TV help please.

[bobmac]

After a bust up with BT TV You View, I will be leaving them in 30 days which means I will be losinng all the non freeview channels like UK Gold, Yesterday, Dave etc.
Does anyone know how I can get these channels again without using Sky or BT you view or dodgy free services?
Thanks

 

[BubbaP]

Misread OP.
Are you sure the ones listed are not freeview?

 

[GreiginFife]

Dave and Yesteday are Freeview. Gold I think is encrypted.
https://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/freeviewchannels.html

List here.

 

[BubbaP]

Yep.
Believe Gold can be through Now TV

 

[bobmac]

On my Tv, 12 is Quest, there is no 19

 

[williamalex1]

On my Tv, 12 is Quest, there is no 19

Quest is on channel 12 Dave is on channel 19 on my TV, I get around 99 tv channels on free view , plus a few Radio and news stations [ probably 10 are +1 hour repeat channels though ] No UK gold, do you have a proper digital aerial and have you re tuned your TV recently.

 

[robinthehood]

Dave and yesterday are both on freeview. Give your tele a retune if they are not showing.

 

[bobmac]

Quest is on channel 12 Dave is on channel 19 on my TV, I get around 99 tv channels on free view , plus a few Radio and news stations [ probably 10 are +1 hour repeat channels though ] No UK gold, do you have a proper digital aerial and have you re tuned your TV recently.

I haven't tuned my tv for ages as I always used the BT You view box.
Just done a retune and got 19 back so thanks for that.
But I still would like to know how to get the encrypted channels

 

[robinthehood]

I haven't tuned my tv for ages as I always used the BT You view box.
Just done a retune and got 19 back so thanks for that.
But I still would like to know how to get the encrypted channels

If your happy to pay then now tv will do it over the internet.No option to record though or pause etc.
Otherwise its get a dish and sky

 

[bobmac]

If your happy to pay then now tv will do it over the internet.No option to record though or pause etc.
Otherwise its get a dish and sky

I'm happy to pay, I'd just rather not pay BT or SKY.
But if they are the only 2 options, I'll have to have a rethink.
Thanks everyone

 

[Taz]

I'll need to check what channels are there , but you sign up for Amazon prime and get a fire stick (if you haven't a smart TV)
thinks it's around £60 a year for prime and £40 for the stick.

 

[bobmac]

I've just done a bit of checking and it seems BT are lying.
When my contract ends 1st October, they say my box and its functions won't work.
I've just read reports on their forum that the box does still work out of contract.
I'll find out 1st October

 

[robinthehood]

It will still pick up channels, although some will be blocked. Sky disable the pause and rewind etc when you use theirs as a Freesat box. Maybe BT do something similar ?

 

[jim8flog]

I've just done a bit of checking and it seems BT are lying.
When my contract ends 1st October, they say my box and its functions won't work.
I've just read reports on their forum that the box does still work out of contract.
I'll find out 1st October

The freeview part of my box works (stuff from the aerial). It's the stuff via BT and the net that probably will not.

 

[Leftie]

Well Bob. Just disconnected my broadband from BT box.

Still able to receive all Freeview SC and HD channels, still able to record and watch recorded Freeview. Can watch previously recorded Freeview but not recordings of BT or internet channels.

Catchup works as well but you will need a broadband connection with decent speed. An hour's catchup will use about 1Gb of data whereas with BT it's separate from your data allowance.

Can't give you an answer re getting Gold, etc though. Suppose UKTV may be the answer but doubt if that will work through Youview.

 

[bobmac]

Well Bob. Just disconnected my broadband from BT box.

Still able to receive all Freeview SC and HD channels, still able to record and watch recorded Freeview. Can watch previously recorded Freeview but not recordings of BT or internet channels.

Catchup works as well but you will need a broadband connection with decent speed. An hour's catchup will use about 1Gb of data whereas with BT it's separate from your data allowance.

Can't give you an answer re getting Gold, etc though. Suppose UKTV may be the answer but doubt if that will work through Youview.

Thanks for that.
I've checked back through my recordings and I don't seem to watch as much of the encrypted channels as I thought I did.
£10 per month better off. I wonder what drink I can spend that on

 

[Colonel Bogey]

I'm looking into Freesat at the moment, coz it's free.

 

[robinthehood]

I have freeview and sat. Then supplement with the odd now t.v. pass here and there for RC and the like.