Freesat dish size in Torrevieja

[englishbullterrier]

Hi all, has anyone installed a Freesat system yet ? (freesat - Home)

The receivers are really cheap from places like Argos and Comet, and of course, as it's free to air, there will be no one cutting you off !!!

I'm trying to find out what size dish is needed. I'm kinda hoping maybe a 1.3 would be big enough as a 1.8 dish is not only expensive, but massive !

Any experience would be much appreciated.

Many thanks.......

[JOHN73]

Originally Posted by englishbullterrier

Hi all, has anyone installed a Freesat system yet ? (freesat - Home)

The receivers are really cheap from places like Argos and Comet, and of course, as it's free to air, there will be no one cutting you off !!!

I'm trying to find out what size dish is needed. I'm kinda hoping maybe a 1.3 would be big enough as a 1.8 dish is not only expensive, but massive !

Any experience would be much appreciated.

Many thanks.......

I have heard about some who has put up a even smaller dish (90cm?) and who points it at the Solaris 20 using a BS-100 Premium Xpeed Class receiver. Should cost less than 80 euros if you do the work yourself, perhaps 200-300 if you get someone to do it for you.

I must however explain again that the procedure may be illegal, as I doubt that the channels (BBC, ITV, CH4, Sentana and even some who send content that SKY SPORT does in English) may not be legal to view in Spain.

[nicholasmay]

hi, we had a freesat system installed, which was a one off payment, we get 20 channals, theres no card or nothing, the bbc ect are bbc jersey, the dish is only 60 cm, we bought it from a small shop by the industrial site on avda de las cortes valencianas, nick

[simmy]

Originally Posted by nicholasmay

hi, we had a freesat system installed, which was a one off payment, we get 20 channals, theres no card or nothing, the bbc ect are bbc jersey, the dish is only 60 cm, we bought it from a small shop by the industrial site on avda de las cortes valencianas, nick

What other channels do you get and how much was it?

[englishbullterrier]

This sounds like a relayed signal and not actually the 'Freesat' system that was recently announced.

[JOHN73]

BBC1
ITV
ITV2
Ch4
Ch5
UKTV GOLD
Hallmark
FX
Discovery
TMC
Commedy
Life TV
Cartoon Network
Show Movies 1
Show Movies 2
Sentana 1
Sentana 2
Show Sport 1
Show Sport 2
And I forgot the last one.

Should cost less than 80 euro if you install it yourself.

It is still illegal.. And could be shut down at any time.:-)

[JOHN73]

Originally Posted by englishbullterrier

This sounds like a relayed signal and not actually the 'Freesat' system that was recently announced.

Sounds like unencrypted broadcast to a limited british community. My first toughu was Gibraltar, Cyprus or the forces.

[pandashoe]

you need at least a 1.9mtr dish as all the bbc is on the nortern beam just to stop us geting it if you'd like to know what sort of gear you'll need just ask

[JOHN73]

bbc1 is fine, but I hear they are pointing in another direction...

Ch4 is sometimes bad, they tell me!

[englishbullterrier]

Originally Posted by pandashoe

you need at least a 1.9mtr dish as all the bbc is on the nortern beam just to stop us geting it if you'd like to know what sort of gear you'll need just ask

Hi Pandashoe, do you think they will be using the same transponders for this Freesat offering as Sky use. If so, then I agree with you about dish size...