Freeview satellite decoder at B&Q

Osem · 24-05-2007, 15:16

Just seen a freeview satellite decoder and dish on sale at B&Q for about £70 IIRC. We have poor aerial reception and I'm wondering if this set up might enable us to access freeview in another manner. The equipment boasts access to 100's of free channels including many from overseas.

Anyone got any thoughts?

Cheers

altis · 24-05-2007, 15:51

I suspect this is just a normal free-to-air satellite receiver kit. Ther are many about. If you can wait long enough, your local Lidl may well have another offer soon which will probably work out a little cheaper.

Be aware though that, at the moment, you will not be able to get all of the channels available on Freeview.

Check out KingOfSat for a full list:
http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-28.2E-fta.php
http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-28.5E-fta.php
(Astra [28.2E] and Eurobird1 [28.5E] are so close together you'll be able to receive both without moving the dish)

Some missing channels are availableif you get a pukka Sky box and one of their 'free-to-view' cards. The situation keeps changing as Sky and the channel providers dance around each other.

Alternatively, add a motor and you'll be able to receive thousands of channels from around the globe. Have a look round these sites:

http://www.kingofsat.net/
http://www.lyngsat.com/
http://www.satellites.co.uk/

Osem · 24-05-2007, 20:31

Intersting reply - don't know much about this stuff but will check it all out

alferret · 25-05-2007, 20:44

Hi Osem

This system will give you all freesat channels LINKY

We now have freesat at home and are looking a another 2 receivers (if anyone knows where to get them)

dragon · 27-05-2007, 00:03

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Originally Posted by alferret

Hi Osem

This system will give you all freesat channels LINKY

We now have freesat at home and are looking a another 2 receivers (if anyone knows where to get them)

Theres lots of sky digiboxes on ebay quite a few go though for under £30

if you need a freesat card for them you can get one from sky (or at least according to the Q&A on that site you can, it costs £20 for the card)

alferret · 27-05-2007, 09:36

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Originally Posted by dragon

Theres lots of sky digiboxes on ebay quite a few go though for under £30

if you need a freesat card for them you can get one from sky (or at least according to the Q&A on that site you can, it costs £20 for the card)

Yup, we have already got 1 from ebay, the ones i meant were the freesat box's that are being sold in B&Q, there about the size of a freeview box and no card slot.

dragon · 27-05-2007, 10:42

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Originally Posted by alferret

Yup, we have already got 1 from ebay, the ones i meant were the freesat box's that are being sold in B&Q, there about the size of a freeview box and no card slot.

Sorry becuase you linked to the freesatfromsky page i thought you were after a sky digibox so to get the FTV channels that are encrypted.

alferret · 28-05-2007, 08:00

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Originally Posted by dragon

Sorry becuase you linked to the freesatfromsky page i thought you were after a sky digibox so to get the FTV channels that are encrypted.

NP

ntluser · 02-06-2007, 08:53

Does anyone know if you can buy an extra Sky STB from Sky if you have FreeSAT installed by Sky?

It would create a sort of FreeSAT multiroom.

Any info would be appreciated. TIA.