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The TV channels available in Spain are pretty dismal (even if you speak the lingo!). To make life tolerable the only sensible thing to do (if only to keep up with home and world news), is to install a SKY digital satellite system. This consists of:
Depending on:
If you have a SKY contract in the UK, you could simply unplug the digibox bit, stick it in your hand luggage, and bring it to Spain. Strictly speaking - if it was installed for free, or on one of the reduce price options, or still under a 'SKY Contract' - you shouldn't take it out of the country, and if it is still in the first year of the contract, it should be attached to a UK telephone line - (difficult if you are living on the Costa Brava!!). However, if you bought it outright, - well it's yours, and up to you! There are a number of suppliers in Spain (Mostly advertising in the free 'Brit' press), who will provide you with either a full system, or just a dish and LNB to connect to 'your' digibox. Some will even organise a viewing card for you, which can be useful if you haven't got a UK address The cost of a 'full' system varies, depending on who you deal with, and the digibox and size of dish supplied. Some boxes work better than others, and you will definitely need a larger dish than the 44cm one supplied with the SKY box. (Click here to see dish sizes needed) NOT ALL Digiboxes are suitable for use in Spain, and if you plan to reside in southern Spain, a dish of at least 1 metre, or bigger is necessary if you want to receive most of the channels across. I know someone who uses a BOX with a 1.3m dish, and they get ALL the 60 channels (see across), which are 'free of subscription'! The cheapest new systems bought and installed in Spain, start at around 600 Euros (420 quid approx.), and go up to over 1000 Euros for 'fully loaded system'. So you really 'pays your money and makes your choice' when it comes to SAT TV. unless . . . . For those of you that are interested in maybe trying a half way house, there a number of second user 'out of contract' boxes with remotes from the UK available (see across). These used boxes are less expensive than new, but usually come with a minimum 3 month warranty, remote control, all the connecting cables, and in some cases (if you're lucky!), a current FTV viewing card. All can be collected locally, and CAN be seen working. These second user boxes, are IDEAL for those of you living in communities with communal shared dishes already in-situ. In many cases, you just need to plug the box in, connect to your TV (or viewing device), and connect the communal coax lead, so from around £130 (or the Euro equivalent), for a used box, remotes and cables, you are in business. Even if you don't have a pre-existing dish installed, you can get a 1.3m dish & LNB installed and lined up to your box for around £200, or if you are handy, buy a suitable dish from Satcure, and get it shipped to Spain to fit yourself - so you can still SAVE upwards of £100! If you prefer new, - there are a number of new boxes available that offer perfect reception for most, if not all of southern Spain, using the standard community fitted 1.3m dish, and can be obtained to order at current retail prices.
Complete the simple form here for a 'no obligation quote' They are to various related sites and worth a browse, and in the case of the Manual tuning link - a veritable wealth of down to earth information and useful links. Spain For YOU!
Satellite
for Caravans? SES ASTRA because you get Why not persuade your community president to stop all the arguments about which Brits can connect on your system, by changing your Quad output LNB for the excellent Televes EIGHT- output LNB (All prices quoted exclude delivery - Used boxes can be collected from the Costa del Sol area of southern Spain, and the Satcure web store gives accurate quotations of shipping costs to Spain)
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digiboxes, available for collection just 45mins from Malaga A'port The FTV card has now been withdrawn, and though you might find odd ones selling for around £100 on the Internet - if you don't want to pay this, or a SKY subscription then ITV (Ch 3), Channel 4, and Channel 5, are NOT available! - BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS . . Currently they are: All BBC TV channels, including
the NEW digital channels All BBC Radio channels including Long wave and World Service All Main News channels including BBC24, CNN, ITV EuroNews, & Sky News SO on our used boxes, WITHOUT BBC 1 - All Regions,
BBC 2 - All Regions, BBC 3, BBC 4, BBC News 24, BBC Parliament, Travel
Channel 1, Travel Channel 2, S4C Digidol, Life TV, Showcase, Fashion
TV, Game Network, You TV, Avago, BEN, Reality TV, Classics TV,
Performance, Rapture TV, Friendly TV, ACTV, TCM, Motors TV, Extreme
Sports, Chart Show TV, The Vault, P-Rock, Classic FM TV, Channel U,
Sky News, CNN, S4C 2, ITV News, Euronews, CCTV-9, Childrens BBC
Channel, CBeebies, POP, QVC, TV Travelshop, TV Travelshop 2, TV Shop,
Ideal World, Prce-Drop.TV, Shop America, Travel Deals, Simply Shop,
Best Direct, Simply Home, Simply TV, Simply Ideas, TV Warehouse,
Shopping Genie, Bid-Up.TV, Thomas Cook, TelSell, LetsGoShop+, Auction
World.TV, Shop On TV, Thane Direct, Shop Smart, TV Warehouse 2, Shop
24/7, Stop + Shop, YES, Screenshop, TV Highstreet, JML Direct,
Phoneworld, Vitality, Going Places, Factory Outlet, God Channel, God
2, Wonderful, TBN Europe, Christian TV, Revelation, Jobs TV,
Community, Dating Channel, Txt Me, Open Access, TDC 2, TX 1, Chat Box,
Create & Craft, PCNE Chinese, MTA-Muslim TV, Zee Music, MBC, Abu
Dhabi TV.
Which let's face it - with the sun, sea, and Sangria, - is more than enough goggling for most of us! #For
the 'Romany' amongst us,
Guide to DISH* sizes
* these sizes are guide sizes only. You MUST check what is working in your area and follow the sizing trend.
The footprint lines on the map 'indicate' the size of dish for different European regions - the data was supplied to Satcure by customers, and is based on their reception successes. Simply trace around the lines until you find which size of dish is indicated for your region AND THEN check locally to confirm this is accurate. ALL TECHNICAL DATA ON |
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