Getting free channels on TV

[lozzypop1]

ok... so i got a sky dish and digibox.
I can get a few channels but not ones i want (that i thought were free) like channel 5 etc
what have i got to do???

and... how can i get a sky remote control? (lost mine when i moved)
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[Rookie]

Sky remotes are very cheap off eBay.

You need to tune in the digibox. There should be a function in the menu which allows you to 'set up' or something. Then it will scan through the entire frequency and bring up the channels you can receive.

[WavyGravy]

the dish and digibox does not give the same free channels as a freeview box. To get the ITV and channel 5 channels you need to order a sky card for just these channels, it costs £20 and they guarantee it will last for at least 3 years. That is how i did it last year.

About a month after i got mine they phoned me up trying to sell me a better package which i declined, a month later they phoned me up and offered the basic sky package (everything except skysports and movies) on a trial at £5 a month for a year - I bit the blokes hand off and now enjoy all the uk channels plus discovery etc.

\But you do need that £20 card to get itv ch5
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