How can I watch itv-1, Channel 4 and five on satellite if I have no card or a fr
Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV
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Wait just a few more weeks
On 22 October 2003, the Guardian reports "...viewers would have to pay around ã20 plus VAT for a new card, which would last for at least two years ... Sky had promised not to disable the existing cards until the scheme was up and running.All affected viewers will be alerted to the new scheme through onscreen messages that will appear next week and direct them to a call centre. "
Get a Freeview box
From ã79: If you are in a Freeview reception area (see Freeview Reception) then you can get a Freeview box from a local store. This will give you several additional TV channels (itv-2, f-tn, The Box, TMF, UK Bright Ideas, UK History, Sky Sports News, Sky News) and some extra radio stations.This will keep your digital widescreen reception of itv-1, Channel 4 and five. However you will not be able to choose from the different itv-1 stations.
Write and complain
From Free: Write to one or all of the following explaining the predicament, and hope that they create a solution before the September deadline:- Your MP
(if you donââ¬â¢t know your constituency, see www.upmystreet.com for details) - The Department of Culture, Media and Sport or email digitaltelevision@culture.gov.uk
- The Office of Fair Trading: Director of Competition Enforcement Margaret Bloom or 020 7211 8842
- Office of Communications, switchboard: 020 7981 3000 or wwwenq@ofcom.org.uk
- The Independent Television commission
Hope that Tessa Jowell sorts it out
Tessa Jowell has written to the respective Chief Executives of ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and BSkyB seeking clarification regarding their position over current and future access to free to view services on digital satellite.The Department of Culture, Media and Sport will publish the results of those enquiries on the digital television website www.digitaltelevision.gov.uk as soon as it is possible to do so.
Subscribe to Sky for a year
From ã150: If you have never had a free box and dish from Sky, then the best way is to get the offer from Sky and get a free Digibox, and subscribe to the ââ¬ÅValue Packââ¬Â for one year.Either phone 08705-800874 or visit http://www.sky.com/ordersky/home
Re-subscribe to Sky
From ã12.50: If you have been a Sky subscriber in the past, you should not have to complete the ââ¬Åminimum termââ¬Â of one year. You can re-subscribe to Sky on the ââ¬ÅValue Packââ¬Â and cancel again after one month. Either phone 08708-501 607 or visit http://www.sky.com/ordersky/homeWatch on analogue cable
From Free: If you have ever had a cable TV service (analogue or digital), the law requires that itv-1, Channel 4 and five are kept available as an analogue service, even if you have stopped a subscription many years ago.Most systems now use a digital TV receiver to produce the analogue picture for these channels, so the quality is good. However, it is not widescreen.
You will need a cable to connect the ââ¬ÅTV Outââ¬Â socket on the cable box using a suitable cable (made from parts 16-0605 and 16-0445 from www.rapidelectronics.co.uk) and you will have to retune your TV or video.
Because of the way that digital TV is carried on cable systems, you must connect the video and TV by a SCART cable, and tune in the video only.
Watch on analogue UHF
From Free: As a final backup, you may still be able to receive an analogue. The picture quality may be poor, and will not be widescreen.Sunday, 27 February 2011
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Don Evetts1:26 PM
Does any one know the sky hand set code for the Currys Esentials C1501g810u/C15digb10 Product code is 0000950012. Curys tech guys can't help. This question is posted for my 85 year sister who finds the tv hand set to confusing but can use the sky hand set. Thanks
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Don Evetts: Please see Sky remote control - Operate your TV with your Sky remote for help with that.
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Saturday, 8 June 2013
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Ron8:22 AM
Loughborough
I have been given an old Sky-box with no viewing card. Can I use it for free-to-air channels without having to subscribe to Sky? I have never been a Sky customer so I can't ask for a replacement, or clean the old card to reset the box.
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Ron's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Ron: Yes. It won't mean a visit from the Murdoch Heavies.
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Thursday, 6 November 2014
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S Martin5:21 PM
Bedford
PE19 6TD, within sight of the Sandy transmitter, 3yr old house, aerial in the loft, have 2 full HD tv's in the house, I can get 'normal' channels on both tv's but have never been able to get HD channels on either. Any suggestions? TVM
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S's: mapS's Freeview map terrainS's terrain plot wavesS's frequency data S's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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MikeB6:18 PM
S Martin: What are the make/models of the TV's?
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Dave Lindsay
9:52 PM
9:52 PM
S Martin: Maybe because they don't have HD (DVB-T2) tuners in. As MikeB says, makes and model numbers will allow that to be checked.
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