss the red button when it goes multi screen remove ur old Sky card then press the Sky Button leave out de card press ur prog guide it should have reverted to British settiugs plenty of free channels . put em in your Favs and off u go.

    You wont need to do that unless its an old Grundig box, simply remove the card and unplug the box and leave unplugged for two minutes to clear its memory...now plug it back in within any card and it will boot up with 101 as BBC1 instead of RTE etc...


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    desertcelt
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭desertcelt


    Hi Folks is this still the same, I have been able to add UTV with the different frequency numbers, is there any Frequency numbers i could add via adding more channels sections, many thanks.


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    bitent
    Registered Users Posts: 96 ✭✭bitent


    Does the reset epg trick to UK version still work?.


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    steveon
    Registered Users Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    bitent wrote: »
    Does the reset epg trick to UK version still work?.

    You can buy a free to view ftv sky card on adverts for a few euro this will solve the problems and gives one or two more extra channels so is well worth the purchase


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    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,620 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Firing up a Saorview aerial is not expensive at all. That'll give you RTE etc.


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