Calling All Ex-Pats

[Gregory2Smith1]

Well those in Europe anyway

Just recieved an e-mail from someone else who lives down here in southern France

It said from 1st November satelite tv will no longer work

WTF

Anyone shed some light on this?

 

[Icy Gull]

Really hoping that this is bullshit. There would SURELY have been some announcement on this?

 

[HovaGirl]

Viewing UK satellite programmes in Continental Europe has long been illegal. Most people just bypass it, though. We lost BBC1 and BBC2 while living in Greece. Then a few years later, we gained ITV. Some of the companies change satellites from time to time and that can affect the channels you get.

 

[Superseagull]

Can't see how they can stop the signal in France and keep it live in the UK? Sounds dodgy advice to me.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Really hoping that this is bullshit. There would SURELY have been some announcement on this?

Same as,came from a lady who has a pitch at the local market,were on her e-mailing list

right out of the blue this one,if all else fails,i'll get a bigger dish!

perhaps she's knocking some out on the cheap LOL

 

[happypig]

As long as you have a valid card (ie registered in uk), how will sky know where you are ?

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

As long as you have a valid card (ie registered in uk), how will sky know where you are ?

could be my problem,don't have one,just get freeview channels

might force my hand this one

 

[BensGrandad]

I was going to move to Cyprus and was told that Sky can identify exactly where the card is being used, especially if it is not the registered address of issue, and were making plans to stop ex pats watching sky there.

 

[HovaGirl]

As long as you have a valid card (ie registered in uk), how will sky know where you are ?

You have to give a UK address so you need a loving rellie who uses Freeview.

 

[HovaGirl]

I was going to move to Cyprus and was told that Sky can identify exactly where the card is being used, especially if it is not the registered address of issue, and were making plans to stop ex pats watching sky there.

Never heard that but with the newer cards and fancy bits, suppose it could be true.

 

[BensGrandad]

Never heard that but with the newer cards and fancy bits, suppose it could be true.

Like you I don't know for certain but that is what I was told. I do know of somebody in this country who lent his sky equipment to his daughter who lived nearby and Sky contacted him and told him it was being used in another address. So would assume the use in another country is easier to detect.

 

[happypig]

The only way they might know is if the phone line was plugged in. If it isn't then the box is merely a passive receiver.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Well those in Europe anyway

Just recieved an e-mail from someone else who lives down here in southern France

It said from 1st November satelite tv will no longer work

WTF

Anyone shed some light on this?

Astra 2F satellite has recently been launched and will replace another satellite (Astra 1N which will go to it's intended location). It will be brought into service early in November once numerous tests have been successfully completed. For UK and ROI viewers they won't notice any difference as this satellite has 2 coverage beams. Now the bad news , it will have a UK spot beam which basically means there is a more tightly focussed coverage area. Ex pats with large dishes might pick up a signal as far down as central France but those in Spain and southern France won't get a signal regardless of the size of their dish.

 

[Icy Gull]

Astra 2F satellite has recently been launched and will replace another satellite (Astra 1N which will go to it's intended location). It will be brought into service early in November once numerous tests have been successfully completed. For UK and ROI viewers they won't notice any difference as this satellite has 2 coverage beams. Now the bad news , it will have a UK spot beam which basically means there is a more tightly focussed coverage area. Ex pats with large dishes might pick up a signal as far down as central France but those in Spain and southern France won't get a signal regardless of the size of their dish.

So the same problem for every satellite received service? Freesat included

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Astra 2F satellite has recently been launched and will replace another satellite (Astra 1N which will go to it's intended location). It will be brought into service early in November once numerous tests have been successfully completed. For UK and ROI viewers they won't notice any difference as this satellite has 2 coverage beams. Now the bad news , it will have a UK spot beam which basically means there is a more tightly focussed coverage area. Ex pats with large dishes might pick up a signal as far down as central France but those in Spain and southern France won't get a signal regardless of the size of their dish.

any ideas how to get around this

 

[Icy Gull]

Doesn't look good for us Gregory. I am not living a caravan btw

New Astra 2F satellite

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Doesn't look good for us Gregory. I am not living a caravan btw

New Astra 2F satellite

Very,very grim

looking well short of the mark,we live in hope!

 

[Southern Toon]

Looks like your in the shite. Astra 1N - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On the plus side your still get the naughty channels unless they switch to Astra 2F.

http://en.kingofsat.net/tv-28.2E.php

 

[HovaGirl]

any ideas how to get around this

A new satellite dish the size of Mars, perhaps. (We could have got BBC if we'd acquired a dish 4 metres, yes 4 metres, wide.)

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

A new satellite dish the size of Mars, perhaps. (We could have got BBC if we'd acquired a dish 4 metres, yes 4 metres, wide.)

blimey,where do you live? terra del fuego