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buffy · 25-08-07, 12:07 AM

Just read a post - bit worrying now.... what is the difference between FTA and FTV channels?? does this mean i wont able to get BBC1 - 4 Itv 1- 4 and all the other UK freview channels on the set up in the previous post, SL65/12 Dish 60 cm, and 35 Cm I assumed that they were the same, if not then i am stuffed!!! coz that was the idea in the first place - getting the BBc - ITV and the ftv channels as getting a signal in the IOM is virtually impossible on a normal aerial in some locations - namely mine!..... oh dear :spite:
Buffy

BGonaSTICK · 25-08-07, 12:30 AM

You'll get all the BBC and ITV channels, Film4, SkyNews and quite a few other good channels, but not Channel 4, FIVE, E4, more4, Sky Three, FIVE Life, FIVE US, UKTV etc. etc.

For a full list of what you can see, take a look at www.ftasat.co.uk. It's a bit out of date (

ops: sorry, haven't had much time lately...) but everything marked FTA is viewable with your box.

Yorks · 25-08-07, 12:37 AM

And no Jeff Stelling on Saturday afternoon (Sky Sports News), although if Rupert gets his way Jeff's days are numbered on digital terrestrial too.

Robbo · 27-08-07, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by buffy

Just read a post - bit worrying now.... what is the difference between FTA and FTV channels?? does this mean i wont able to get BBC1 - 4 Itv 1- 4 and all the other UK freview channels on the set up in the previous post, SL65/12 Dish 60 cm, and 35 Cm I assumed that they were the same, if not then i am stuffed!!! coz that was the idea in the first place - getting the BBc - ITV and the ftv channels as getting a signal in the IOM is virtually impossible on a normal aerial in some locations - namely mine!..... oh dear :spite:
Buffy

and if you want channel 4 and channel 5 you need a _Sky digibox, and a Freesat from _Sky card (£20 one off fee)

Analoguesat · 27-08-07, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by robbo71

and if you want channel 4 and channel 5 you need a Sky digibox, and a Freesat from Sky card (£20 one off fee)

That will be news to the thousands of folks using dragon cams, trex cams and dreamboxes with their sky cards

BGonaSTICK · 27-08-07, 06:18 PM

Shhh!

You'll need a Sky digibox...

Jimdefruit · 27-08-07, 07:21 PM

:roflmao:

Robbo · 28-08-07, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Analoguesat

That will be news to the thousands of folks using dragon cams, trex cams and dreamboxes with their sky cards

Ahem, yes.
I was trying to keep it simple, and possibly cheap,as a fleabay 2nd hand_skybox would do.

Also I thought there were problems with the keep alive signal on the Trex/Dragon,
and I read somewhere that if the encryption changed, all the non-sky receiver setups would go black forever.
Don't know if this is true or not.

BGonaSTICK · 28-08-07, 01:33 AM

Who knows. If it happens, you'll hear about it PDQ I imagine

If and when Sky do a card swap (this card issue can't run for much longer, surely) it would be stupid of them to not at least try and address the Dragon/Vantage/Dream issue.

And I agree, I think the O/P needs a practical solution.

Robbo · 28-08-07, 10:13 AM

Perhaps they'l bring out an NDS Cam.

:roflmao:

25-08-07, 12:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
buffy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 108 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	FTA v Freeview... Just read a post - bit worrying now.... what is the difference between FTA and FTV channels?? does this mean i wont able to get BBC1 - 4 Itv 1- 4 and all the other UK freview channels on the set up in the previous post, SL65/12 Dish 60 cm, and 35 Cm I assumed that they were the same, if not then i am stuffed!!! coz that was the idea in the first place - getting the BBc - ITV and the ftv channels as getting a signal in the IOM is virtually impossible on a normal aerial in some locations - namely mine!..... oh dear :spite: Buffy

25-08-07, 12:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,632 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Re: FTA v Freeview... You'll get all the BBC and ITV channels, Film4, SkyNews and quite a few other good channels, but not Channel 4, FIVE, E4, more4, Sky Three, FIVE Life, FIVE US, UKTV etc. etc. For a full list of what you can see, take a look at www.ftasat.co.uk. It's a bit out of date ( ops: sorry, haven't had much time lately...) but everything marked FTA is viewable with your box. __________________ 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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28-08-07, 01:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,632 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Re: FTA v Freeview... Who knows. If it happens, you'll hear about it PDQ I imagine If and when Sky do a card swap (this card issue can't run for much longer, surely) it would be stupid of them to not at least try and address the Dragon/Vantage/Dream issue. And I agree, I think the O/P needs a practical solution. __________________ 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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