C4/E4/more4 to go FTA, join Freesat
 

Am Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:30:34 GMT schrieb Ivan:

"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
It makes me wonder why someone like Arquiva or National grid wattless
hasn't gone to the terrestrial broadcasters and arranged or organised a
system that uses a satellite via ASTRA in the 28.2 cluster that uses a
simple digital box and dish for a proper Freesat service without having
to have a card, free or not from Sky, and reliance on the proprietary
Skybox!.....

Is that not what the BBC initiated Freesat system is all about? A
"red-button" digibox for those that want/need it, or if you want all
channels FTA with any FTA receiver.

I've been saying this for years Tony, especially with Liddle's selling
receivers for around £39.00.. cheaper than an aerial!

Technically a DVB-S FTA receiver is not much different to the DVB-T box
sold in supermarkets for less than £20. So with sufficient demand that
price should also be possible for FTA DVB-S receivers. On the continent in
France or Germany you can get DVB-S boxes for as little as 30 Euros.

Andreas

C4/E4/more4 to go FTA, join Freesat
 

In article , Andreas
Schulze-Bäing scribeth thus
Am Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:30:34 GMT schrieb Ivan:

"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
It makes me wonder why someone like Arquiva or National grid wattless
hasn't gone to the terrestrial broadcasters and arranged or organised a
system that uses a satellite via ASTRA in the 28.2 cluster that uses a
simple digital box and dish for a proper Freesat service without having
to have a card, free or not from Sky, and reliance on the proprietary
Skybox!.....

Is that not what the BBC initiated Freesat system is all about? A
"red-button" digibox for those that want/need it, or if you want all
channels FTA with any FTA receiver.

I've been saying this for years Tony, especially with Liddle's selling
receivers for around £39.00.. cheaper than an aerial!

Technically a DVB-S FTA receiver is not much different to the DVB-T box
sold in supermarkets for less than £20. So with sufficient demand that
price should also be possible for FTA DVB-S receivers. On the continent in
France or Germany you can get DVB-S boxes for as little as 30 Euros.

Andreas

Yes Andreas over there you don't see a satellite dish the way the
English do. Its a sort of reverse status symbol here;!...
--
Tony Sayer

C4/E4/more4 to go FTA, join Freesat
 

"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
In article , Albert
scribeth
thus
"Peter Barns" wrote in message
...

Is Astra2D a different satellite?

It depends what you mean by different. It is one of the group of
Astra 2
satellites all in the same orbital position that are used for UK
satellite
TV including Sky.

It is the same individual satellite in that position that is used for
the
FTA broadcasts of the BBC channels, and has a fairly narrow footprint
in an
attempt to restrict coverage to the UK. See
http://www.astra.lu/consumer/uk/how-...ints/index.php.

Channel 4 is currently on Astra 2A which has a wider footprint.



It makes me wonder why someone like Arquiva or National grid wattless
hasn't gone to the terrestrial broadcasters and arranged or organised
a
system that uses a satellite via ASTRA in the 28.2 cluster that uses a
simple digital box and dish for a proper Freesat service without
having
to have a card, free or not from Sky, and reliance on the proprietary
Skybox!.....
--
Tony Sayer




Tony, I've told you before. Arqiva is very non-U!!!!


--
Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

C4/E4/more4 to go FTA, join Freesat
 

"Ivan" wrote in message
.uk...

"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
In article , Albert
scribeth
thus
"Peter Barns" wrote in message
...

Is Astra2D a different satellite?

It depends what you mean by different. It is one of the group of
Astra 2
satellites all in the same orbital position that are used for UK
satellite
TV including Sky.

It is the same individual satellite in that position that is used for
the
FTA broadcasts of the BBC channels, and has a fairly narrow footprint
in an
attempt to restrict coverage to the UK. See
http://www.astra.lu/consumer/uk/how-...ints/index.php.

Channel 4 is currently on Astra 2A which has a wider footprint.



It makes me wonder why someone like Arquiva or National grid wattless
hasn't gone to the terrestrial broadcasters and arranged or organised
a
system that uses a satellite via ASTRA in the 28.2 cluster that uses
a
simple digital box and dish for a proper Freesat service without
having
to have a card, free or not from Sky, and reliance on the proprietary
Skybox!.....

I've been saying this for years Tony, especially with Liddle's selling
receivers for around £39.00.. cheaper than an aerial!

--
Tony Sayer





Clearly not a Lidl customer
--
Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com?

C4/E4/more4 to go FTA, join Freesat
 

"Woody" wrote in message
...

"Ivan" wrote in message
.uk...

"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
In article , Albert scribeth
thus
"Peter Barns" wrote in message
...

Is Astra2D a different satellite?

It depends what you mean by different. It is one of the group of Astra
2
satellites all in the same orbital position that are used for UK
satellite
TV including Sky.

It is the same individual satellite in that position that is used for
the
FTA broadcasts of the BBC channels, and has a fairly narrow footprint in
an
attempt to restrict coverage to the UK. See
http://www.astra.lu/consumer/uk/how-...ints/index.php.

Channel 4 is currently on Astra 2A which has a wider footprint.



It makes me wonder why someone like Arquiva or National grid wattless
hasn't gone to the terrestrial broadcasters and arranged or organised a
system that uses a satellite via ASTRA in the 28.2 cluster that uses a
simple digital box and dish for a proper Freesat service without having
to have a card, free or not from Sky, and reliance on the proprietary
Skybox!.....

I've been saying this for years Tony, especially with Liddle's selling
receivers for around £39.00.. cheaper than an aerial!

--
Tony Sayer





Clearly not a Lidl customer
--

Well it ain't my fault if the Germans can't spell proper!

Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com?

C4/E4/more4 to go FTA, join Freesat
 

In article , Woody
scribeth thus

"Ivan" wrote in message
o.uk...

"tony sayer" wrote in message
...
In article , Albert
scribeth
thus
"Peter Barns" wrote in message
...

Is Astra2D a different satellite?

It depends what you mean by different. It is one of the group of
Astra 2
satellites all in the same orbital position that are used for UK
satellite
TV including Sky.

It is the same individual satellite in that position that is used for
the
FTA broadcasts of the BBC channels, and has a fairly narrow footprint
in an
attempt to restrict coverage to the UK. See
http://www.astra.lu/consumer/uk/how-...ints/index.php.

Channel 4 is currently on Astra 2A which has a wider footprint.



It makes me wonder why someone like Arquiva or National grid wattless
hasn't gone to the terrestrial broadcasters and arranged or organised
a
system that uses a satellite via ASTRA in the 28.2 cluster that uses
a
simple digital box and dish for a proper Freesat service without
having
to have a card, free or not from Sky, and reliance on the proprietary
Skybox!.....

I've been saying this for years Tony, especially with Liddle's selling
receivers for around £39.00.. cheaper than an aerial!

--
Tony Sayer





Clearly not a Lidl customer

There isn't one around here still we've got Digital and for that matter
analogue receivers by Manhattan, Echostar, Fortec and the Dreamboxen;!.

And a couple of PCI cards too!.. And an old skyboxe somewhere....

--
Tony Sayer