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]

Rumors....

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]

freesat

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]

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]

while it lasts

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]

bbc is fine

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

Ch4 is sometimes bad, they tell me!

[englishbullterrier]

Transponders

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...

[paulc307]

freesat!!!

i have spoken to about 5 at installers and have had differing opinions!!!!
1.3, 1.4, 1,8 and 2.4 mtr dishes.
back to uk in 3 weeks so am buying a new flat screen with freesat built in.
then will ask installer to set me up with the necessary equipment. need a new tv anyway. i know its not suitable for spanish tv.... but don't watch it anyway. i understand that with the smaller dishes and as the bbc / itv signal is weak in the evenings you tend to lose signal. i'm not a satellite man but i'm learning very very quick,like most brits. pity we don't learn the language as quick!!!!!

[john H]

Satillite Dish

I have been to several installers of satillite dishes and have been quoted that I would only need a 1.45m dish for the free channels and 1.8M dish for sky etc. Yes I do appreciate that having a sky card could cause me trouble if Sky discovered I was using the card outside the UK. I am not bothered about receiving Sky channels but I would like to know if anyone has had a 1.45m dish installed and if so what was the reception like and channels received

[bombero]

I have been to several installers of satillite dishes and have been quoted that I would only need a 1.45m dish for the free channels and 1.8M dish for sky etc. Yes I do appreciate that having a sky card could cause me trouble if Sky discovered I was using the card outside the UK. I am not bothered about receiving Sky channels but I would like to know if anyone has had a 1.45m dish installed and if so what was the reception like and channels received

This reply was posted on page 1 of this thread and i have also done a search on google for Sat coverage in spain and sky and the bbc use Astra2 and Hotbird and as the signal for bbc is quite week in Spain you will need a 1.9m Dish to recieve it especialy in the evening.

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

[sugar]

tv

We are at Los Altos, about 4 miles south of Torrevieja. Two households within a 150 yards of me have proper freesat. One has a 1.8/9m dish and opposite him a chap with a 1.35/4m dish. I have spoken to them both and as far as I can see the bigger dish gets bb2 some of the time, the smaller dish doesn't get it at all but they both get BBC/ITV etc.
Dish sizes vary depending on who is telling you the size !!

[englishbullterrier]

Sugar, thanks for the info. I'm seriously thinking about this as the TV company's here looked doomed. I'd really appreciate having a talk with these two installations and wonder if you coould assist me ? I'm in Mariblanca Fase IV, Los Altos. I can be reached directly in englishbullterrier@btinternet.com

Name is Steve and my number is 625 925 805.