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Broadband and TV options

  • 21-08-2018 4:16pm
    #1
    paulisagayboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭


    So Its that time of year. Sky want ridiculous money to stay so they are gone.

    What I need
    -quick reliable broadband
    -basic TV channels (HD preferred) with the ability to record.
    -don't need any phone pack.

    Looking at eir (55 pm 12 months) and Vodafone (40 for 6 and then 70 for 12). Anyone got any thoughts on which is better.

    Also a lot of people recommending iptv boxes which I can be open to. Just need to be able to record and series link. I do stream a lot from showbox and Netflix but like the convenience of series linking some mindless stuff

    TIA


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  • #2
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,049 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Consider using your Sky dish to receive Satellite channels and add a Terrestrial aerial to receive the Irish (Saorview) channels.
    Feed them both into a new set top box, with the functions you require.
    Get your broadband from your preferred provider.

    A number of STBs these days can also be accessed by mobile devices to view TV content.

    Quite a lot of threads on Boards about these STBs.
    Check out Satellite and Terrestrial sections.


  • #3
    paulisagayboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭paulisagayboy


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    Consider using your Sky dish to receive Satellite channels and add a Terrestrial aerial to receive the Irish (Saorview) channels.
    Feed them both into a new set top box, with the functions you require.
    Get your broadband from your preferred provider.

    A number of STBs these days can also be accessed by mobile devices to view TV content.

    Quite a lot of threads on Boards about these STBs.
    Check out Satellite and Terrestrial sections.

    Hi Johnboy

    You seem to be fairly switched on. Given the items I listed as priority, would you have any recommendation on which box to get? There are a lot out there....

    Cheers


  • #4
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,049 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    paulisagayboy wrote: »
    Hi Johnboy

    You seem to be fairly switched on. Given the items I listed as priority, would you have any recommendation on which box to get? There are a lot out there....

    Cheers

    I don't use a particular STB and have not done for some years, as I have a home system set up to provide TV & Media distribution on my LAN so the media is available to multiple devices both wired and wireless.

    So without personal experience of using those boxes I would not be in a position to recommend one.

    I will suggest you read about the 'Tiviar Alpha Plus' which is a combo box.
    Most users that post seem to consider it excellent.

    Also a post in the Satellite section would get more and varied responses I believe.


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