Sky Digital Plus Abroad

jester77

Hi,

I've read a few threads about receiving Sky Plus abroad and I just want to confirm a few things.
I've recently moved to Germany and I'm hoping to get a satellite put up, although I might have a problem with the landlord. The agent I got the apt through said that there was a contract until end of 2006 with a local provider and they have a satellite on the roof feeding the whole apt. and that I couldn't put up one. Not sure if I can get round this but I read that non-native citizens are allowed to receive programs in their own language under some EU directive! So I'll have to talk to the landlord.

Anyway all going good, I'm hoping to pick up a second-hand sky-plus box somewhere, prob ebay.
Am I right in saying that I can appy for a sky plus subscription through my parents address in Ireland. I would then bring the box home and activate it at their address using their phone line. As the box is not subsidised I don't have to keep it connected to the phone line. And I can pay my monthly subscription with my German visa card.
Only prob is my parents sky box is already registerd at that address but they have never had it connected to a phone line, was activated when the installer put it in.

Is all the above valid, or have I missed something?

Thanks!

jester77

jester77 wrote:

Am I right in saying that I can appy for a sky plus subscription through my parents address in Ireland. I would then bring the box home and activate it at their address using their phone line. As the box is not subsidised I don't have to keep it connected to the phone line. And I can pay my monthly subscription with my German visa card.

Anyone??
Just a simple yes it can be done like this or no it can't would suffice.

Pal

I'm not an expert but

YES

thayes

Why not take your parents digibox and card, which is activated and not connected to a phone line, so it shouldn't need to be connected to a phone line in germany. Then get them a replacemnt setup, and it won't matter if it has to be connected as it will be in Ireland anyhow.

thayes

Why not take your parents digibox and card, which is activated and not connected to a phone line, so it shouldn't need to be connected to a phone line in germany. Then get them a replacemnt setup, and it won't matter if it has to be connected to a phoneline as it will be in Ireland anyhow.

jester77

Yeah, I will do that as a last resort. Parents have the normal sky digital with the full package. I was hoping to get sky plus with just the sports package. The plus would be nice to get so that I can record programmes. If I could get away with what I was saying above I would get the plus.

HarryD

you might need a bigger dish to pick up BBC & RTE in Germany.
Check out www.astra2d.com for more info..

I'm in Budapest, and hoping to get em on a 2M dish..

jester77

Yeah, I lived in Frankfurt before and the apt I was in had sky (not mine). We had an 80cm dish and it was perfect except during really bad storms.

thesteve

Where abouts in Germany are ya? I'm near Munich and the lads at Bavaria Satellites are as helpful as they come. Here's some contact details:

Edwin@bavaria-satellite.tv
Bavaria Satellites, Domagkstrasse 3
85551 Kirchheim, Germany
Fax: +49 (0)89 905 39 377

If you have money to throw away German Sky is also pretty good.

I emailed Bavaria satellites asking about installation and this is the reply I got which will give ya a details of the charges:

we have no problems installing your system, but must take into
account the travel time/cost from Munich to your town

A suitable 90cm dish for BBC/ITV/Disney reception costs 125
Euros including LNB. You would need a mounting bracket costing
20-50 Euros depending on requirement. Typical installation costs
150 Euros, plus cable (90cents per metre) plus any miscellaneous
minor fixing, connecting or cabling materials.

The distance from our offices on the east side of Munich to your town is 81km. We charge 60 cents per driven
kilometre for travel, so travel costs would add 97 Euros to the
above amount (81 x 0.60 x 2 for the return journey) . If we had
other customers in your town, or along the route then we would
divide this cost between all the people we visit in the same day.

All the above prices include German VAT at 16%

We usually make appointments 3-5 days in advance, although
current weather conditions can cause delays. We would like to
know a little more about your situation (house, appartment, etc)
and any ideas you have for installation location (balcony, wall,
terrace). Note that a rood installation can add to the above cost and
has some legal and technical implications....

Let me know if we can help further...

Regards,

Edwin

Toytown Munich is a very useful site for English speakers, they swear by these Bavaria Satellites guys...

When I was thinking about doing it (don't have the money as yet) I did find out a few legalities, i.e. if the dish is on your balcony and is not over the edge then you can put it up. As a native english speaker, by German law you actually have the right to receive the news to your tv in your native langauge (so if the satellite in your building now doesn't have CNN etc you can use a sky dish)...

Hope that all helps, if you're nowhere near Munich, email the lads at Bavaria Satellites anyway and pretend you are

Steve

Tony

thesteve wrote:

by German law you actually have the right to receive the news to your tv in your native langauge

Steve

Perhaps you could also use TG4 for this purpose since irish is now an official EU language

jester77

Yeah, I've read about those guys from Munich on ToyTown. Unfortunately I couldn't be further away, Hamburg. German Sky are based here in Hamburg, they've gotten good reviews as well but you have to pay them €195 a year for their custom. I think that's far too expensive on top of the monthly Sky subscription, especially when I could activate the card and box in Ireland and bring it over. It's basically the same thing that they are doing!

I think it's actually an EU law and not a German law that states you are entitled to receive news in your own language. And I'm not sure if it's actually a law either, if the landlord refuses me to put up a satellite I'm not sure where I stand! Unfortunately I don't have a balcony!