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Satellite tv and broadband dish

  • 12-02-2016 11:42am
    #1
    nautilist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭


    Recently moved to rural Wexford (south) and planning to get satellite tv installed, either Sky or Freesat. I'm also finding Eircom's "broadband" over ADSL very slow - under 1mbps usually. Am considering a switch to satellite broadband when my Eircom contract expires. Question - is it possible to get both satellite tv and satellite broadband with the same dish? Services all seem to use the Astra2F satellite so seems like it ought to be possible.... If so, is a specific dish type or installer needed? Sorry if dumb question, newbie to satellite dishes. Thanks!


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  • #2
    Agent Smith
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    nautilist wrote: »
    Recently moved to rural Wexford (south) and planning to get satellite tv installed, either Sky or Freesat. I'm also finding Eircom's "broadband" over ADSL very slow - under 1mbps usually. Am considering a switch to satellite broadband when my Eircom contract expires. Question - is it possible to get both satellite tv and satellite broadband with the same dish? Services all seem to use the Astra2F satellite so seems like it ought to be possible.... If so, is a specific dish type or installer needed? Sorry if dumb question, newbie to satellite dishes. Thanks!


    Broadband over Sat is usually Very expensive and quite restrictive, You'd be better off seeing which mobile phone network (if any) has 4g, and Set up a Wireless network with it


  • #3
    Grab All Association
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,926 ✭✭✭Grab All Association


    nautilist wrote: »
    Recently moved to rural Wexford (south) and planning to get satellite tv installed, either Sky or Freesat. I'm also finding Eircom's "broadband" over ADSL very slow - under 1mbps usually. Am considering a switch to satellite broadband when my Eircom contract expires. Question - is it possible to get both satellite tv and satellite broadband with the same dish? Services all seem to use the Astra2F satellite so seems like it ought to be possible.... If so, is a specific dish type or installer needed? Sorry if dumb question, newbie to satellite dishes. Thanks!

    Yes (well you need a TV LNB http://blog.apogeeinternet.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/duallnb.jpg )


    List of all Sat mid-band providers here http://www.broadbandforall.eu/


  • #4
    nautilist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭nautilist


    Agent Smith wrote: »
    Broadband over Sat is usually Very expensive and quite restrictive, You'd be better off seeing which mobile phone network (if any) has 4g, and Set up a Wireless network with it

    Unfortunately it's 3G here, not 4G. In practice usually E or "no signal", whatever the carriers claim!


  • #5
    nautilist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭nautilist


    Grab All Association wrote: »
    Yes (well you need a TV LNB

    Aha - thanks! Checking those out.


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