Satellite alternative to Astral 2

grellan1 · 11-07-2012 04:04PM #1

Can Sky use an alternative to Astral 2 satellite as the house has a clear view to the west but not to the east (trees).

Thanks.

Peter Rhea · 11-07-2012 05:35PM

Sky is only on the 28 east satellites. Some of the UK channels have backups for terrestrial transmitters at 27.5 west, but they're not for DTH use.

Btw, 91 west is way below the horizon in this part of the world, where did you get that from?

grellan1 · 11-07-2012 07:58PM

See what you mean about below the horizon! So is there any alternative at all for me here in south Mayo? The tree line will block any signal eastwards....Thanks.

Peter Rhea · 11-07-2012 09:07PM

No alternative to Astra 2/Eutelsat 28A.

grellan1 · 11-07-2012 09:15PM

Okay that's it then. Thanks for your quick reply and help.

watty · 11-07-2012 09:33PM

You mean Sky for the UK, Peter

There is
Sky Italia, (Italy)
Sky Deutschland, (Germany)
Sky México,
Sky Central America
Sky Dominican Republic
Sky Pacific,
Sky Brasil (Brazil)

Some of these were only part owned by "Sky" (none by UK Sky) and are now owned by DirecTV

Sky/Rupert Murdoch/News Corporation also has satellite channels and platforms in at least India, NZ, Australia and USA too.

The 91W is "Bell Satellite TV" pay TV only and ONLY can be received in Canada (likely not all of Canada either)! Possibly with "exported" subscriptions in parts of USA unofficially. It appears to be nothing whatsoever to do with Sky/News Corp, but who knows.

You can of course use a Sky Italia (13E) or Sky Deutschland (19E) box here, with a suitable dish and an address in Germany or Italy. It's not remotely the same "Sky" was we get, even allowing for lack of English. The other "skys" are generally impossible (unless there is a C band Brazil service, but you'd need a 4.8m dish...)

dharn · 11-07-2012 10:06PM

grellan1 wrote: »

Okay that's it then. Thanks for your quick reply and help.

Chainsaw ???

Kristopherus · 11-07-2012 10:59PM

grellan1 wrote: »

Okay that's it then. Thanks for your quick reply and help.

You're giving up very easily. The $ky sats sre 28-29 degrees east of south. That puts them at south-east, or roughly 5.00 o'clock on the dial. Is there any way at all that you could squeeze a signal in by trimming/cutting the trees. Your other option would be to get UPC. They have strong mmds signals in Galway/Mayo region and their prices are competitive vs $ky.

watty · 11-07-2012 11:06PM

MMDS will close inside 2 years

lawhec · 11-07-2012 11:26PM

If you manage to get a late-ish morning where the sun is out (not easy at the moment to be fair!) look to see where the sun is at around 11.25-11.30am IST as the sun will be in roughly the same spot as the Astra/Eutelsat 28 degree group of satellites.

zg3409 · 11-07-2012 11:54PM

Have you had a professional installer confirm there is no possibility? The signal arrives at a high angle so even nearby trees may not block the signal.

As mentioned already the signal arrives from the South East, not the East.

Put your exact address into this website and select 28.2
http://www.dishpointer.com

This will show the exact angle for your property.

Kristopherus · 12-07-2012 12:02AM

watty wrote: »

MMDS will close inside 2 years

Not written in stone .....yet. And I cannot get a straight answer from UPC:)

transvestite · 12-07-2012 12:05AM

Hotbird #1

watty · 12-07-2012 11:11AM

Sure it's in stone, in a locked drawer in Comreg. UPC OF COURSE will say nothing till Comreg publicly publish a date. Why would UPC want to give customers to Sky 2 years early?

Hotbird isn't much good for UK TV or Sky Sports.

Actually unless you want Sky Sports, Sky is a bit of a waste of money. Freesat + Irish TV gives over 90% of viewing of Pay TV customers!

dharn · 12-07-2012 12:14PM

watty wrote: »

Sure it's in stone, in a locked drawer in Comreg. UPC OF COURSE will say nothing till Comreg publicly publish a date. Why would UPC want to give customers to Sky 2 years early?

Hotbird isn't much good for UK TV or Sky Sports.

Actually unless you want Sky Sports, Sky is a bit of a waste of money. Freesat + Irish TV gives over 90% of viewing of Pay TV customers!

not quite true watty, discovery channel, national geographic,dave, these are the reason i am hesitating about going freesat and leaving upc which is the same as sky basic package

watty · 12-07-2012 06:20PM

discovery channel, national geographic,dave

Lots of repeats. Buying sets of DVDs is cheaper than Sky sub!

SalteeDog · 12-07-2012 07:04PM

grellan1 wrote: »

Can Sky use an alternative to Astral 2 satellite as the house has a clear view to the west but not to the east (trees).

Thanks.

OP. Another option is to locate the dish on a pole or structure at a point where it has a view over the trees and bury the cable run to the house.

grellan1 · 04-05-2013 11:12AM

Hallo everyone, just an update on this subject. In the end I set up my Saorview Box and also connected a WDTV Live box , to pick up Beeb iplayer and Netflix, via the internet. This has worked out reasonably well, so far. but not getting the UK channels live is sadly missed. What are UPC offering now in Mayo? Thanks for all your advice.

Kristopherus · 05-05-2013 01:14PM

Have a look at their website.

Satellite alternative to Astral 2

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