Freeview.

Heinz

Raver2k7 wrote: »

I have a freeview dvd box but have recently had sky fitted. Now, on the freeview box, there are sky sports news and sky news and various music channels. But on my sky box, sky sports news isnt free and neither are the selected music channels! its diff free ones on the sky to the freeview!!

This doesn't appear very 'Home Phones' related but to answer your question, yes - some channels which are FTA on DTT (Freeview) are encrypted on satellite.

Commercial decisions by each channel.

wishiwasarichgirl

diamonds wrote: »

uh uuh

http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73555

thats a different offer to what I got offered. Mine is for people who have been on freesat for at least 6 months, and there is no obligation to keep any of the sky packages after the free trial.

Infidel

ckerrd wrote: »

Make sure you check that you can actually receive freeview.

Surely i won't know for sure until i get a box?? :rotfl:

bristolleedsfan

Infidel wrote: »

Can anyone who has freeview or an equivalent tell me if they are still able to receive sky news and sky sports news as part of the channel list. Cheers.

Also, i take it freeview is exactly that; free, right? Is it just the cost of a digital box that i would have to shell out for?
Plus, what's the service like? Anyone had any problems?

Thanks again for any help and advice.

sky are planning to take sky sports news/sky news and sky 3 off freeview and introduce a new box which as far as im aware will contain the 3 or so channels they will have taken off freeview with the addition of premiership footie.( paid subs required of course) i believe the plan is awaiting regulators approval, im not happy as i have an integrated freeview tv in bedroom, sony dvd recorder with build in freeview in living room

http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/cdoidge/tag/freeview/

bristolleedsfan

Infidel wrote: »

Surely i won't know for sure until i get a box?? :rotfl:

http://www.freeview.co.uk/availability

ckerrd

bristolleedsfan wrote: »

http://www.freeview.co.uk/availability

Not a great site for accuracy unfortunately.

there is another which tells you what comes from each transmitter but can't recall it at the moment. I am sure someone will be along with it presently.

If the OP knows where (s)he gets their signals from that will help

Heinz

And, as if by magic, someone comes along:

http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd.exe?

ckerrd

Great site - thanks Heinz

ilikefreethings

rescan your 'box'. i'm able to still recieve both channels but this really does help.

bristolleedsfan

ilikefreethings wrote: »

rescan your 'box'. i'm able to still recieve both channels but this really does help.

if u are referring to sky news/sports news/sky three it is currently still available on freeview as skys proposals are i believe awaiting approval from the regulator.


http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=592320