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dic-w · 26-08-06, 03:12 PM

Thinkin of buying a digi sat from lidl. What free sat/channels wil i be able to pick up from the glasgow area, football etc?

Thanks

BGonaSTICK · 26-08-06, 03:31 PM

Not much in the way of football with the Lidl receiver, but you can get everything marked as FTA at www.ftasat.co.uk and a lot more foreign stuff as well.

STICK

Analoguesat · 26-08-06, 03:53 PM

If you want premiership football you subscribe to Sky, or DigiAlb, or ART Sports. Theres about nil left fta - you are 2 years too late for fta UK football..

dic-w · 27-08-06, 12:52 PM

I was talkin more about other sats than the astra

Analoguesat · 27-08-06, 12:55 PM

www.digital*sat.co.uk (remove the * - its there to stop one of this sites filters breaking the url) is my site which lists just the free channels I can gwet with fairly simple kit.

Jimdefruit · 27-08-06, 05:48 PM

I dont know if the Lidl receiver will be any good for picking up feeds, but if a feed is found then possibly it will be ok for watching.

Have to be a real sat fan though because you will miss more matches than you will see.

BGonaSTICK · 27-08-06, 10:12 PM

As far as Premiership football is concerned, then as the guys have said - no chance on any satellite FTA unless you can get a feed.

The Comag/Silvercrest SL65 does have a blind scan facility (it's a very nice little box) so this will help a lot, but Premiership feeds seem to be encrypted more often than not these days anyway.

Other than that, there is loads of other European, African, Arabic football FTA. Check out LJ's here: _http://liveonsat.com/ for what can be had.

STICK

nanochickin · 28-08-06, 12:41 AM

I've managed to find a few bits and pieces of football on Hotbird and Astra 1. No idea who was playing though.

diapason · 28-08-06, 04:45 PM

If you were pointed at 28.2E then on Eurobird 1 at 11681V, 27500, they're showing Real Madrid, if that's any help.

jontydog · 29-08-06, 10:40 AM

The Real Madrid channel is FTA on hotbird but all the other football you need a legit viewing card

26-08-06, 03:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Analoguesat Site Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 7,612 Thanks: 7 Thanked 194 Times in 182 Posts	Re: What Free channels can I get? If you want premiership football you subscribe to Sky, or DigiAlb, or ART Sports. Theres about nil left fta - you are 2 years too late for fta UK football.. __________________ Dreambox 7020 / Pace Sky Digibox / Amstrad Sky Italia box 5 dishes for 5E/9E/13E/16E/19E/23E/28E Please DO NOT pm the mods & admins for c&ble keys. You may get banned for it! Read the rules before you post - click here to read them

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27-08-06, 05:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,642 Thanks: 10 Thanked 88 Times in 83 Posts	Re: What Free channels can I get? I dont know if the Lidl receiver will be any good for picking up feeds, but if a feed is found then possibly it will be ok for watching. Have to be a real sat fan though because you will miss more matches than you will see. __________________ Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreambox If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

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BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,626 Thanks: 3 Thanked 53 Times in 34 Posts	Re: What Free channels can I get? As far as Premiership football is concerned, then as the guys have said - no chance on any satellite FTA unless you can get a feed. The Comag/Silvercrest SL65 does have a blind scan facility (it's a very nice little box) so this will help a lot, but Premiership feeds seem to be encrypted more often than not these days anyway. Other than that, there is loads of other European, African, Arabic football FTA. Check out LJ's here: _http://liveonsat.com/ for what can be had. STICK __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

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nanochickin Satellite Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mostly up a ladder Posts: 3,311 Thanks: 14 Thanked 101 Times in 93 Posts	Re: What Free channels can I get? I've managed to find a few bits and pieces of football on Hotbird and Astra 1. No idea who was playing though. __________________

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diapason Resident Organgrinder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paisley, Scotland Posts: 525 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: What Free channels can I get? If you were pointed at 28.2E then on Eurobird 1 at 11681V, 27500, they're showing Real Madrid, if that's any help. __________________ An eight foot long diapason sounds bottom C Technomate 1000D Super, Two dishes receiving three satellites

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jontydog Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,217 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: What Free channels can I get? The Real Madrid channel is FTA on hotbird but all the other football you need a legit viewing card __________________ TM 1000D Super. SS2 PCI. Echosmart Dsb 791 1M Dish. Edon 2120 Positioner. 80cm Mesh Dish Motorised. 28E to 30W