Loading ...Managed to grabbed a few complete screenshots of the new Freesat website before Freesat got wise and password protected it. Seems that the new site was not due for launch yet, but was accidently (probably like Comet and John Lewis!!!) placed on the original host server for atleast some to see.
Not sure how long these images will remain before Freesat ask us to remove them, but here they are. More to follow:
Freesat – Homepage
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Freesat – Whats Freesat
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Freesat – HDTV
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Freesat – Whats on
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Freesat – Installation
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Freesat – Products
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Freesat – Support
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At the request of freesat, we have removed the images from this blog. The email we received stated the following:
“we notice that you have posted screen shots from a freesat website on
your site. Please be aware that site is still under construction and the
images you have posted are of work-in-progress pages. Importantly
several of the screen shots you have placed on your site feature channel
imagery and copyright protected material that has not yet been approved
for use by the broadcasters or freesat.”
April 30th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Sweet…
“Give it to me”
April 30th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I don’t see anything about channel 4 HD, is that definitely going to be on Freesat?
April 30th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Admin : Did you mange to get a full channel list from each category ? any sign of rush hd, luxe hd and c4 hd ? cheers
April 30th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
DFW – Yes, its going to be available on Freesat, but we don’t know for sure what existing contract Channel 4 have in place with Sky for that particular channel. We expect it might be the same as E4/More4, hopefully they’ve not done anything stupid like extend it further.
Charlie – The only list provided is that of the image above. We managed to grab the subcategories but they don’t give any further information.
April 30th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
The only HD channel listed for launch is BBC, ITV1 HD was mentioned as being available soon via the interactive functions – “press red for HD” and “press blue for SD” – the software for which appears to have been downloaded automatically last night (this is from one of the early purchasers who also published screen dumps of it).
April 30th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
davemurgatroyd – Yes, the images from the update were provided to us by that very same person, discussed this morning, http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.php/freesat-software-update
April 30th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Look at the dates in the small print on the right hand side of the Home Page.
Boxes in store to buy from May 1, site update live April 14. Well, they missed one, so the other has to be in doubt!
April 30th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
looking forward to it.
April 30th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
On your screenshot 7 it had a link to freesat from sky seem’s odd!!!
Shame freesat asked you to remove from your site I managed to grab the shots b4 you had to remove them
They made a nice read though can’t wait now not sure whether to wait for recorder or not I wish they were releasing one from launch date??
April 30th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
dazza – The FSFS link was to a support page where Freesat explain they are not part of Sky.
May 1st, 2008 at 8:03 am
Channel 4 HD won’t be there till 2010
May 1st, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Close the website for a few days… so you don’t promote Feesat to much.
May 1st, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Its going to be a mad scramble to get the humax i keep checking sites for any sigh of them. if they all sell out ill cry.
May 1st, 2008 at 6:48 pm
It’s quite possible that Freesat will turn out to be complete rubbish for the first year or three. My plan is to get an SD box at first, then make a decision later about whether to get the Humax or not once some decent HD channels come on stream and/or they sort out the main bugs (and there will be bugs).
May 1st, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Did anyone ells sine up for the “Be the first to know when freesat launches” email?
Althow they havn’t sent an email out
I don’t think it’s a secret as EVERYONE is saying it’s the 6th.
So once again Freesat’s secresey has let them and us down
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:27 am
I did and on several email accounts and had nothing back from them.
A phone call to them was just as bad, I was asking a question and the girl was laughing and kept covering the phone so I could not hear her. Not very good for a company like that.. it gives the wrong image.
I will not be rushing out on Tue to buy a box, infact I just bought a freesatfrom$ky system. I am very dissapointed with the Freesat offering. When they get more channels I will think then about joining Freesat.