Jobs_a_ good_ un
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I think this may have been posted before but I want to buy a system for the boat as normal tv reception is crap
Does any one know any companys
thanks
Mark
Does any one know any companys
thanks
Mark
Mobile sattelite sky tv for boat
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TrueBlue
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Do a search, 'cos there's a lot of points and I've said it all before, but for good value try http://www.simplydigital.co.uk/acatalog/Sky_Digital_Receivers.html
You need:-
sky box - £90 including freesat card
LNB and dish £25 (I think)
cables etc have a look
Good value works well, but dish may be a bit clunky for your taste.
If you want to spend loads o' money then there are others available but IMHO they don't add much value...
You need:-
sky box - £90 including freesat card
LNB and dish £25 (I think)
cables etc have a look
Good value works well, but dish may be a bit clunky for your taste.
If you want to spend loads o' money then there are others available but IMHO they don't add much value...
pheran
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Maplin are doing complete package ie receiver, dish and LNB for £99.99
Have a look here
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=43113&doy=30m11D
Have a look here
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=43113&doy=30m11D
rickp
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oldtimer
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I assume you have a PC, Try Dabs for a Freecom DBT stick. I have just bought one for £43 it is a tiny gizmo which plugs into the USB port and is about the size of one of those throw away fag lighters. It has a thin cable to an antenna about 6 inches high and as digi frquency is UHF it is enough. It scanned the channels and hey presto 62, 28 were radio and the rest TV all the usual ones plus the freevei ones,,, ITV 2,3 BBC 1234 QVC discovery etc. Setup a doddle.
Not a lot to loose if it fails on you but I have had it a week and in Brundall Marina its great.
Russell. Old Timer.
Not a lot to loose if it fails on you but I have had it a week and in Brundall Marina its great.
Russell. Old Timer.
Talbot
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If you go into most of the large caravan shops, they have these systems on show.
Jerbro
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ShipsWoofy
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Are you setting the dishes on the boat or pontoon?
Jerbro
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This one has both a rubber sucker for a base or can be clamped to a pole.
I just stick it somewhere on the boat when I need it. Does not seem to be effected by boat movement while moored (on pontoon), and seems to work through a canvas cover also.
I just stick it somewhere on the boat when I need it. Does not seem to be effected by boat movement while moored (on pontoon), and seems to work through a canvas cover also.
ShipsWoofy
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Re: Mobile satellite sky tv for boat
I am quite surprised by that as I thought the direction of the dish was critical, hence the man up ladders of the house with power meters and compass etc.
How much leeway would you estimate that you have before picture lost?
I am quite surprised by that as I thought the direction of the dish was critical, hence the man up ladders of the house with power meters and compass etc.
How much leeway would you estimate that you have before picture lost?
Wiggo
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Following RickP's advice, I got a DreamBox DM500 from a place in Camberley for £150 and a 30cm suction base dish (about £100) from somewhere or other on the net.
The neat thing about the DreamBox is that it can pretty easily be made to think it is your Sky box at home. This means that you can take your normal viewing card with you and get any premium channels you may susbscribe to on the boat (if you put your Sky card into any other box, it will only give you the 'free' channels).
The neat thing about the DreamBox is that it can pretty easily be made to think it is your Sky box at home. This means that you can take your normal viewing card with you and get any premium channels you may susbscribe to on the boat (if you put your Sky card into any other box, it will only give you the 'free' channels).
Medskipper
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Re: Do you have to subscribe to a supplier..............
After you have purchased the dish, what happens then? do you have to get registered with a sky dealer or can you just set up the dish and tune in?
Barry
After you have purchased the dish, what happens then? do you have to get registered with a sky dealer or can you just set up the dish and tune in?
Barry
TrueBlue
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Re: Do you have to subscribe to a supplier..............
The solution in my earlier post includes a freesat card, which will cost you £20 if you go the normal route which is to get your box and ring up sky on some foul 0870 number and ask for a Freesat card. It lasts for "at least 3 years". You do need to give them your home address (up to four cards can be supplied to any one address). Simply Digital do all that for you using the delivery address that you supply....
Some of the solutions mentioned above and elsewhere are fine if all you want is BBC and ITV1; they are "Free to Air" meaning no encryption, for BBC, ITV(all) Channel 4 and 5 you need to be "Free to View" as the extra channels are still encrypted and the receiver need to have a "decryption facility" which means a sky supplied card. These boxes are normally more expensive.
Hence the suggestion in my post in the first place.
Harrumph.
Drat, botheration and poo - well no big deal really, but I do like to try and be correct in my data.
The nub is these people are doing a slightly cheaper deal; all the bits you need (?except cable) at £99 all in plus postage.
http://www.satellitecentre.co.uk/cat--SKY-FREESAT-SYSTEMS--freesatcat
The solution in my earlier post includes a freesat card, which will cost you £20 if you go the normal route which is to get your box and ring up sky on some foul 0870 number and ask for a Freesat card. It lasts for "at least 3 years". You do need to give them your home address (up to four cards can be supplied to any one address). Simply Digital do all that for you using the delivery address that you supply....
Some of the solutions mentioned above and elsewhere are fine if all you want is BBC and ITV1; they are "Free to Air" meaning no encryption, for BBC, ITV(all) Channel 4 and 5 you need to be "Free to View" as the extra channels are still encrypted and the receiver need to have a "decryption facility" which means a sky supplied card. These boxes are normally more expensive.
Hence the suggestion in my post in the first place.
Harrumph.
Drat, botheration and poo - well no big deal really, but I do like to try and be correct in my data.
The nub is these people are doing a slightly cheaper deal; all the bits you need (?except cable) at £99 all in plus postage.
http://www.satellitecentre.co.uk/cat--SKY-FREESAT-SYSTEMS--freesatcat
Jerbro
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Re: Mobile satellite sky tv for boat
I was surprised as well, but the instructions say the smaller the dish, the less sensitive to movement it is! This seems to be true as I never use a compass or sat finder to position mine. I just look around and see what direction other satellite dishes are pointing in!
I was surprised as well, but the instructions say the smaller the dish, the less sensitive to movement it is! This seems to be true as I never use a compass or sat finder to position mine. I just look around and see what direction other satellite dishes are pointing in!
Jerbro
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Re: Do you have to subscribe to a supplier..............
You need a receiver and the freesat card. I got the reciever from a local supplier and phoned sky for the freesat card.
You need a receiver and the freesat card. I got the reciever from a local supplier and phoned sky for the freesat card.
Dave99
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The dome type dishes are more useful on a boat or ofcourse just freeview
rich
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I don't know if It's just me, but I go boating to get away from everyday things like TV /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif that I hardly ever look at anyway!
ShipsWoofy
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Re: Mobile satellite sky tv for boat
Maybe so, but our boat is 2 hours away and often used like a holiday cottage when poor weather, a lot this year unfortunately.
Even in winter it is nice to go down and run the heater up watching films, doing crosswords etc.
I would not bother if the boat was at the end of the garden for example.
Maybe so, but our boat is 2 hours away and often used like a holiday cottage when poor weather, a lot this year unfortunately.
Even in winter it is nice to go down and run the heater up watching films, doing crosswords etc.
I would not bother if the boat was at the end of the garden for example.
Wiggo
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Umm, yes, but a proper tracdome jobby is north of 4 grand, ISTR. The little dish thing is fine tied to the pontoon, and we don't watch telly underway anyway. For nights at anchor, there's always DVD's or the playstation.
JEG
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I have visited dabs.com & searched for the 'freecom dbt stick' but without success; could you give some more details?
Thank you,
John G
Thank you,
John G
