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    Got a freeview box today..

    So how do I hax0r this thing and get more channels ?

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    I was not aware that you could do so jiggery-pokery with a freeview box.

    Come on then, tell the man how it's done

    Living and dying laughing and crying
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    Hard and it is heavy dirty and mean

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    you allmost can, its certain channels at certain times so far

    some1 who is working on the project also uses tKZ, and he told me its very close to getting a fair few of the channels all the time for free
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    Are they any good? Been thinking of buying one, but the TV in my flat only has an interior aerial, so I'm afraid it might not get enough signal.

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    I bought a Philips 32" Digital TV, we get the normal crappy free channels. I've been looking into satellite card programming, with that Elvis Card Programmer. My m8s friend can program Sky Digital Cards and other digital receiver cards. He charges £100 for a Sky Digital Card with all channels. I’ve asked him to teach me, but I don’t think he wants to, guess I will be giving my local officer a call then

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    they arn't bad arn't freeview box's - we've got a couple here. Granted you don't get nearly as much as you do with a decent sky package but channels like BBC THREE & FOUR are quite decent and if you can't sleep - watching QVC for a couple of hours is most relaxing! hehe

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    bit unrelated, but anychance of shortening your sig abit proplus?

    i have no need for a free view box, we get most of the channels on it free with our Cable anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skii
    So how do I hax0r this thing and get more channels ?


    The only encrypted channels currently available on the DTT platform are from Top-Up TV and they're mostly crap anyway.

    The package is £8.99 per month (not exactly expensive) and if you really want the channels then just pay the bl**dy fee! Definitely not worth bothering to hack no matter what way you look at it.

    In general, of the Freeview channels the BBC ones are good, the two music channels are nice to have and ITV2 and Sky Sports News are good for the footy. Apart from that the shopping channels are a complete waste of bandwidth!

    Incidently - TUTV is currently only available to owners of the old OnDigital/ITV digital boxes.

    dave

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    Well I was kidding really, anyway - it seems quite good, plenty of re-runs and repeats, plus lots of comedy too.

    Thaty UKHistory channel ain't bad either

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    Aye UK History is good. Bid-up.tv is hilarious, especially when they desperately try to sell some old tat for £50

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    Freeview is awful IMHO

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    Care to back up your opinions with some reasoning Atcapollo?
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    oh come on! Freeview is just that, free. As has been said BBC 3 and 4 are not bad and ITV2 has alternate Champions league matches if you like footie.

    You can pick up a Freeview box for 30 - 40 quid now which aint bad at all. If you had to subscribe to the channels then i would have to agree with Atcapollo but as it is you don't so it's really not that bad.

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