Watching Freeview

Less · 21-07-2012, 16:41

I notice that Sky Sports 1 & 2 are on freeview, why? their contents are scrambled.

If I have to pay for it, it isn't 'free' view, so why are they blocking channels that could be?

DaveinGermany · 21-07-2012, 19:06

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Originally Posted by Less

I notice that Sky Sports 1 & 2 are on freeview, why? their contents are scrambled.

If I have to pay for it, it isn't 'free' view, so why are they blocking channels that could be?

Think it's more to do with the satellite than owt else Less. Every so often I do a scan over here of the freeview channels on the Astra Sat & pay channels are amongst those selected, daft I know but hey ho !

Retlaw · 21-07-2012, 20:03

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Think it's more to do with the satellite than owt else Less. Every so often I do a scan over here of the freeview channels on the Astra Sat & pay channels are amongst those selected, daft I know but hey ho !

I think wur a bit muxed here, Freeview round here is from Winter Hill via relay masts. Freesat is via a dish pointing at the same direction as the Sky satelite. I get both Sky and Freesat via a quad head. I very seldom watch Sky, but do record quite a few programs on Freesat.
Can't comment on the sports channels, don't watch any of it, and tholympics will not be on unless they stick abit on the 6 oclck news, be glad when that rubbish is over.
Why is it called The Olympic Games, how many of those events are actually games.

DaveinGermany · 21-07-2012, 20:16

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

I think wur a bit muxed here, Freeview round here is from Winter Hill via relay masts. Freesat is via a dish pointing at the same direction as the Sky satelite.

Think you may be right Retlaw

It's just that we tend to use the Sat over here to pick up UK channels, never gave a thought that Less may've meant normal terrestrial TV from a mast,whoops, apologies.

Neil · 21-07-2012, 22:57

Sky Sports 1 and 2 are available as part of the top up tv pay service that runs on Freeview.

Here is a link to the freeview site that mentions it Freeview / Home / Top Up TV

And here is a link to top up tv that explains how you get get their service Digital Service Provider, digital TV recorder plus digital TV on demand | Top Up TV

shillelagh · 22-07-2012, 01:14

sky is offering this weekend .. well it was from friday at 6am to midnight on sunday .. free sky sports ... trying to get people to buy it for the footie starting in august ...

Mick · 22-07-2012, 04:46

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

sky is offering this weekend .. well it was from friday at 6am to midnight on Sunday .. free sky sports ... trying to get people to buy it for the footie starting in august ...

They are also trying to promote the sky sports F1 channel as i can get it over this weekend to watch the German grand prix

jaysay · 22-07-2012, 10:25

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Originally Posted by Mick

They are also trying to promote the sky sports F1 channel as i can get it over this weekend to watch the German grand prix

I've had Sky for twenty years and think that F1 channel is the only channel I haven't logged onto, F1 just ain't my cup of tea

kestrelx · 23-07-2012, 00:51

UK Gold has been on my freeview box since I got it and always required a subscription fee. So not all freeview is free - 98% is but they have added some channels that require payment.

kestrelx · 23-07-2012, 01:10

Would you adam and eve it? I just reset my freeview system which is on my Laptop, this was to tune in that new Channel 4, channel called 4Seven!

Low and behold what have I got new as well - 3 Porn Channels - which were not on the system before - so they've now put these 3 new sex channels on freeview! Bloody disgraceful you can't take them off! Who says I want this cheap titilation?