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Many F1 fans have been devastated by the deal the BBC have done to share the F1 coverage with Sky. This thread isnt the place to discuss the rights and wrongs of that decision. The deal has been done, and we have to make the best of the situation. Any posts bitching about the F1 going to Sky UK will be removed
In these finacially challenging times its hard to justify the ~40 quid a month Sky UK subscription fee for the Sky Sports coverage. However with a bit of forward planning the F1 coverage is still available via foreign channels - for free or for one off payments rather than the ~40 quid a month you would need to pay Sky UK..
One of the easiest versions is German channel RTL on 19E. Its transmitted free so is available on almost any digital receiver.
RTL HD is also available on 19E, but isnt free - you will require a German HD+ cam and a suitable receiver that has a CI+ cam slot in it - not a normal CI cam slot. The current cost from a UK dealer is about £100 for one year's access.
TF1 France also carries it. Currently available as TF1 Suisse on 9E. The easiest way to get TF1 in SD is to get either a Fransat card &/or receiver with a dish aimed at 5W, or a TNTSat card / or receiver with the dish pointed at 19E. Various of our forum advertisers can supply either Fransat or TNTSat receivers and cards, and these are one off payments - no further subscriptions are required. If you have relatives in France then get them to buy the equipment and ship it over or both sets of kit are available in the bigger French superstores if you are on holiday.
RAI Uno from Italy is also available. This requires a Tivusat card &cam or card & receiver - cost in Italy is approximately €90, but you need an Italian fiscal code. Equipment is available from UK dealers for about around £200. Tivusat is also a one off payment.
Of course these channels have the problem of foreign commentary tracks, but you can listen to the radio commentary on Radio 5Live. It'll be a bit out of synch, but I can put up with that if it saves me 40 quid a month!
Discussion of any illegal decryption methods for the F1 channels is not permitted.
In these finacially challenging times its hard to justify the ~40 quid a month Sky UK subscription fee for the Sky Sports coverage. However with a bit of forward planning the F1 coverage is still available via foreign channels - for free or for one off payments rather than the ~40 quid a month you would need to pay Sky UK..
One of the easiest versions is German channel RTL on 19E. Its transmitted free so is available on almost any digital receiver.
RTL HD is also available on 19E, but isnt free - you will require a German HD+ cam and a suitable receiver that has a CI+ cam slot in it - not a normal CI cam slot. The current cost from a UK dealer is about £100 for one year's access.
TF1 France also carries it. Currently available as TF1 Suisse on 9E. The easiest way to get TF1 in SD is to get either a Fransat card &/or receiver with a dish aimed at 5W, or a TNTSat card / or receiver with the dish pointed at 19E. Various of our forum advertisers can supply either Fransat or TNTSat receivers and cards, and these are one off payments - no further subscriptions are required. If you have relatives in France then get them to buy the equipment and ship it over or both sets of kit are available in the bigger French superstores if you are on holiday.
RAI Uno from Italy is also available. This requires a Tivusat card &cam or card & receiver - cost in Italy is approximately €90, but you need an Italian fiscal code. Equipment is available from UK dealers for about around £200. Tivusat is also a one off payment.
Of course these channels have the problem of foreign commentary tracks, but you can listen to the radio commentary on Radio 5Live. It'll be a bit out of synch, but I can put up with that if it saves me 40 quid a month!
Discussion of any illegal decryption methods for the F1 channels is not permitted.
Any idea how long it is likely to remain FTA for though?
As some have said, I think F1 on Sky will be a usual case of a massive fanfare at the start to draw viewers in then, over time, they'll give it less and less coverage and eventually drive it back to being a minority sport again - shame on the BBC 