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RTE in England?

  • 25-09-2012 8:39pm
    #1
    Gwynston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭


    I have a brother-in-law in southern England wondering how he can view RTE over there. He was kind of hoping he could use an old Sky box and dish setup in a similar way that I do here to watch the FTA UK channels. But I think, isn't RTE encrypted on the Sky satellite, so is only viewable to someone with an active Irish sky subscription?

    Is there any other way to get RTE? Can a Saorsat setup work in England? He's handy with DIY, so would be well able to set up additional LNB, Saorsat box, and has equipment to lock on to the signal etc.


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  • #2
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    Gwynston wrote: »
    I have a brother-in-law in southern England wondering how he can view RTE over there. He was kind of hoping he could use an old Sky box and dish setup in a similar way that I do here to watch the FTA UK channels. But I think, isn't RTE encrypted on the Sky satellite, so is only viewable to someone with an active Irish sky subscription?

    You've answered your own question there.


  • #3
    biffontour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭biffontour


    Could try get a Sky subscription using an irish address and activate it over here, it should work


  • #4
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,066 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    But since that's against Sky's terms and conditions, we won't talk about it here...


  • #5
    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,939 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    as far as i know, the saorsat doesn't cover uk. not that it's not meant to, but the signal doesn't reflect over uk.


  • #6
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,030 ✭✭✭zg3409


    If he is living west of plymouth he could get Saorsat. The signal is not encrypted but no coverage reported east of plymouth. There is no monthly charge for this.


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  • #7
    Ronnie Raygun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Ronnie Raygun


    Gwynston wrote: »
    I have a brother-in-law in southern England wondering how he can view RTE over there ... Is there any other way to get RTE? Can a Saorsat setup work in England?

    I think Saorsat is receivable in the southwest of England. See this post: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=80610475&postcount=2513


  • #8
    Gwynston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭Gwynston


    Ronnie Raygun wrote: »
    I think Saorsat is receivable in the southwest of England. See this post: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=80610475&postcount=2513
    OK thanks. So it looks like it's not likely to work where he is (about on the crossroads just west of Reading on the map in that thread).

    He might be able to pick up the edge of the France footprint, but it seems that's jammed?


  • #9
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,841 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    He wont get RTE on the French footprint


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