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Free to air in new house - how

  • 20-04-2008 5:38pm
    #1
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭


    Will this work in a house? If not what is the best way to get free to air in a new house without monthly bills. i have seen ads in local paper fro guys that put up free to air dish or ariel for around 300 euro. What channels would I get with this, sport not important if that helps. SAdvice appreciated;)


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  • #2
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    The dish wiht that camping kit is near useless as a long term solution. You'd be better getting a proper dish and good satellite receiver. Maybe use a Quad LNB on the dish which would allow you to have 4 seperate FTA receivers.

    You'd need aerial(s) for Irish channels.


  • #3
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭masterwriter


    byte wrote: »
    You'd be better getting a proper dish and good satellite receiver
    What sort of cost?.
    Maybe use a Quad LNB on the dish which would allow you to have 4 seperate FTA receivers.
    what is LNB
    You'd need aerial(s) for Irish channels.
    Would ariels do all the channels or would I need ariels and dish? Thanks

    http://www.tech-faq.com/lnb.shtml LNB?


  • #4
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Presuming you need somebody else to install it, I'd say you'll be looking in the region of €200 to €300 for a FTA satellite system. It can depend on location, etc.

    LNB is basically the device on the end of the dish that the cable is connected to, as per the link you posted.

    You'll need aerial for the RTE, TV3, etc, as these are not free on satellite.


  • #5
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭masterwriter


    byte wrote: »
    Presuming you need somebody else to install it, I'd say you'll be looking in the region of €200 to €300 for a FTA satellite system. It can depend on location, etc.

    LNB is basically the device on the end of the dish that the cable is connected to, as per the link you posted.

    You'll need aerial for the RTE, TV3, etc, as these are not free on satellite.
    OK thanks for your help,:rolleyes:I understand what I need now:D


  • #6
    waster81
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 749 ✭✭✭waster81


    hi you might be as well off getting sky for a year cost €280 for the year, at the end of it u could cancel it and you would be left with the dish and receiver.


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  • #7
    masterwriter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭masterwriter


    waster81 wrote: »
    u could cancel it and you would be left with the dish and receiver.
    really, they will leave dish/ receiver?


  • #8
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    masterwriter wrote: »
    really, they will leave dish/ receiver?
    Yes. Equipment will be yours. You'll also get RTE, TV3, etc on Sky for the year that you subscribe.

    When you cancel Sky after the year, you'll still get free channels on the box, like BBC, ITV, etc. You'd then need the aerial for Irish channels.


  • #9
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    The gear unlike cable is yours from day 1.


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