looking for some general information please

[Repoman123]

Hi all,

I used to use the DK forum a few years ago when you could use freeview boxes to receive VM channels for free. I think a short while after VM changed something in their network/system (which meant receiving their channels was no longer possible), the rules may have changed on this forum which meant you couldn't talk about that sort of thing anymore anyway.

I just wanted to check if that was still the case? I've now got my own place (married and all grown up) but in our area, VM don't offer cable TV. The previous owner of my house had sky, the sky dish is still bolted on to the back of my house and I think the spare aerial cable behind my TV is connected to the dish.

I've heard rumours and bits of information that you can use some sort of freeview box to receive sky channels if you plug the freeview box into a sky dish and have an ethernet cable going into the freeview box too.

I've been going through bits and bobs of information on this forum, in the satellite section and can see that it is possible (although maybe using another dish that you have to install yourself?) and you have to make do with European channels (that still show footy etc).

Can somebody please clarify for me:

Can I get the advice I'm looking for on this forum to know which range of boxes (if more than one) are available to me if I want to begin receiving sky/extra channels?

I've seen people refer to channels using "$" - I take it these are the paid channels? Am I right in assuming that we can't talk about those channels on this forum?

Many thanks in advance

[gmb45]

virgin media all but dun m8, only way is thru satellite and the appropriate box + cardshare, cardshare is what we dont talk about, we will help with setting up any box and dishes but all else is up to you.

[ramjet]

we do not talk about the paid channels , and freeview is a terrestrial system that comes through your house aerial and no hacks for that exist either

there is still the kryptview option on vm but you dont have vm cable (neither do I) so that option isnt open to you

so from the sly dish you can get FREESAT which can be googled for and has a list of free to air channels you can watch without subscription

one box to use for this is any modern sly digital box, or use any modern digital satellite box for this if you wish instead of the sly box

cannot talk about opening the $ channels so you need to google for that info as the topic is banned on most forums

ideally you use a motorised dish for "foreign" channels from other satellites

some good info I posted is in here

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f11/new-sat-setup-301108/

[Repoman123]

thanks for that info guys, and ramjet, just read your post in that other thread - pretty much summed up what i needed to know so many thanks for the link.

I already have a sly dish on my house, so the best i'm looking at receiving at the minute is freesat, right?

[ramjet]

yes freesat, until you learn about that which we dont talk about as mentioned in post #2

[tkm18]

virgin media all but dun m8, only way is thru satellite and the appropriate box + cardshare, cardshare is what we dont talk about, we will help with setting up any box and dishes but all else is up to you.

Not strictly true, plenty of life in VM yet, pretty theres some posts on it in here somewhere.

[Repoman123]

yes freesat, until you learn about that which we dont talk about as mentioned in post #2

Understood. Thanks again for all of your help.