Options-Setting up free to air

Seedy Arling

I've moved into an apartment this week, i want to set up a free to air box, but due to property management restrictions i can't set up a satellite outside. There is a connection for UPC in the apartment, but no other connections for an outside aerial of anything.

What sort of options have i? I'm totally ignorant in these matters.

FREETV

Seedy Arling wrote: »

I've moved into an apartment this week, i want to set up a free to air box, but due to property management restrictions i can't set up a satellite outside. There is a connection for UPC in the apartment, but no other connections for an outside aerial of anything.

What sort of options have i? I'm totally ignorant in these matters.

Is there a window or a balcony facing south/southeast?
I lived in an apartment a few years back and just put the dish on the railings of the balcony for the UK free to air channels. You may be able to hide a dish lower down if their is a balcony and use an amplified or boosted in door aerial if the signal is good.

The newest Humax Freesat HD PVR would be the best option to go for and a Saorview approved television or a Freeview HD television or a Humax Freeview HD PVR for the terrestrial stations. The majority of the channels on UPC TV are free to air so I wouldn't bother with them unless you want broadband. If you already have a generic FTA box then that will suffice for now.
Ask the owner can you put up a dish.

FREETV

Seedy Arling wrote: »

I've moved into an apartment this week, i want to set up a free to air box, but due to property management restrictions i can't set up a satellite outside. There is a connection for UPC in the apartment, but no other connections for an outside aerial of anything.

What sort of options have i? I'm totally ignorant in these matters.

Whereabouts in the country are you based?

dubrov

I'm in a similar situation.

I got a free quote from KBO for a communal dish/aerial and it will be voted upon at the AGM of the management company.

The vote hasn't happened yet so no installation has happened but they seem like a pretty professional oufit.

Depending on your current wiring setup, each apartment may have to choose between UPC and FTA. i.e. you may not be able to have FTA TV and UPC broadband.

Seedy Arling

FREETV wrote: »

Whereabouts in the country are you based?

Athenry, Galway!!

FREETV

Seedy Arling wrote: »

Athenry, Galway!!

Then as you are in Galway you are stuck with just Saorview for the Irish channels and a satellite dish preferably 80 cm in size for the UK FTA satellite channels.

Kristopherus

A standard Sky-size dish will suffice in Athenry. Far less obvious as well.:)