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On 21/05/08 18:07:53, Ray Smith wrote: > On Wed, 2008-05-21 at 07:06 +0100, stinga wrote:> On 20/05/08 17:49:31, > M.Blackmore wrote:> > > > On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 08:32 +0100, george wrote:> > > > > > I've been reviewing my TV aerial requirements to get the best digital > > > > reception and I noticed the blurb on free-sat TV. > > > > Does this freesat - > which I'd never heard about - use Sky dishes, i.e.> > are satellite dishes > "generic", thus saving us the cost of buying a> > dish? We've still got the old > sky receiver as well, tho' never used it. > > > > Simple answer yes...> Just plug > the receiver in and off you, you will only get 'now and next'. Want the EPG? Pay > sky a one off £20 freesatfromsky card and you are go to go. > I'm actually wondering -I know I can get the sky freesat channels but the new > freesat servicefrom the BBC & ITV as announced on the news last week, can the sky > dishbe used with this service if I were to get a freesat receiver ?Reason being > that you can get the new boxes with support for HD builtin.The standard sky box > and their version of freesat doesn't. > Ray There is no difference bwtween sky and freesat except the EPG. Sky and freesat use there own EPG's and they can't use the other. So yes, a working sky dish can use freesat, freesat will be more expensive if you aleady have a dish and a sky box, and a sky box can be had from nothing off freecycle -- 'ooroo stinga...(:)-) --------------------------------------------------- Email: stinga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx o You need only two tools. o ///// A hammer and duct tape. If it /@ `\ /) ~ doesn't move and it should, > (O) X< ~ Fish!! use the hammer. If it moves and `\___/' \) ~ shouldn't, use the tape. \\\ --------------------------------------------------- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html