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Old 2 Mar 2011, 15:55 (Ref:2839104)   #1
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MOTORS TV now FTV

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Just a quick one to inform everybody that since February 28th, MOTORS TV (channel 413 in SKY Epg) is Free to View !

Spread the word and enjoy the channel !
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Old 2 Mar 2011, 16:11 (Ref:2839111)   #2
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Wow really thats great! The only channels I wanted on the pay thing was MotorsTV but not wanting to line some footballers pocket I baulked at paying for the sports package, well done.
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Old 2 Mar 2011, 21:03 (Ref:2839275)   #3
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Is that free to watch when you have Sky? I bought Virgin just to get Motors but with Virgin it only comes in their top package which is quite annoying!
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Old 2 Mar 2011, 21:45 (Ref:2839294)   #4
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Yeah I was thinking the same I only have Freeview I will check now..
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Old 2 Mar 2011, 22:43 (Ref:2839337)   #5
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Not on Freeview, no good to me then thought it was too good to be true
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Old 2 Mar 2011, 23:40 (Ref:2839373)   #6
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Is that free to watch when you have Sky? I bought Virgin just to get Motors but with Virgin it only comes in their top package which is quite annoying!
You used to have to pay for it on Sky, I've just changed to Virgin last Saturday and just checked on the old Sky box and it is indeed on there for free.
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Old 2 Mar 2011, 23:43 (Ref:2839378)   #7
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Ok so can we confirm, does it need a Sky subscription? or can I watch it on a FreeSat from Sky box? or even a FreeSat box? theres a difference between the latter two of course.
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Old 2 Mar 2011, 23:51 (Ref:2839381)   #8
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I have a Sky box with no subscription since the 25 Feb, I couldn't get Motors on Sunday 26th when I tried but it is on there tonight and it's free. The original poster didn't mention it being on a Freesat (Freeview) box, just that on Sky it's Free to view.
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Old 2 Mar 2011, 23:57 (Ref:2839385)   #9
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Thats good news cos this post http://www.satandpcguy.com/forum/sho...to-view-on-Sky
sort of implied it was only with a FreesatfromSky card. Mind you Ive got both, but just means I can watch it in the garage on the old Sky box with no card whilst tinkering. Huzzah!
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Old 3 Mar 2011, 00:13 (Ref:2839391)   #10
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Free to View on Sky means that there has to be an active card ... it's just not part of any packages, Like Channel 5 currently is.

Free to Air is when you can view on a sky box without a card in the box.
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Old 3 Mar 2011, 00:14 (Ref:2839394)   #11
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I think you can buy the cards from Sky for something like a tenner.
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Old 3 Mar 2011, 00:50 (Ref:2839410)   #12
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I think you can buy the cards from Sky for something like a tenner.
Double that at least, Ive got one in the Conservatory and Im sure it was more like 25. Still I can be banished now happily.
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Old 3 Mar 2011, 01:27 (Ref:2839416)   #13
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So can you now get motors on a free to air satellite receiver? Or does it have to be a sky dish and box?
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Old 3 Mar 2011, 05:27 (Ref:2839444)   #14
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So can you now get motors on a free to air satellite receiver? Or does it have to be a sky dish and box?
It isn't free-to-air, at least not on my Comag SL40 HD receiver. So it seems to me that you need a sky-box at least
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Old 3 Mar 2011, 08:09 (Ref:2839477)   #15
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Its not on Freeview [I've just checked] ! Real pity that
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The original poster didn't mention it being on a Freesat (Freeview) box, just that on Sky it's Free to view.
Just to clear this up:

FreeSat is not the same as Freeview.

FreeSat - you need a dish, a decoder, and a free subscription card.
Freeview - comes via your normal old-fashioned TV aerial.

MotorsTV isn't on Freeview. You still need a dish, but now you won't need to subscribe to a Sky deal in order to view it.
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Just to clear this up:

FreeSat is not the same as Freeview.

FreeSat - you need a dish, a decoder, and a free subscription card.
Freeview - comes via your normal old-fashioned TV aerial.

MotorsTV isn't on Freeview. You still need a dish, but now you won't need to subscribe to a Sky deal in order to view it.
OK I knew that, maybe I should have put freesat or freeview, either way it's freeish and not sky. You still need an enabled Sky card with the Sky box even if you are not a Sky subscriber.
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I shall check this tonight... I am an out of subscription Sky user. I have next to no ground signal, but satellite works nicely thank you.
Motors would be a HUGE bonus!
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it would be great free to air
suppose free to view is not too bad if you have a active white sky viewing card all ready in your box
if not there about £25 from sky to get the ftv channels on there system

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Just to clear this up:

FreeSat is not the same as Freeview.

FreeSat - you need a dish, a decoder, and a free subscription card.
Freeview - comes via your normal old-fashioned TV aerial.

MotorsTV isn't on Freeview. You still need a dish, but now you won't need to subscribe to a Sky deal in order to view it.
Nope, not entirely correct

Freeview - Normal old-fashioned aeriel
Freesat - A set of channels available free to air on satellite without any form of viewing card at all. Has all Freeview channels worth watching (minus Dave and Challenge, if you consider it worth watching), plus a few more (had HD before, ITV4+1, more red button streams, BBC Alba, S4C outside Wales, all the national regions of BBC2 which is great if you like a bit of rugby)
Freesat from Sky - Freesat plus a few more channels, including Motors - needs a Sky card and box, but no subscription.
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No Davy, Freeview is Terrestrial (ie through an aeriel). I have checked and it is now on Freesat from Sky - a card for an old Sky box is £25 quid - Im not going to link directly but if you search FreesatfromSky card you will find the links. Unfortunately though it does not look like this is available on Freesat (the service set up by BBC/ITV & others that points at the same satellite as Sky and gives you basically Freeview plus a few more channels but minus Quest) or indeed with an unbranded box pointing at 28 east. Therefore unless you are already a Sky subscriber who didnt have the News package (Motors was part of that) or you have FreesatfromSky then this isnt going to be available more widely.
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No Davy, Freeview is Terrestrial (ie through an aeriel). I have checked and it is now on Freesat from Sky - a card for an old Sky box is £25 quid - Im not going to link directly but if you search FreesatfromSky card you will find the links. Unfortunately though it does not look like this is available on Freesat (the service set up by BBC/ITV & others that points at the same satellite as Sky and gives you basically Freeview plus a few more channels but minus Quest) or indeed with an unbranded box pointing at 28 east. Therefore unless you are already a Sky subscriber who didnt have the News package (Motors was part of that) or you have FreesatfromSky then this isnt going to be available more widely.
Ya that's it Steve... you need a Sat set-up for it.
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hmmm i'd need an old and used skybox and someone in the UK helping me in getting a sky free sat card and doing the register for me.

Any takers ?
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d need an old and used skybox and someone in the UK helping me in getting a sky free sat card and doing the register for me.

Any takers ?

Andy do you have a sat dish pointed at 28 east wuth a spare lnb then?
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Andy do you have a sat dish pointed at 28 east wuth a spare lnb then?
Yep I have

And I managed to put up my Triax 110 again even which basically means that I have enough weather reserve even under heavy rain & storm now. Again only because before I haven't had a suitable pole.

At the moment I debate adding a motor to the dish and my lnb needs to be replaced sometime soon too.

I have had a 60cm dish pointing to 28.2° East before but it only need the lightest bit of rain and most of Astra 2D was gone. At the moment only BBC NI 1&2 give me some sort of headache but I think I will get this working as soon as the new lnb and the motor have arrived

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