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Stopping Sky subscription but still using the box
Mark Carver wrote:
Scott wrote: How can you use satellite on a boat? I thought the dish had to be aligned accurately with the satellite. Or is it gyroscopic? Or does the boat have to be stationary? Satellite reception on the move is possible, though pricey:- http://www.wmjmarine.com/marine-elec...e-sea-tel.html However, self adjusting systems for use on mobile homes etc, once stationary are much cheaper. There's no problem using a minidish on a boat once it's tied up. Bill |
Stopping Sky subscription but still using the box
Brian Gaff wrote:
Gotta love Amazons nice short links though eh? Well, 35 characters would have sufficed, instead of 233. http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B005LUQSZK |
Stopping Sky subscription but still using the box
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:20:02 +0200, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:49:11 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:28:51 +0100, "Allan" wrote: At the house we have a Freeview TV and a Panasonic PVR as well as the Sky box. So the only time we ever use the Sky box is when we want to record two things at once and then we use it to drive an ancient VCR. With the money you save by stopping sky you could buy a multi channel PVR. Well, two channel for starters. Panasonic do one at only £120 With Freesat? The two tuner Panasonic is Freeview. http://www.promise.tv/ do a range of Freeview all channel recorders but costs. I don't watch enough TV to justify spending more than the license! Steve -- Neural Network Software. http://www.npsl1.com EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
Stopping Sky subscription but still using the box
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:17:17 +0200
Martin wrote: On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:15:11 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:20:02 +0200, Martin wrote: On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:49:11 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:28:51 +0100, "Allan" wrote: At the house we have a Freeview TV and a Panasonic PVR as well as the Sky box. So the only time we ever use the Sky box is when we want to record two things at once and then we use it to drive an ancient VCR. With the money you save by stopping sky you could buy a multi channel PVR. Well, two channel for starters. Panasonic do one at only £120 With Freesat? The two tuner Panasonic is Freeview. http://www.promise.tv/ do a range of Freeview all channel recorders but costs. I don't watch enough TV to justify spending more than the license! I neither need nor have a licence. Surely you need a license to legally watch TV in the UK? -- Davey. |
Stopping Sky subscription but still using the box
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:37:09 +0100, Davey
wrote: Surely you need a license to legally watch TV in the UK? Martin's GMT+2 hours posting time suggests he is not in the UK Steve -- Neural Network Software. http://www.npsl1.com EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
Stopping Sky subscription but still using the box
Andy Burns wrote:
Brian Gaff wrote: Gotta love Amazons nice short links though eh? Well, 35 characters would have sufficed, instead of 233. http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B005LUQSZK Oh, bugger. It took me all afternoon to type out the original link. -- Mark Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply. www.paras.org.uk |
Stopping Sky subscription but still using the box
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:50:33 +0200
Martin wrote: On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:37:09 +0100, Davey wrote: On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:17:17 +0200 Martin wrote: On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:15:11 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:20:02 +0200, Martin wrote: On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:49:11 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:28:51 +0100, "Allan" wrote: At the house we have a Freeview TV and a Panasonic PVR as well as the Sky box. So the only time we ever use the Sky box is when we want to record two things at once and then we use it to drive an ancient VCR. With the money you save by stopping sky you could buy a multi channel PVR. Well, two channel for starters. Panasonic do one at only £120 With Freesat? The two tuner Panasonic is Freeview. http://www.promise.tv/ do a range of Freeview all channel recorders but costs. I don't watch enough TV to justify spending more than the license! I neither need nor have a licence. Surely you need a license to legally watch TV in the UK? I don't watch TV in UK except when I am holiday. I don't see how that makes you exempt, though. You watch TV in the UK, you need a license. Ask Charles Moore. -- Davey. |
Stopping Sky subscription but still using the box
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:19:11 +0200
Martin wrote: On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:29:15 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: Brian Gaff wrote: Gotta love Amazons nice short links though eh? Well, 35 characters would have sufficed, instead of 233. http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B005LUQSZK One happy and one very unhappy customer :) it looks like a George Foreman grill gone to Mars. -- Davey. |
Stopping Sky subscription but still using the box
On 8/26/2012 6:41 PM, Davey wrote:
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:50:33 +0200 Martin wrote: Davey Martin wrote: wrote: Martin wrote: wrote At the house we have a Freeview TV and a Panasonic PVR as well as the Sky box. So the only time we ever use the Sky box is when we want to record two things at once and then we use it to drive an ancient VCR. With the money you save by stopping sky you could buy a multi channel PVR. Well, two channel for starters. Panasonic do one at only £120 With Freesat? The two tuner Panasonic is Freeview. http://www.promise.tv/ do a range of Freeview all channel recorders but costs. I don't watch enough TV to justify spending more than the license! I neither need nor have a licence. Surely you need a license to legally watch TV in the UK? I don't watch TV in UK except when I am holiday. I don't see how that makes you exempt, though. You watch TV in the UK, you need a license. Ask Charles Moore. Martin doesn't live in the UK. |
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