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smoggy · 15-06-10, 12:41 PM

yes I agree worth keeping for world cup

as I said channels associated with BBC and ITV (like BBC 1,2,3,4 /News/parliament)

and not forgetting price drop is still showing

you take care too
regards...smoggy

alhar · 22-06-10, 08:56 PM

Hi some posts state the boxes are being sold as FTA boxes,I have tried to use my box with an aerial but it was futile,so these boxes are not free to air boxes ,you have to use them with cable boxes which you have to pay a fee for

leeuk · 22-06-10, 09:12 PM

yes they are sold FTA like the freesat HD boxs, but with a card slot so you can pick up the euro satelites with a viewing card

all this cable side talk was if you download firmware and put it on the box yourself

topshoter187 · 22-06-10, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alhar

Hi some posts state the boxes are being sold as FTA boxes,I have tried to use my box with an aerial but it was futile,so these boxes are not free to air boxes ,you have to use them with cable boxes which you have to pay a fee for

You can connect to your cable connection and you will receive FTA channels no matter what firmware you have on the box thats why people put on the advert FTA only. Free to air does not mean you can only connect with an aerial.

unadkat · 23-06-10, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alhar

Hi some posts state the boxes are being sold as FTA boxes,I have tried to use my box with an aerial but it was futile,so these boxes are not free to air boxes ,you have to use them with cable boxes which you have to pay a fee for

The box has a DVB C tuner and not a DVB T tuner

which is why they dont work with a '' Ariel''

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smoggy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North East England Posts: 2,780 Thanks: 240 Thanked 882 Times in 792 Posts	Re: Why are suppliers still selling inactive boxes? yes I agree worth keeping for world cup as I said channels associated with BBC and ITV (like BBC 1,2,3,4 /News/parliament) and not forgetting price drop is still showing you take care too regards...smoggy

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alhar Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 5 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Why are suppliers still selling inactive boxes? Hi some posts state the boxes are being sold as FTA boxes,I have tried to use my box with an aerial but it was futile,so these boxes are not free to air boxes ,you have to use them with cable boxes which you have to pay a fee for

22-06-10, 09:12 PM	#23 (permalink)
leeuk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 58 Thanks: 7 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Why are suppliers still selling inactive boxes? yes they are sold FTA like the freesat HD boxs, but with a card slot so you can pick up the euro satelites with a viewing card all this cable side talk was if you download firmware and put it on the box yourself

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