British TV By Satellite In Southern Spain

[lovezoo]

We use film on when the sky goes on the blink

I suspect most people who think British TV is an essential want it for Corrie and Eastenders.

There are plenty of English movies and TV series on Spanish digital terrestrial - problem is I would need a 100m aerial pole to get it in my house.

 

[Nostrodamus]

You are right, having looked at the 5 channels we can no longer get them although we were last week. I just thought it was an aliment problem. Strangely enough BBC and ITV seems to get better reception now although it may be we are more stable where we are. Still using a 60cm dish though.

 

[BrianH]

This is going to put a lot of satellite installers out of business on the Costas...

Doesn't it open up new opportunities to install an on-site extra-large dish and sell the feed (somehow) to subscribers?

Or, like my cable company, charge extra for multiple bundled digital channels, including all the UK ones. Which, incidentally, is one reason the content suppliers are so eager to re-focus the spot beam more tightly on the British Isles to stop reception on the continent where they can charge - via the encrypted PE (Pan European) transmissions. The alternative suppliers do not appreciate potential customers having direct, free access.

However, many of the UK-sourced signals on my UPC Cablecom supply are so distorted that I resort to my 60cm satellite FTA system where they are still a perfect reception. [Reminder to self - another complaint to Cablecom].

All the UK suppliers love the whole principle of satellite distribution, mainly because it is so much cheaper than terrestrial, especially to those hard-to-reach locations such as the Scottish highlands. And the pesky spill-over on the continent is slowly being closed down by more refined focussing technology.

 

[colind3782]

We use filmon too. We looked at ways of putting up a stable satellite dish but it was impractical in our marina birth. The net connection is good so filmon works fine.

 

[PlanB]

I suspect that the expat population is so large, and bars so dependent on sport tv, that someone will eventually come up with the supply solution, even if the worst ddoes happen. I haven´t the faintest idea how, but it´s an obvious money maker.

 

[BrianH]

I suspect that the expat population is so large, and bars so dependent on sport tv, that someone will eventually come up with the supply solution, even if the worst ddoes happen. I haven´t the faintest idea how, but it´s an obvious momey maker.

There is a simple solution as the encrypted PE feed on the same satellites but with a larger footprint carries the same channels but only for subscribers. There may be restrictions on who may qualify due to contractual arrangements with distribution networks.

Here is the predicted Astra 2 F/E (PE) family one.

 

[ccscott49]

I pay for a full sky package, but if its just going to get worse, then might as well forget it, I only watch the sport and discovery most of the time anyway, cant usePC for TV, just too slow, so back to plan one, DVD's. No worries, have to watch football at the pub!

 

[paulingreece]

I pay for a full sky package, but if its just going to get worse, then might as well forget it, I only watch the sport and discovery most of the time anyway, cant usePC for TV, just too slow, so back to plan one, DVD's. No worries, have to watch football at the pub!

Have you thought about a Nova satellite package, all the prem and sports you could wish for, but on the hotbird sat, so no problems with footprint etc.

 

[maxi77]

I pay for a full sky package, but if its just going to get worse, then might as well forget it, I only watch the sport and discovery most of the time anyway, cant usePC for TV, just too slow, so back to plan one, DVD's. No worries, have to watch football at the pub!

Trouble is the pub gets it's tv from the same place

 

[lovezoo]

Trouble is the pub gets it's tv from the same place

There will always be a legal feed for Premier League football available - just not necessarily in English.

 

[Davy_S]

Originally Posted by ccscott49
I pay for a full sky package, but if its just going to get worse, then might as well forget it, I only watch the sport and discovery most of the time anyway, cant usePC for TV, just too slow, so back to plan one, DVD's. No worries, have to watch football at the pub!

Sky is working ok in Greece, if you pay for a package you will still get it! It is simply encrypted for sky customers. Sky needs cash, it knows that people have obtained cards that are being used all over europe, but turns a blind eye, and trousers the cash. There are thousands of expats paying for a sky service, if sky pulled the plug they would risk losing a fair old wedge of cash.
Regarding sport, eurosport 1 and 2 can be got free from hotbird 13e this is the easiest sat to find, a blind man with a divining rod could find it!
I think we need to wait a little while to see what happens before rushing out and replacing dishes.

 

[ccscott49]

Have you thought about a Nova satellite package, all the prem and sports you could wish for, but on the hotbird sat, so no problems with footprint etc.

No, I hadnt thought of it, how do I go about that and from who? Thanks for any help you can give,

 

[ccscott49]

Sky is working ok in Greece, if you pay for a package you will still get it! It is simply encrypted for sky customers. Sky needs cash, it knows that people have obtained cards that are being used all over europe, but turns a blind eye, and trousers the cash. There are thousands of expats paying for a sky service, if sky pulled the plug they would risk losing a fair old wedge of cash.
Regarding sport, eurosport 1 and 2 can be got free from hotbird 13e this is the easiest sat to find, a blind man with a divining rod could find it!
I think we need to wait a little while to see what happens before rushing out and replacing dishes.

It doesnt work with a 1.4 dish! Pity, I get most things, but not BBC or ITV.

 

[Davy_S]

It doesnt work with a 1.4 dish! Pity, I get most things, but not BBC or ITV

ITV and BBC are not part of a sky package, they are free to air, we have lost them as well, we still get ch4, pick tv, motors uk, sky news, cbs men, movies plus a pile of useless rubish that only Billy no mates watch. in the mean time, Filmon works well and its free.

 

[paulingreece]

No, I hadnt thought of it, how do I go about that and from who? Thanks for any help you can give,

If you have a local Germanos store in your area then pop in there with you tax no and an elec bill, the full pack is 62 euro a month, 7 sports channels, discovery, nat geo, history, hd channels, 4 film channels, Disney and cartoon music channels.
details here, www.nova.gr
If you need any other info let me know.

 

[paulingreece]

ITV and BBC are not part of a sky package, they are free to air, we have lost them as well, we still get ch4, pick tv, motors uk, sky news, cbs men, movies plus a pile of useless rubish that only Billy no mates watch. in the mean time, Filmon works well and its free.

ITV used to be available through the other channels option on the sky box, as some of the area channels were on a separate higher frequency,

Try pressing services, scoll down to no 4 system set up, press ok then no 4 add channels,
in frequency put 10758
Polarisation, V
Symbol Rate, 22
FEC, 5/6

Scroll down to find channels, press ok, if you can get any regional variations they will show up.
For better details see here, http://www.wildsat.com/astra.htm
You can also see whats available on the Eutelsat at 28e as well.

 

[ccscott49]

If you have a local Germanos store in your area then pop in there with you tax no and an elec bill, the full pack is 62 euro a month, 7 sports channels, discovery, nat geo, history, hd channels, 4 film channels, Disney and cartoon music channels.
details here, www.nova.gr
If you need any other info let me know.

Ah! There we have a problem, no tax number and no leccy bill, but may be able to get help there aswell, thanks for your help.

 

[paulingreece]

Ah! There we have a problem, no tax number and no leccy bill, but may be able to get help there aswell, thanks for your help.

You can buy a years subscription over the counter, all you will need then is a friendly sat man to tune in a dish, alternately if you have a home phone then OTE do the sat as well, more or less the same channels.

 

[capnsensible]

Just get a life. Bin telly!!!

 

[lovezoo]

Just get a life. Bin telly!!!

Not so easy if you have a 4 year old.