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Some help for someone who knows nothing about Satellite?

  • 25-01-2014 6:24pm
    #1
    Unknown Soldier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,124 ✭✭✭


    Hello,

    I don't have satellite but my very elderly father in law does. Every few months I get the call to go down and fix the channels. I am able to do it but I don't understand why there has to be 14 ITV etc Loads of channels are in multiples.

    He uses Astra 1 Astra2A? and Astra3.

    I only scan FTA. Should network scan be on/off?

    And are the Sats I mentioned actually needed/the same? What ones are recommended. I think it is a 60cm dish. And it is a HD sat box.

    He loves his foreign news, in english.

    Thanks in advance. really sorry if this is all common stuff on the forum somewhere. I tried the FAQ. In dublin btw!


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  • #2
    classix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭classix


    It's all the different regional variations. That's the downside of an FTA receiver. What model is it? You may be able to download a channel listing from your PC rather than doing it manually every time.

    If he had a Freesat branded receiver you never have to retune, unless you want something that is not listed.


  • #3
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,889 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Unknown Soldier wrote: »
    He uses Astra 1 Astra2A? and Astra3.

    I only scan FTA. Should network scan be on/off?

    And are the Sats I mentioned actually needed/the same? What ones are recommended. I think it is a 60cm dish. And it is a HD sat box.

    The satellite group that carries the UK channels (and Sky channels too) is Astra 2/Eutelsat located at 28.2°E. The 60cm dish is fine for Dublin, I installed one there for my sister a while ago.

    When tuning a FTA satellite receiver I use the FTA option during a scan with network scan to off.

    classix answered the question about the duplicate channels.
    Unknown Soldier wrote: »
    He loves his foreign news, in english.

    As classix posts above the hassle free/user-friendly option would be a Sky-like Freesat spec receiver, 7 day guide, all the well known free channels, auto updating of channels etc. and a recorder version is also available.

    Freesat carries lots of english language news channels - BBC News/Parliament, Sky News, Euronews, CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, Al Jazeera, France 24, Russia Today, CCTV News, NHK - http://www.freesat.co.uk/channels

    Basic Freesat receivers start at about £50 with Freesat+ (twin-tuner recorder) from about £150 upwards like the Manhattan Plaza.
    http://www.freesat.co.uk/get-freesat/recommended/freesat-plus
    http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/ (rh column)


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