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Tony: If an outdoor ariel is needed and get stupid quotes which you don't want to pay, you may wish to look into Sky's "Pay Once Watch Forever" package - for a £75 one time feee, you get a free digibox with installation, and then 4 months of Sky TV channels, after which, you are under no obligation to subscribe. Thanks to the bandwidth constraints of Freeview, Sky offers higher bitrate (and therefore quality) basic channels than Freeview, and also a much bigger FTA and FTV choice. Freeview isnt crap as you like to call it, it's actually rather good, once you have an ariel that can do the job correctly. It's mainly a question of what do you want, and how much do you want to pay. Freeview is very affordable compared to other options, especially when it comes to using a PVR. The main downside with Sky is the cost of using a PVR (Sky+ only) with the service; there is the benefit in the fact you can changeover to Freesat, but right now you have to look to pay stupid prices for the PVR's thanks to the propietary licensing fee's. You can of course pick up standard non-Sky and non-Freesat PVR's for around £170, but for the mostpart, the word crap is an understatement. Personally, I will be moving to Freesat when the Humax Foxsat's come down in price, but for now I will stick with TopUp TV using the Freeview DVB-T1 service.
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it's kool... thanks for the information but managed to get sky box workin that my bro used to use here... 
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it's kool... thanks for the information but managed to get sky box workin that my bro used to use here... Nice one fella, does it have a new viewing card? If its not on an active subscription, you will most probably need to contact Sky to obtain a new one within the next couple of months, to continue using the FTV (FTA services will be unaffaected - ITV and Channel 5 channels are FTV unfortunately) service, but there will be a charge. If it was originally on a Freesat From Sky card provided with either of the FSFS scheme's, and it was bought within the past 3 years, you will qualify for a free replacement.
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I'm off to check my freeview is still working 
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i couldnt tell u mate, mum got 2 new cards in post the other day tho. popped it in and it worked after a couple of minutes. havent checked itv or channel 5 yet, just away to costco but will try when i get home! was tryin to program remote to my tv but no idea of the code i need, or if my remote is compatible with my tv
Wharfedale LT32K1CB
Sky remote is a really old blue one i think
any ideas?
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If its a new card in the post, it will be fine
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Thats the one mate.
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yep, that's wot i had to swap
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OK OK OK
Keep this civil please.
I have had to edit several post to keep this on the forums.
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 my thread under threat over squabbling, oh no's  lol
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