Freeview through satelite dish?

[White_Widow]

Hi I don't have a TV aireal connection in my bedroom but I have a Sky aireal connection because I used to have sky. Is there either a sky card I can get to view freeview channels such as E4 or can I buy a freeview box that I can use the Sky aireal connection with?

thanks

 

[fatherdougal]

Freesat?

 

[dave-lew99]

You can get FTA and FTV channels through satellite (free to air and free to view) free to air includes stuff like the BBC, free to view (still) includes Channel4, 5 and i think ITV1 (although ITV may have moved)

Until recently E4 and other good channels were subscription only, however, according to the following site

http://www.vowles-home.demon.co.uk/Sat/SkyFTA.htm

These have now gone FTA so you need a DVB-S (digital satellte) tuner card for your PC or any number of DVB-S recievers - a sky branded digibox means you could get FTV channels (FTV requires a Sky FTV viewing card - £20 from sky one off fee, if you can get through to someone who knows what it is)

 

[Tesla]

Easiest option is to now buy a Freesat box for <£50. No channel 5 until later in the year.

Alternatively try and blag a unused Sky box off of a family member or friend (possibly they upgraded to Sky+ so have a spare box?) and then as above phone Sky for a £20 Freesat-from-Sky card. This option includes Ch.5 now.

 

[Skeeter]

Yeah, you can get Sky without a subscription which gives you all the freeview channels (plus I think some sky exclusive ones too) though a Sky box and Dish. Its not very well advertised however, as they want to convince people subscriptions are the way to go. Gove them a ring and ask.