On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:05:25 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:32:22 +0100, David Hansen wrote:

To add to what the others have said.

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Yep all good accurate stuff. With one small additional option a Sky
digibox without a viewing card. Without a card you can't see the Free To
View Channels (FTV), of the main stream ones this currently means Channel
4(*) and five. All BBC and ITV channels are Free To Air (FTA) and don't
need a viewing card in a Sky digibox.

You can get a Sky digi box, dish, LNB and cable form many sources
(freecycle?) and DIY install. The card only can be obtained from Sky for
£20 one off. You don't have to spend £150 one off and let a Sky
installation cowboy knock great spalls off your brick work.

The other slight problem with not having a viewing card in Sky digibox is
that the regional varaiations default to London but if you place a card
from your area in the box it'll set the region correctly and remember it
until completely power cycled.

(*) Many (all?) of the other Channel 4 offerings are already FTA and I
expect Channel 4 itself to become FTA soonish.

I have a Freesat From Sky card and when I remove it Ch5 is the one I
can't get .Ch4 IS available .