Expats - loss of BBC channels?

[Icy Gull]

don't wanna tempt fate but,got all the regional BBC 1's back tonight,but not 101

Lost pretty well all channels today including the ITV ones

Minimum of 90cm dish required apparently. Anyone know if a 100cm dish is OK to wallmount? At what size is it essential to mount the dish on the ground?

 

[RandyWanger]

We can still get ITV, Chanel 4 and 5 but lost all BBC. I'm in Chamonix. Just upped to 10mbps internet, projector into the back of the mac and got running that way.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Lost pretty well all channels today including the ITV ones

Minimum of 90cm dish required apparently. Anyone know if a 100cm dish is OK to wallmount? At what size is it essential to mount the dish on the ground?

yep! lost all of ITV now,still getting BBC South 965 & BBC2 NI 972 but with interference,just about watchable

has anyone got a 90cm dish in use?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Lost pretty well all channels today including the ITV ones

Minimum of 90cm dish required apparently. Anyone know if a 100cm dish is OK to wallmount? At what size is it essential to mount the dish on the ground?

A couple of sturdy metal brackets and a metal pole to attach the dish to should do the trick. You can also mount the dish on the ground , again best to attach to a pole which is truly vertical and embedded into concrete. Buy a quality dish that won't warp after the first time high winds batter it and a top performing LNB. Many ex-pats in Spain will hang on until Astra 2G is launched because even though the footprints on 2E and 2F are similar it isn't 100% guaranteed 2G will be the same.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

A couple of sturdy metal brackets and a metal pole to attach the dish to should do the trick. You can also mount the dish on the ground , again best to attach to a pole which is truly vertical and embedded into concrete. Buy a quality dish that won't warp after the first time high winds batter it and a top performing LNB. Many ex-pats in Spain will hang on until Astra 2G is launched because even though the footprints on 2E and 2F are similar it isn't 100% guaranteed 2G will be the same.

whens 2G being lauched SoG?

 

[madinthehead]

I use VPN, you can in theory use this via a PS3/ Xbox or just via your laptop/ computer directly to your TV.

 

[Icy Gull]

A couple of sturdy metal brackets and a metal pole to attach the dish to should do the trick. You can also mount the dish on the ground , again best to attach to a pole which is truly vertical and embedded into concrete. Buy a quality dish that won't warp after the first time high winds batter it and a top performing LNB. Many ex-pats in Spain will hang on until Astra 2G is launched because even though the footprints on 2E and 2F are similar it isn't 100% guaranteed 2G will be the same.

Ta, yes I was going to get quality twin lnb and a sturdy dish. As you can imagine the local fitters are coining it and difficult to get hold of at the moment

 

[Badger]

It's obvious, we just need to invade France then we can put on whatever TV channels we like. It's long overdue.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

whens 2G being lauched SoG?

Put back until Q2 of this year (Apr , May , Jun). Astra 2E took longer between launch and being officially operational because she was parked at the testing location of 43.5E between mid December and the New Year.

 

[The Spanish]

That's a bummer, Toulouse your signal.

it must be Nice to get English tv down there. Cannes they do nothing about it?

 

[Don Tmatter]

It's obvious, we just need to invade France then we can put on whatever TV channels we like. It's long overdue.

That'd be interesting as we virtually share a Navy with them.

 

[The Spanish]

That'd be interesting as we virtually share a Navy with them.

got the tunnel now mate.

 

[Boroseagull]

Lost ITV last night but retain ITV2-3-4HD as part of Sky subscription.

 

[smeariestbat]

i would glady pay a rather sizeable amount of money, up to 50 quid a month probably, just to be able to get BBC live feed in Norway. Only way i could get it would be through a sky subscription, and even then its very dodgy. (as in illegal, reception is fine but huge set up cost and i dont have the space for the absolutely mahoosive dish i would need!)

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

i would glady pay a rather sizeable amount of money, up to 50 quid a month probably, just to be able to get BBC live feed in Norway. Only way i could get it would be through a sky subscription, and even then its very dodgy. (as in illegal, reception is fine but huge set up cost and i dont have the space for the absolutely mahoosive dish i would need!)

It isn't illegal , if you get sussed by Sky as not being in the UK or Ireland you're only breaching terms and conditions of the subscription agreement , they don't execute you or put you inside for 20 years.

 

[smeariestbat]

It isn't illegal , if you get sussed by Sky as not being in the UK or Ireland you're only breaching terms and conditions of the subscription agreement , they don't execute you or put you inside for 20 years.

i was worried about a rather hefty fine than death by torture...

 

[smeariestbat]

It isn't illegal , if you get sussed by Sky as not being in the UK or Ireland you're only breaching terms and conditions of the subscription agreement , they don't execute you or put you inside for 20 years.

hyperthetically speaking, obviously, if thewife and i were looking into buying a house, what would i need to do to get sky?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

i was worried about a rather hefty fine than death by torture...

They would only disconnect you.

 

[ads52]

I know some people who have gone down this route http://www.uktveverywhere.com

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

hyperthetically speaking, obviously, if thewife and i were looking into buying a house, what would i need to do to get sky?

On the basis the satellite dish is big enough to pick up all the channels.
UK bank account for direct debit payments
UK postal address (a relative without Sky ? )
Tell Sky you don't have a landline , this means a non contract box which doesn't have to be plugged into a phone line for the first 12 months , this costs £25 as a waiver as the box isn't connected. The downside is not being able to use On Demand where programmes are downloaded into the box via the net.
An alternative is to use a slingbox or similar device.