(edit title) The Swedish equivalent of Freeview How to get more tv channels abroad Options

[tuborgian]

At the moment we get svt1, svt2, TV4 and TV6 using a sophisicated coat-hanger aerial. Is there an equivalent of Freeview in the UK to get more channels? I have heard something about this and needing a card. But am a bit baffled. Can anyone give me a heads up of what to ask for in Clas Olsson (if it is that simple)?

[Rick Methven]

What you got is what you get as "freeview" in Sweden.

To get more channels you have to have a subscription from Boxer or another provider. Boxer mini costs 99kr per month (+55kr for the4 card to get a few additional channels - ch 7, ch 9, BBC World News and CNN. You can get loads more channels by paying up to 400kr per month you can also get Canal+ films and sport for more money again.

If your TV does not have a digital tuner you will need to buy a Boxer compatible box for around about 1,000 kr

It is normally cheaper to subscribe to cable - Comhem if you building is cable ready.

If you live in a house, you can get UK freeview channels via satellite. Costs around 8,000kr to set up but thereafter it is free and you can get the free Swedish channels as well

[EtoileBrilliant]

Welcome to the best example of rip off Sweden, but as usual Swedes don't know when they're getting f****d in the ass. Most of these channels were free to view on analogue before the switch over to digital.

On top of the license fee, you have to pay cable rates to get TV channels that are bloated with adverts. My in laws can't (or won't) believe that you can get 60+ channels on free to air in the UK (and Germany), I believe.

[Bender B Rodriquez]

Welcome to the best example of rip off Sweden, but as usual Swedes don't know when they're getting f****d in the ass. Most of these channels were free to view on analo ... (show full quote)

Welcome to the best example of rip off Sweden, but as usual Swedes don't know when they're getting f****d in the ass. Most of these channels were free to view on analogue before the switch over to digital. ... (hide full quote)

If you had a satellite dish, that is. The only analog channels that were ever broadcasted in Sweden were SVT1, SVT2, and TV4. For the rest you needed cable or satellite

[oddsock]

I don't bother to pay for any of those channels. There's better stuff on the interwebs. A simple VPN account for 9.95 a month will give you BBC anyway,

[byke]

Heres the best VPN that I know : UK VPN

[CCVB]

why would anyone want to watch Swedish TV anyway unless they are Swedish?! I had Swedish TV for 6 months, its rubbish, gave up and got a dish and all the free to air UK channels, much better option...

[rtharper]

Ah yes, with that attitude, your integration should go swimmingly...

[byke]

Exactly ... if CCVB really wants to assimilate, he should be quite and not show any emotion or attempt to communicate.

[byke]

Having just a brief scan over Witopia, it appears you have to pay annually? (starting at $50) whereas VPN UK is only £5.99 Per month.

Obviously, with VPN UK specializing in UK and European VPN servers (and others such as Australia and Canada?) it allows customers to jump between countries as they need.

There are allot of VPN servers out there, and in the past I found many of them didn't work across different platforms or had poor speeds. So there is definitely choice ... but there are also allot of lemons.

[Bender B Rodriquez]

You can pay annually or semi-annually. I am quite satisfied with the speed of most Witopia servers, although 1080p is a bit too much for most VPNs to handle. They have servers in around 60 cities spread over all continents.

[Omicron]

Heres the best VPN that I know : UK VPN

Thanks for this useful information. Today I subscribed to VPN UK on a month trial (£6.99) and quite thrilled with the service. For the first time I watched last weeks BBC question time and other BBC programmes on iPlayer. I would definitely continue the subscription.

[byke]

Your very welcome.
Rememeber if for any reason the speeds change, just choose another server.
If you want to watch local news from a certain part of the UK, choose a server from that area and you can watch it live on the BBC website.

Last but not least, I think 1 account allows 2 devices simultaneously ... So you can add it to your smart phone or portable if you wish.

[oddsock]

Ah yes, with that attitude, your integration should go swimmingly...

Well, the free channels are still free, I watch them. På Spåret later... But why pay for rubbish?

I have been a foreigner in another country since I was a boy, integration is pointless. It's all about putting your own needs firsts. That's what the natives do anyway...