Sky Link TV Antenna

[bver_hunter]

I have an Android Box and it works pretty well. Obviously, we all know that this is considered to be illegal when sold with all the pre-loaded Kodi Apps. But it is not illegal if you download all the various legal Apps after purchasing the device.

Now the Sky Link TV is what the Cable companies do not want us to know of it's existence. This is new to me, as it is supposed to be 100% legal as the cable companies are obliged to also offer these wireless options for FREE. The only downside is that you have to be within 30 miles from the broadcast towers. But you can monitor that signal yourself prior to purchasing the device which is very cheap indeed.

Does anyone possess this device and what is the quality of the picture in HD? How many channels can you get? I am really interested in most of the Canadian Sports Channels that do not work too well on Kodi devices. I guess during stormy weather it may not work that well, but that is obvious for all satellite signals. Apparently, you can have the indoor antenna plastered on the top of your window. It that what you guys are doing, or do you prefer installing it on your roof?

https://skylinktvantenna.com/orderi...1873&s2=1561-MFRB_SkyWire&s3=65905476&s4=&s5=

If I purchase it and it does work, then I will definitely cut the cable cord.

 

[bucky88]

This is nothing new. There are lots of different antennas you can use to get over-the-air (OTA) channels. You cannot get cable sports channels like TSN and Sportsnet over the air. Unfortunately, the best and most reliable way to watch sports is with a cable or satellite subscription. That's why the networks pay so much to NFL, NHL, NBA, etc. for the rights to broadcast live sports.

Check out this company's website for all the info. you need on antennas and OTA channels. http://www.saveandreplay.ca/



B88

 

[bver_hunter]

This is nothing new. There are lots of different antennas you can use to get over-the-air (OTA) channels. You cannot get cable sports channels like TSN and Sportsnet over the air. Unfortunately, the best and most reliable way to watch sports is with a cable or satellite subscription. That's why the networks pay so much to NFL, NHL, NBA, etc. for the rights to broadcast live sports.

Check out this company's website for all the info. you need on antennas and OTA channels. http://www.saveandreplay.ca/

B88

Thanks, so the Cable Companies still have a grip on TSN and Sportsnet. So using Kodi you can get the International channels that stream all the sports, but the quality may not be HD. Cannot cut the cable yet in that case.

 

[bucky88]

Streaming sources, especially non-legit ones, are just not reliable. You'll have the picture freeze or the stream just stop at the most inopportune moments.

B88

 

[blueray]

Check out this company's website for all the info. you need on antennas and OTA channels. http://www.saveandreplay.ca/

I have the DB8E with one antenna aimed at Toronto and the other Buffalo....I get 34 channels....the HD channels are better quality than what you receive from the cable companies as they are not compressed.
http://overtheair.saveandreplay.ca/Antennas_Direct_DB8e.asp

I have also used IPTV through Atop for big sporting events as you can start and stop monthly.
http://buyatoptv.com

 

[TFZL1]

This is nothing new. There are lots of different antennas you can use to get over-the-air (OTA) channels. You cannot get cable sports channels like TSN and Sportsnet over the air. Unfortunately, the best and most reliable way to watch sports is with a cable or satellite subscription. That's why the networks pay so much to NFL, NHL, NBA, etc. for the rights to broadcast live sports.

Check out this company's website for all the info. you need on antennas and OTA channels. http://www.saveandreplay.ca/

B88

Skylink is just another company selling cheap indoor antennas. Doesn’t work worth shit compared to a good outdoor antenna.
I’ve had a really good rooftop antenna since before the Canadian channels converted to digital. Here in most of the GTA, we are in a sweet spot, we get ALL the Canadian Networks and ALL the American networks.
All Over-The-Air tv is and has always been free to receive, since long before Cable companies. Cable companies started just selling a repeat of over the air signals, except they could receive and sell you more channels than you could receive. And now, all OTA is digital, all main channels HD, and all the American sub channels are garbage, retro tv or religious.

Like I said, I get ALL the network TV. And my tuner is a DVR, can record 2 channels at once, and I can record 2 and watch another. Channel master DVR+
https://www.channelmaster.com/OTA_DVR_s/336.htm
I see it comes in 4K version now.

I have a streaming box, without the illegal code break stuff. And Netflix and Oppo 3D bluray that is also a media server.
And 7.2 surround sound

Haven’t paid for cable or sat in a long long time. That would cut into the hobby budget.
The only thing I miss is NASCAR. TSN has exclusive Canadian rights and they are very very well protected against bootlegging. So I only get the 30% of the races, OTA on American network tv.

 

[Zaibetter]

Skylink is just another company selling cheap indoor antennas. Doesn’t work worth shit compared to a good outdoor antenna.
I’ve had a really good rooftop antenna since before the Canadian channels converted to digital. Here in most of the GTA, we are in a sweet spot, we get ALL the Canadian Networks and ALL the American networks.
All Over-The-Air tv is and has always been free to receive, since long before Cable companies. Cable companies started just selling a repeat of over the air signals, except they could receive and sell you more channels than you could receive. And now, all OTA is digital, all main channels HD, and all the American sub channels are garbage, retro tv or religious.

Like I said, I get ALL the network TV. And my tuner is a DVR, can record 2 channels at once, and I can record 2 and watch another. Channel master DVR+
https://www.channelmaster.com/OTA_DVR_s/336.htm
I see it comes in 4K version now.

I have a streaming box, without the illegal code break stuff. And Netflix and Oppo 3D bluray that is also a media server.
And 7.2 surround sound

Haven’t paid for cable or sat in a long long time. That would cut into the hobby budget.
The only thing I miss is NASCAR. TSN has exclusive Canadian rights and they are very very well protected against bootlegging. So I only get the 30% of the races, OTA on American network tv.

Channelmaster is very good but you have to have a pole or a roof where to put it. How many channels you get about 20? I found "save and replay" to have the better prices.

 

[oldjones]

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Now the Sky Link TV is what the Cable companies do not want us to know of it's existence. This is new to me, as it is supposed to be 100% legal as the cable companies are obliged to also offer these wireless options for FREE. The only downside is that you have to be within 30 miles from the broadcast towers. But you can monitor that signal yourself prior to purchasing the device which is very cheap indeed.…

The SkyLink site does not actually say, "…the cable companies are obliged to also offer these wireless options for FREE". They say "television operators", hoping people will interpret it as you did. It's seems from context (using the word 'radio'), they mean television broadcasters.

That'd be CBC, CTV, Global, Omni, City-TV, PBS, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and other local independents who were set up and licensed to broadcast TV signals over the air, and have been doing just that since the 1940's. As others have said already, all you need is a decent antenna. But these days, there's far more TV content — HBO, Showtime, Golf channel, …,…,…, pumped down wires delivered by cable than is ever broadcast directly over the air. Unless its made to tap one of the satellite-signal versions of a cable-TV package — like those Bell dishes — no antenna will access those channels. And you'll need a box. And that's piracy.

But OTA was, and is meant to be free for all of us.

 

[bver_hunter]

At one time there were some of those rogue gadgets offered by some electronic outlets that could transform your Basic Cable signals into all available VIP / Pay per View signals to your TV. I did not personally have one of those but the Cable providers really clamped down on them. Those tiny electronic retailers only sold them to certain individuals that they apparently trusted. I wonder whether they are still are in existence.