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free to air satellite programming v upc/sky

  • 31-01-2011 4:29pm
    #1
    blsw
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭


    what programmes are not available on free to air/satellite dish that are available on upc and sky

    i presume setanta and sky sports are not available but the likes of rte,bbc and channel 4 are available

    would like to clear this up as i think the dish can be got for around 100-200 euro. not sure if paying 25+euro month is worth it long term.

    thanks


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  • #2
    St Senan
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,584 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    No Rte 1 and 2
    No tv3
    No 3e
    No TG4
    No Sky 1,2,3
    No Eurosport
    No Discovery History Nat Geo, etc,etc
    No Movie channel with the word Sky in it
    No dedicated Sports channels
    No MTV

    List of channels that are available here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free-to-air_channels_at_28%C2%B0E


  • #3
    Johnmb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭Johnmb


    blsw wrote: »
    what programmes are not available on free to air/satellite dish that are available on upc and sky

    i presume setanta and sky sports are not available but the likes of rte,bbc and channel 4 are available

    would like to clear this up as i think the dish can be got for around 100-200 euro. not sure if paying 25+euro month is worth it long term.

    thanks
    A list of FTA channels that are available from the same satellites that Sky use can be found here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free-to-air_channels_at_28E
    and the Saorview channels here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saorview


  • #4
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,936 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Yes - RTE, BBC & Channel 4 are all available for free. You will need a dish and an aerial, and possibly a new receiver as RTE is not currently free on satellite.

    There are already plenty of threads with the same or similar questions on these forums. There is no "one size fits all" solution unfortunately.


  • #5
    blsw
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭blsw


    thanks lads.

    are sky and upc the only options for package deals so

    there doesn't seem much point in the free to air now


  • #6
    Johnmb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭Johnmb


    blsw wrote: »
    thanks lads.

    are sky and upc the only options for package deals so

    there doesn't seem much point in the free to air now
    Depends what you're looking for. Some channels are available on line. For example, I subscribe to Eurosport player for my sports. It costs just under €40 for a year, and can easily be hooked up to my TV to watch it there. It gives me both Eurosport 1 & 2, plus the HD channel, and often has many others on an event by event basis (they had 6 courts available to watch during the Australian Open tennis, more than I'd have gotten with a Sky/UPC sub). 9 out of the 10 most watched channels are available FTA, Sky One being the only one not available, so FTA is a pretty good deal. I can't see myself going back to pay TV since I've gotten used to the FTA options.


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  • #7
    blsw
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭blsw


    "9 out of the 10 most watched channels are available FTA, Sky One being the only one not available, so FTA is a pretty good deal. I can't see myself going back to pay TV since I've gotten used to the FTA options. "

    What FTA channels are available for a pc/laptop with a tv tuner

    Is there a complete list of tv channels which are available online either FTA or subscription

    Forgot to ask if an event(football/boxing match or movie etc) can be purchased and viewed online as a one off(pay per view). if it could I might use FTA rather than commit to a contract with either upc/setanta/sky

    thanks for the help


  • #8
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    blsw wrote: »
    "9 out of the 10 most watched channels are available FTA, Sky One being the only one not available, so FTA is a pretty good deal. I can't see myself going back to pay TV since I've gotten used to the FTA options. "

    What FTA channels are available for a pc/laptop with a tv tuner

    Is there a complete list of tv channels which are available online either FTA or subscription

    Forgot to ask if an event(football/boxing match or movie etc) can be purchased and viewed online as a one off(pay per view). if it could I might use FTA rather than commit to a contract with either upc/setanta/sky

    thanks for the help

    See links below posted earlier on this page

    Johnmb wrote: »
    A list of FTA channels that are available from the same satellites that Sky use can be found here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free-to-air_channels_at_28E
    and the Saorview channels here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saorview

    also http://www.saortv.info/channels/
    and http://www.saortv.info/channels/uk-televison/

    My wife watched her tennis at ungodly hours on Eurosport Germany via satellite.

    If you want Sky Sports, ESPN, Setanta, Discovery Channels etc you need payTv.

    If you want general TV, then there is plenty FTA. Between Aerial + Dish about 50. Add 13E and 19E and you add a few more such as Arte, BRAlpha, BBC WorldTV, Eurosport Germany, Foreign interest stuff part time in English. A few random sports channels (but no Premiership type stuff)


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