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Mcvay69
 Post subject: Freesat
PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:01 pm 
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Bringing a freesat box out to connect to a three metre dish can anyone recommend what type works best in Cyprus

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kersalkid
 Post subject: Re: Freesat
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:04 am 
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I do not think any freesat boxes are any good any more . No BBC , Itv , ch4 or ch5 all gone. :cry:

Your only hope is with a sky box and card , and even then no BBC just a few itv and ch4 that have to be added as "other channels".
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ericdemetriou
 Post subject: Re: Freesat
PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:33 pm 
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kersalkid wrote:
I do not think any freesat boxes are any good any more . No BBC , Itv , ch4 or ch5 all gone. :cry:

Your only hope is with a sky box and card , and even then no BBC just a few itv and ch4 that have to be added as "other channels".


Sorry to say this but ITV has gone now, only Ch.4, Pick TV (If you have a freeview card), CH.5HD (If you have a freeview card & a HD Box) plus Men & Motors, Movies for Men which are Free to Air.

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migmogs
 Post subject: Re: Freesat
PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:49 pm 
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can you link into the free sat on your tv???
as we have now got our own tv over here.that has built in free sat????
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ericdemetriou
 Post subject: Re: Freesat
PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:07 pm 
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migmogs wrote:
can you link into the free sat on your tv???
as we have now got our own tv over here.that has built in free sat????
maggie


Hi Maggie,
Are you sure you mean "Freesat" and not "Freeview".

If it's Freesat then what you need is a dish hooked up to be able to pick up Satellite channels.
If it's Freeview from the U.K. it won't work over here.
If it's a tv that was bought in Cyprus with a Digital Decoder built in then you will get the digital terrestrial channels.

Hope this helps,
Eric

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migmogs
 Post subject: Re: Freesat
PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:13 pm 
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erm blonde moment :lala
but
if I was in the uk
I would get all FREE channels through a tv arial and not a dish
most tv's have free sat built in now
will end up tho.....buying a box for uk tv here :o)
for next winter
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ericdemetriou
 Post subject: Re: Freesat
PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:25 pm 
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migmogs wrote:
erm blonde moment :lala
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if I was in the uk
I would get all FREE channels through a tv arial and not a dish
most tv's have free sat built in now
will end up tho.....buying a box for uk tv here :o)
for next winter


That's right Maggie but it's usually freeview (through the aerial) that's built in, freesat is when you connect to a dish.

Be careful before buying a box for U.K. tv here.

If you need more in depth answers come and see me at The Duck Pond, last stall on the left pass Neals Cafe.

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migmogs
 Post subject: Re: Freesat
PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:54 pm 
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thanks for the help
if we get stuck will def come and see you at the duck pond
cheers
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