SKY TV..If I have a Sattlelight dish like SKY for eg, can I pick up the normal analogue channels in the UK.?

Question

I mean BBC1 BBC2 ITV and CHANNEL 4. I live in N Ireland and have a poor reception on my analogue ariel. Can I pick up these channels with a dish without paying for SKY sports or films etc as I have no wish for these programms. Thank you, Charlie

Answer 1

Yeah, on freeview they stay the same as channels 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. They will be on sky and virgin etc. but I don't know what channel. If you only want the channels 1-5 you won't be able to buy a digital dish/box that only has that. The best bet is to buy the most basic version of freeview, sky virgin etc. as they'll be the cheapest. I'd suggest freeview as this is a one off payment. Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

You can use a Sky box as a Freeview box without paying any subscription for it.

However if you only have the dish and don't already have a Sky box, then you'd have to pay for a no-subscription Sky box. This would be better quality than an analogue ariel (providing the dish is still pointing in the right direction) but it will be more expensive than a Freeview box. I've had a quick look on Sky's website but can't find a price for that, maybe try phoning them.

Answer 3

You can get those channels, as part of Sky freesat: no subscriptions needed. Check out this web site for answers to a lot of questions.

http://www.freesatfromsky.co.uk/faqs-fre...

Answer 4

If you already have the dish you do not need to pay the high fee Sky charges for FreeSat circa 150 pounds I believe.. You can get a digibox on eBay from 20 pounds upwards.

Whether you need a complete system or just the digibox to get all 5 terrestrial channels you will stil need a "Free to View" to card to insert in the digibox (it comes with Freesat). They can be obtained from the BBC or Sky and cost 20 Pounds.

You will also get the BBC & ITV regional variations as well as a whole range of additional channels at no cost.