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Free Sat or Free to Air?

  • 27-11-2009 07:02PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭


    Freesat or Free to Air?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 dragoo


    freesat and free to air is working similarly :)
    I get free to air satellite tv :D


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    dragoo wrote: »
    I get installation of freesat system from www.sdi.ie I recomended him
    Thanks

    They dont do Freesat its just a free to air system they install that needs to be retuned every few months.
    I would also advise people to get a long time well established Aerial/Satellite rigger. Over the last few months there is a lot of guys starting to stick up dishes,


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 dragoo


    Free to air don't have to be retuned every few months lots of channels are stay at the same tp


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    dragoo wrote: »
    freesat and free to air is working similarly :)
    I get free to air satellite tv :D

    There is a big differance between the two for Example freesat has a 7 day guide and dont need to be tuned every few months.
    And free to air boxes can be bought very cheaply from Eastern Europe and sold and installed here for a profit.
    this also the wrong forum to be discussing satellite tv can a mod please move this to the right forum.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 dragoo


    and I Forget, Hi give me receiver with PVR function (recording function)


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  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    dragoo wrote: »
    Free to air don't have to be retuned every few months lots of channels are stay at the same tp

    Yes they do have to be retuned I sell and install Satellite systems and TV Aerials.
    All free to air boxes need to be retuned constantly because channels move to differant Transponders and frequencies.
    Any installer thats long term in the business will say the same as i do.


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    dragoo wrote: »
    and I Forget, Hi give me receiver with PVR function (recording function)
    Freesat Humax FOXSAT HDR would better than a basic free to air box that can record to USB stick


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 dragoo


    You can bought freesat boxes for the same price like free to air receivers


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    dragoo wrote: »
    You can bought freesat boxes for the same price like free to air receivers

    You get what you pay for and people nowadays want something that will last and be user friendly not something that needs to be retuned and have a USB stick in it to record programmes.
    As i said before free to air boxes can be bought very cheap from eastern Europe and sold here at a big profit


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 dragoo


    But if You wana get installation of freesat is more expensive to free to air that why lots of people choice free to air boxes


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    Moved from Wexford Forum


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    dragoo wrote: »
    But if You wana get installation of freesat is more expensive to free to air that why lots of people choice free to air boxes
    You seem to Know a fair bit about satellite tv so you would know that a Technomate would be more reliable than an Opticom/Globo receiver. By the way your English punctuation and spelling is not very good do you own www.sdi.ie {owner is eastern European}


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 dragoo


    tell me what is the different betwen those receivers(technomate, triax and televivs) and opticum/globo


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    dragoo wrote: »
    tell me what is the different betwen those receivers(technomate, triax and televivs) and opticum/globo

    The first 3 are been sold and installed here for a long time out of the 3 Technomate would be a better box. And i will say it again the opticum/globo can be bought very cheap in Eastern Europe and sold here at a big profit


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    Well dragoo you have not answered my last question.
    Again i will ask are you www.sdi.ie or are you connected to them


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 dragoo


    Sorry I was in the shop
    every parts are coming from china and don't tell me because opticum/globo are cheap. technomate We can buy very cheap if we get from manufacture and also are coming with big profit if you wana buy in shop. I think that conversation have to be over because if You like technomate or similar boxes thats Your choice and i don't wana fight with You
    And I will tell You some more about this receiver what i got there is 2 common interface and 1 conax card reader So, i think no body give You for that price this type of receivers.
    Thanks


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 dragoo


    No I'm not from sdi.ie, I just recomended him.
    Thanks


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    dragoo wrote: »
    No I'm not from sdi.ie, I just recomended him.
    Thanks
    Thats fair enough but in the origional thread in the wexford forum the OP was recommended 2 long term well expirenced Installers who carry public liabiality insurance and pay taxes. If you are not in the Know about receivers you should not be saying that the opticum box that www.sdi.ie sell does not need to be retuned this crowd offer people who leave sky a free to air satellite sytem for €159 when any honest decant installer will tell you if you leave sky just pull out your card and you will get all the channels for nothing.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 dragoo


    :D ok I see that now on him website but if You pull out Your SKY card for example from sky+ box its not possible to record something and as well You have tuned all the channels in other channels and as well You have to jump between all the channels to find fta. i think that is good offer. You can sell Your sky box after that on ebay.
    Thanks


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    dragoo wrote: »
    :D ok I see that now on him website but if You pull out Your SKY card for example from sky+ box its not possible to record something and as well You have tuned all the channels in other channels and as well You have to jump between all the channels to find fta. i think that is good offer. You can sell Your sky box after that on ebay.
    Thanks

    But why would they quote €159 when they sell the box for €99 plus any decent HDD/DVD recorder will work so no need to buy any opticom/globo or sell their never need to be retuned 7 day epg sky box with all free channels moved to favorites on fleabay.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 72 ✭✭Harry.c


    Any installer like myself or scaller that are in this buisness a long time and are established, well known and are recommended from people who trust us and our work,

    Any chancer can install a sat system and believe me there are a lot of them around these days, also anybody that tells you that a free to air sat reciever of any make or model dosent need updating clearly is not in the buisness that long and does not know what they are talking about.

    You need technicial knowledge and experience for this buisness,

    People... you get what you pay for, if it costs 130 - 170 uro, ask your self whay am I getting???


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 dragoo


    I send him email and hi have public liability and pay taxes because I got invoice.
    Thanks


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    dragoo wrote: »
    I send him email and hi have public liability and pay taxes because I got invoice.
    Thanks
    Send who an email. and for what reason
    You say you pay taxes and have insurance so if your an installer then surely you should know the differance between a cheap Free to Air box with a hoorray USB stick that needs to be retuned often and a proper Freesat pvr box that dont need to be retuned and comes with a seven day epg. It sounds like you are getting in to deep with your posts starting to contradict your self a bit mate. Just look here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63223524&postcount=15


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 dragoo


    are You work for someone or You working for Your self?????


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    I work for many people. but i am not the topic here. The real point here is you are a new poster pimping an installer and you are saying its not you or you are not associated with www.sdi.ie who are known around wexford for misinforming people who want to leave sky with regards to whats available free. Yes a lot of us installers in co wexford who know each other compare stories and that crowd or man has been discussed a fair bit they or he is charging €159 for a cheap free to air and usb stick when people who are wanting to leave sky need nothing.
    those opticom boxes with usb pvr can be bought here http://www.pricemania.sk/katalog/satelitne-prijimace/opticum-8000-2cicx-pvr-ready-613230.html for €63 and i am sure they can be got cheaper elsewhere


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4 SDI


    hello everybody
    I tell You something for the price 159 I replace dish and lnb for new because lots of people have problem with signal and thats why cancel contract with sky( sky is charge 120 euro for repair).

    Good Luck


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4 SDI


    I dont wana fight with anybody if somebody wana get install from allsat for 150 euro or different company its him choice.
    I think we can close this conversation
    SDI


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    SDI wrote: »
    I dont wana fight with anybody if somebody wana get install from allsat for 150 euro or different company its him choice.
    I think we can close this conversation
    SDI

    No body is fighting with anybody but your mate/you was pimping you its suspicious and pimping yourself or the crowd you work for is not allowed here on Boards.ie. The point i tried to make to him/you was all free to air boxes need to be retuned fairly often and Freesat/sat4free boxes are not like bog standard Free to air satellite receivers and that they dont need to be retuned would you agree or disagree. And i can say that myself or harry.c are not involved with allsat in wexford i dont even work down there. It seems a bit strange when you joined he is not online?????????


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭Hammer of Thor


    Thanks for all the replies lads, no offense to anyone but I would never sign up for a free to air installation package, I find them to be very overpriced. We can get a new dish and lnb for €35 in Wexford market, and my coz is looking for someone to align the dish for about €50 (hell its only 10 minutes work, the dish will already be up!), and so far as the box goes I've recommended a Bush Freesat HD, do any of you guys in the know have any input on it?

    Details -
    http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&langId=-1&q=FREESAT+HD&pp=20&r_001=1|Brands|Bush|1

    # Digitally interactive.

    # Digital text.

    # LNB in.

    # Digital video broadcasting (DVB) subtitles.

    # Auto setup.

    # Auto detection of new channels.

    # Now and next electronic programme guide.

    # 8 day electronic programme guide.

    # 2 SCART sockets.

    # HDMI output socket.

    # HDMI cable included.

    # Upscales to 1080i.

    # Remote control.

    # Access over 140 Freesat digital channels and radio stations (Freesat service dependent).

    # Audio description (broadcast mix) (Freesat service dependent).

    # Fully interactive with LAN port for connection to broadband (Freesat service dependent).

    # Stunning high definition programmes.

    # Subscription free.

    # Remote control requires 2 x AAA batteries (included).

    # Power consumption in use 13 watts.

    # Standby power consumption 14 watt.

    # Size (H)4.2, (W)25.7, (D)16.5cm.

    # Weight 0.82kg.


    So far as getting someone to align it my cousin will be going with one of your reccomendations that have been doing this sort of work for a while, better safe than sorry......


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  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    Go for any of the branded Freesat boxes In my opinion Humax is the best.


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