Getting freeview channels on a starview box

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  1. Chazmer

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    Hi, i live in glasgow, n3 has came and gone. However i was under the impression i would still be able to use my starview box as a freeview box, at the moment i only get channels 1-5 bbc3 the bbc kids channels, itv2+1 n itv3+1 - is this right?, no way of getting normal freeview channels?
     
  2. hooter007

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    thats all you will get with any starview
    unless you get the new "starview.6" or the "hd combo" or new kryptview a780
     
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    you wont even get the FTA once fully n3 as you need an aerial on your roof for the fta ones as far as i know
     
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    Hi guys,how do you know when n3 is fully installed in your area i have the same channels left on my starview 1 as Chazmer,was going to buy the Kryptview box will i have to wait until all the channels dissapear.
     
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    for it to work you would need your area to be fully on nag.3
     
  6. e45

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    or what ever channels are gone now you will get on your new Kryptview so if all your sport and movies are gone to N3 yes you will get them on the new box no prob you wont get the ones that are still on N1
     
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    heh, ok thanks for the info. Just saving my pennys to get a kryptview
     
  8. Chazmer

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    although. i find it tough to believe that by coincidence the only channels that haven't went n3 are the channels without the $ sign?
     
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    because they are FTA
     
  10. jimbo600

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    am in the glasgow area and got my Kryptview box on Friday got all my channels back no problem after setting the box up,glad i did not wait.

    cheers
     
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    good stuff m8 well done at least ya got there as they all sold out now till sept
     
  12. Mooley

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    As far as I'm aware all channels should be running mutli-stream as they did in Ireland when the new encryption was introduced, so the krypt should be clearing all channels once the N3 and N1/N2 stream is present.
     
  13. e45

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    Not on the A780 it wont box is designed for N3 only so no N1 or N2 on this box and uk never went N2 they went from N1 straight to N3
     
  14. Mooley

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    Thats why I put N1/N2 stream cheers e45 and not N2 as I had mentioned Ireland.

    And you don't understand my post by the way. Once the N3 stream is introduced it carries all the channels simultaniously on N3 and N1. Then they just switch off each channels stream or packages stream on N1.
     
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    yep sound with ya now
     

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