Freesat from Sky BBC HD

beany98

Probably around 15 years ago we got Freest from Sky. With the BBC changes we now need to upgrade as box doesn't do HD but Sky don't recognise our account and won't link our viewing card to a sky+ box which we bought on eBay. What (if any) are our options for continuing to get free to view channels with no aerial. We have broadband and a satellite dish so can use iplayer but is there anything that doesn't require linking computer?

la531983

A normal Freesat box?  Doesnt have to be through Sky.

Browntoa

Check your TV , mine had Freesat built in , I just swapped a lead from the box to the TV and retuned 

Rodders53

Some TVs have satellite tuners built in as well as the terrestrial Freeview one.  A few even use the freesat EPG. Non freesat ones are best avoided.

Freesat boxes (non recording) will be similar to the free sat from sky offering.  

You can buy second hand units e.g. from CeX  https://uk.webuy.com/search/?stext=freesat or new from shops (like Argos https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/technology/freeview-boxes-and-recorders/c:30220/opt/sort:price/ ).

@beany98 do you have a working UHF TV aerial?  Since Digital Switchover some places can now receive Freeview that were in a analogue days difficult or poor (ghosting).  It may be worth exploring that option, too?  The Freeview professional reception prediction tool may help? Pro

beany98

Thanks Rodders53. We lost our reception at the digital switchover and had to go to satellite at that point. 

JadedAngel88

beany98 said:

Probably around 15 years ago we got Freest from Sky. With the BBC changes we now need to upgrade as box doesn't do HD but Sky don't recognise our account and won't link our viewing card to a sky+ box which we bought on eBay. What (if any) are our options for continuing to get free to view channels with no aerial. We have broadband and a satellite dish so can use iplayer but is there anything that doesn't require linking computer?

I don't know if this will help you but I had free sat and when BBC switched to hd there was information to get a free set box to use. 

https://www.hdsatelliteupgrade.co.uk/

I just filled in my details and they sent me a Freeview box free of charge.

JSmithy45AD

beany98 said:

Thanks Rodders53. We lost our reception at the digital switchover and had to go to satellite at that point. 

Are you sure it wasn't down to mobile interference when we all went to digital terrestrial? Maybe try https://restoretv.uk/