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<blockquote data-quote="BarMoo" data-source="post: 17668" data-attributes="member: 175089">@Martin,I have had SKY Digital for years and have to live with the fact that RTE is encrypted.There is one thing for sure, you won't be able to to pick-up the 22 regional versions of BBC1 and BBC2 and a further eight digital channels through that UHF aerial of yours.On the one other hand you will be able to view all 30 channels if you have a digital satellite receiver.&nbsp; I, on the other hand, will still not be able to watch RTE.&nbsp; Final thought:&nbsp; Anyone who lives in the UK knows that you don't get anything for free (unless you steal it).Habitually getting something for free is called 'Freeloading' and most people despise freeloaders.&nbsp; The BBC will be (sic) creating millions of freeloaders on the 31st May, 2003.&nbsp;&nbsp; Back to the top: UHF transmissions cannot be controlled.&nbsp; Digital Television can; if a broadcaster coughs up the dosh - which the BBC was happy to do five years ago.&nbsp; GBP 85 million is not a lot to cough-up over five years to control access to what will be an astonishing 30 channels!!!&nbsp; Perhaps, if we didn't have that many channels - we wouldn't be having this discussion.&nbsp; And I promised not to rant :mad: Regards,Mark.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BarMoo, post: 17668, member: 175089"] @Martin, I have had SKY Digital for years and have to live with the fact that RTE is encrypted. There is one thing for sure, you won't be able to to pick-up the 22 regional versions of BBC1 and BBC2 and a further eight digital channels through that UHF aerial of yours. On the one other hand you will be able to view all 30 channels if you have a digital satellite receiver. I, on the other hand, will still not be able to watch RTE. Final thought: Anyone who lives in the UK knows that you don't get anything for free (unless you steal it). Habitually getting something for free is called 'Freeloading' and most people despise freeloaders. The BBC will be (sic) creating millions of freeloaders on the 31st May, 2003. Back to the top: UHF transmissions cannot be controlled. Digital Television can; if a broadcaster coughs up the dosh - which the BBC was happy to do five years ago. GBP 85 million is not a lot to cough-up over five years to control access to what will be an astonishing 30 channels!!! Perhaps, if we didn't have that many channels - we wouldn't be having this discussion. And I promised not to rant :mad: Regards, Mark. [/QUOTE]

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