Freesat

Gwenrose

We have just cancelled Sky and changed to Freesat, but I noticed it does not show the chanel 'Yesterday' or 'History' and Freeview does.

Is it possible to get Freesat using my Sky box, or do we need a new arial just for Freeview?

Thanks for any help any one can give.

Inactive

The only way to get Yesterday free, is via Freeview which is via a TV aerial.

Not sure how you watch History for free?.

macman

You can't get Freesat on a Sky box, you can onty get Freesat from Sky. Similar channel line up, but not identical.
You don't necessarily need a new aerial for Freeview (no such thing as a digital aerial), but you will probably need a correctly aligned rooftop aerial-what do you have at present?

Gwenrose

macman wrote: »

You can't get Freesat on a Sky box, you can onty get Freesat from Sky. Similar channel line up, but not identical.
You don't necessarily need a new aerial for Freeview (no such thing as a digital aerial), but you will probably need a correctly aligned rooftop aerial-what do you have at present?

No aerial, just a satalite dish.

We have the Sky box of course and looking at the channel list we printed out, we appear to have Freesat?

macman

OK, so for Freeview you will need a roof top aerial installing.
With a Sky box you will get the Sky non-subscription channels (which they confusingly called 'Freesat from Sky' in order to try and confuse potential Freesat users). As previously stated, these are similar but not identical. It's a different platform.

Gwenrose

macman wrote: »

OK, so for Freeview you will need a roof top aerial installing.
With a Sky box you will get the Sky non-subscription channels (which they confusingly called 'Freesat from Sky' in order to try and confuse potential Freesat users). As previously stated, these are similar but not identical. It's different platform.

Is there much of a difference between the two?

allenegrant

Inactive wrote: »

The only way to get Yesterday free, is via Freeview which is via a TV aerial.

Not sure how you watch History for free?.

Hi.

You could try https://www.tvcatchup.com. There are several channels including History, which I think is now called Yesterday, for free on your PC or Laptop.

Regards.

macman

Gwenrose wrote: »

Is there much of a difference between the two?

As I said, similar. I suggest you go to the Freesat website and compare their channel list to the one you say you already have from Sky.

Gwenrose

allenegrant wrote: »

Hi.

You could try www.tvcatchup.com. There are several channels including History, which I think is now called Yesterday, for free on your PC or Laptop.

Regards.

This is just what I was looking for, I would really like to see the Onedian Line.
Is there any way I could watch Syfy, I've got hooked on Haven, but if not I can live with out it.:rotfl: