How can I get Channel 5 on Sky in Ireland?
Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV You can watch Channel 5 (plus 5USA, 5* and the +1s) by manually adding the channel, as it is broadcast free-to-air.
Use the following settings:
Frequency: 10773 10964
Polarisation: Horizontal
Symbol rate (Mbaud): 22.0
FEC: 5/6
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Monday, 7 January 2013
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jb386:16 PM
Alibobs: Are you sure that you are actually using the "Add Channels" facility to enter the number into? because the settings indicated are correct.
However apart from that, its very doubtful if you would be able to pick these channels up anyway as they are on the latest 2F Satellite, this having a very restricted footprint (coverage area) as far as European countries are concerned, with its S/Easterly end sweeping around anti-clockwise from roughly between Nantes and Bordeaux and upwards again near Stuttgart. (both approx)
By the way, the only reason that you are receiving what you do is because these other programme channels are all on the original satellite, and so I would suggest that you make some local enquiries to find out if anyone else "might" be receiving the channels in question, and if they are then have a check on the size of dish they are using.
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bronagh9:58 PM
nevermind i found how to add channels and did it but everytime it says it's added when i go into services and other channels it's not there and keeps telling me to add channels.
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jb3811:39 PM
bronagh: After you entered the information given regarding frequency etc in the "add channels" menu and then followed this by pressing "search", when it came up with the channels found did you tick each one that you wanted to retain "before" pressing select? because if you failed to do this then they would be lost as soon as you returned to normal viewing.
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Tuesday, 8 January 2013
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Nicole Hennephof12:40 PM
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I have the same problm as Bronagh. It isnt saving the channels.
Thx
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jb389:44 PM
Nicole Hennephof: What type of box are you using, is it a standard Sky box or a Sky+ version, and irrespective of what after you have found the additional channels are you using the "yellow" button on the remote control to tick next to each of the channels you want to store "before" pressing select? as all the channels will vanish again if you by-pass using the yellow button.
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Nicole Hennephof 10:19 PM
Just done it again. After I find the new channels, I tick the ones I want to store using the yellow button. Then I press select then backup back out.then into services other channels and ....gone!
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Nicole Hennephof 10:21 PM
To answer your question I have a sky+ box.
This's driving me crazy! :-)
Thanks for your help!
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Nicole Hennephof 10:26 PM
Omg...I am mortified!
I never pressed page down !!!
Just did it nd they are all there!
I swear I am not blonde :)
Thank you so very much for your help and patience
Nicole
P.s. Bronagh...press page down!
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jb3811:52 PM
Nicole Hennephof: Thats not really surprising! because as I mentioned to another person making a similar enquiry regarding Ch5 etc insomuch that it should not really be necessary to carry out the procedure mentioned as the Sky box (any type) should have found them itself, or forced into doing so by selecting to carry out a retune (on later Sky+ boxes) or on older boxes by disconnecting it from the mains supply which will result in it losing all channels stored, then reconnecting again and allowing it to search for listings once it responds to the remote control.
Still, pleased to hear that all is in order now.
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