There is no point in trying to get Freesat on a Sky digibox. All the channels on Freesat (except ITV HD) are on Sky anyway, so you wouldn’t notice a difference.
The Sky receivers have their own EPG (Electronic Programming Guide – this is where you select your channels). The channel line ups are fixed, you can’t move or delete channels. The free channels are somewhere in between all the subscription channels which makes using the digibox a pain for free channels only.
And that’s the reason why you would want to get Freesat, so that you can sort the channels the way you want. And of course to get ITV HD and maybe use a PVR receiver to record and pause channels without paying extra fees.
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June 25th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
I am reading Alan’s comments with interest. What I am interested in are Satellite TVs. Would be interested if they exist (am sure I’ve them) any info there may be out there, I would ike to know.
Thanks,
Peter
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:33 pm
hi all, you say that all channels available on freesat are available on freesky.
i recieve bbc1 my location is corfu greece, i have a 2.4 meter dish, however when i try to view bbchd, it asks me to call a number, it does not say “no signal”
so with that in mind would i be able to view bbchd if i had a freesat box, or indeed a sky hd box,
any replies would be grateful
mike.
October 26th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
That’s right but remember you need a HD Plasma or LCD TV, too.
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:19 pm
To Mike Jones
I have a 1.8 dish in Malta and have trouble getting BBC could you send me the frequencies that you get them on please.
The 1.8 might not be big enough,but one can try.
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:52 pm
John, all frequencies should be on http://www.satcodx.com, just select the 28.2East satellite.
November 24th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
To Alan,
Thanks for the info which is very usefull but I think I need a bigger dish.
August 1st, 2009 at 4:36 pm
hi i want to put freesat in my sons room, can i do this from my skyplus box instead of from dish?
May 31st, 2011 at 11:48 am
I already subscribe to sky and have sky+ however I want to have free view in my sons bedroom and conservatory. using the existing satellite what additional kit do I need and how do I connect this up. Is there a link on your site to give an idiots guide to connecting all this up?
May 31st, 2011 at 4:36 pm
A sky box with no sky card gets all the free to air channels a freesat box wold get.
A sky box wiht a frreesatfomsky card or an ex subscription card will get all the free to air channels, and the free to view channels.
Freeview is a UK ONLY digital terrestrial systems, via a TV aerial. There are channels on Freeview, that are not on Freeview and are sky subscription on satellite.
Freeeview is not available on satellite
So if you want freeview in your sons room, install a tv aerial, buy a freeview receiver, and connect the freeview receiver to the TV areial and off you go.