Freesat+HD & Humax

missile

thepurplegoldfish wrote: »

It's still in the beta stages of testing, although you can access it with a remote unlock - Go to Ch999 >> (Don't press Red) >> Press Green Green Blue Green Green >> Wait 5-10 seconds >> ITV Player loads.:D

That does not work for me.
When I selsect 999 channel does not change.
If I press Press Green Green Blue Green Green nothing happens.
:easter_os

thepurplegoldfish

missile wrote: »

That does not work for me.
When I selsect 999 channel does not change.
If I press Press Green Green Blue Green Green nothing happens.
:easter_os

Works for me, maybe just in beta testing Humax machines, most of it is. If you have a Humax machine goto page 999 (freesat info channel) wait for the page to load asking you to press red to continue (don't actual press red!) just tap Green Green Blue Green Grenn and the page changes to ITV Player.

thepurplegoldfish

teachergirl wrote: »

Thank you for your reply.The only problem is their computer is upstairs and the tv is downstairs. They do have a wireless router if this helps though?

It makes no difference where the computer is, as long as the router is near the TV if not just get yourself homeplug adapters. Below is a couple of videos on the Freesat website showing you how it works.

My parents have their computer upstairs too (connected by wifi) to their router in the lounge near their TV, they have an ethernet cable running a few feet from router to Freesat. I on the other hand plumped for a 30 foot ethernet cable.

Via Ethernet cable - http://www.freesat.co.uk/what-you-get/on-demand-tv/connect-by-enternet-cable

Via Home Adapters - http://www.freesat.co.uk/what-you-get/on-demand-tv/connect-by-homeplug-adapter

teachergirl

Thank you so much . I will look into this later on this morning .

missile

thepurplegoldfish wrote: »

Works for me, maybe just in beta testing Humax machines, most of it is. If you have a Humax machine goto page 999 (freesat info channel) wait for the page to load asking you to press red to continue (don't actual press red!) just tap Green Green Blue Green Grenn and the page changes to ITV Player.

Apparently it works only for those approved for Beta testing. We lesser mortals do not have access to 999 and will have to wait for who knows how long .

renegade

Azari wrote: »

Why on earth not?

Other than that I entirely agree with your post.

I have induce many people to dump sky by suggesting they do an audit of what they watch.

The sad thing is that there are still a considerable number of people who thing Satellite = sky and do not realise they can get virtually all the decent channels for nothing.

When you explain to them that they can get all the BBC channels, all the ITV channels, all the C4 channels and C5 it often becomes a no-brainer to save themselves around £20 a month.

Only people addicted to sport really need sky nowadays.

And FX channel which you can't get with freestat boxes!

ankspon

I tried Freesat and i couldn't get Yorkshire television even though i live in West Yorkshire,my wife didn't like the alternative as she couldn't watch calendar news

vyle

davidhwdn wrote: »

I tried Freesat and i couldn't get Yorkshire television even though i live in West Yorkshire,my wife didn't like the alternative as she couldn't watch calendar news

Is that an ITV or BBC regional channel? Because the BBC varients are at the end of the EPG and I think you can get some itv variants, too but I've not looked recently.

ankspon

vyle wrote: »

Is that an ITV or BBC regional channel? Because the BBC varients are at the end of the EPG and I think you can get some itv variants, too but I've not looked recently.

It's an itv variant

daveyjp

davidhwdn wrote: »

I tried Freesat and i couldn't get Yorkshire television even though i live in West Yorkshire,my wife didn't like the alternative as she couldn't watch calendar news

Two possibilities.

Are you near a border with Granada TV land?

If so set up your box with a postcode for somewhere in Leeds - it should retune to give you Calendar.

Are you you watching ITV HD - channel 119? At the moment north of England ITV HD freesat uses the Granada feed so you get north west local news. For calendar you need to be on channel 103.