The UK Home Automation Archive

Archive Home
Group Home
Search Archive


Advanced Search

The UKHA-ARCHIVE IS CEASING OPERATIONS 31 DEC 2024


[Message Prev][Message Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Message Index][Thread Index]

RE: FTA satellite system


  • Subject: RE: FTA satellite system
  • From: "Des Gibbons" <des@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 18:44:14 +0100



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Laurence [mailto:andy@xxxxxxx]

> Does this mean they don't pick up BBC/ITV?  My mum has a caravan in
Devon,
> and picking up a signal in the valley is difficult.  Most people in
the
> valley have dishes, but she doesn't do monthly commitments at all,
> especially for TV.  I was going to buy her a Sky+ box, but she'll
> need a sub
> for that anyway.

What you need is a standard sky digibox, and a FTV viewing card to get the
basic channels such as bbc1,2,ITV, C4, C5 etc.

With the cheapie box (someone elsewhere mentioned the dish size was on the
small side) you would not be able to pick up ITV, c4, c5 ever.

Cheers, Des.



UK Home Automation Meet 2004 - BOOK NOW!
http://www.ukha2004.com

http://www.automatedhome.co.uk

Member Offers - http://www.freeranger.co.uk/ukha

UKHA_D Main Index | UKHA_D Thread Index | UKHA_D Home | Archives Home

Comments to the Webmaster are always welcomed, please use this contact form . Note that as this site is a mailing list archive, the Webmaster has no control over the contents of the messages. Comments about message content should be directed to the relevant mailing list.