DIGITAL FREEVIEW channel 4 and/or 5 available ?

thehairybuilder

I`ve (sorta) moved this from `I wanna . . . . ` board

Can someone please help me out here . I`ve just put a 2nd sky box into my Sons bedroom for use as a freeview and whilst it`s great that you get dozens of channels he absolutely devastated that he can`t get either channel 4 or 5 ! They are not even programmed in e.g. if you goto channel 106 it says `insert your viewing card` in a blue box in the centre of screen but if you goto channel 105 (ch 5) it stays on the channel your are on and says `channel not available` in a little red box on bottom left hand side .
Strangely if you are on channel 106 and scroll down it takes you straight to channel 103 - as in completely misses out channel 105 & 104 - . . . . ?
What`s going on ? Can anyone help ? Do I need to tune into channel 5 ?
ANy hep at all would be appreciated

weemee

Easy one to solve,

You need to get a Free to View card from Sky. Free to View is different to Free to Air!

And I quote; (from here; http://www.!!!!!!.uk/tech/freeview.htm )

"If you cancel your Sky subscription your card will become an FTV card. You will continue to receive SKY3, CH4 and FIVE plus BBC, ITV and all the FTA programmes."

However this is apparently not guaranteed.

Hope this helps.

WeeMee! :j

BenL

If you go to https://www.freesatfromsky.com you can order a freesat card for £20.

Its to stop our european friends from viewing programmes bought by uk tv companies for a specific audience.

The BBC however broadcast unencrypted on a tighter beam pointing towards the UK and have not had any problems with programme makers except for Fox/24.

Ben