Forum: Europe / Spain
Jan 3rd 2012, 8:05 pm
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Replies: 61
Views: 3,590
Re: BBC1 after 8pm on Sky
As stated before guy you don't understand the concept of plain English do you? You deliberately try to baffle people with tech talk in order to confuse them & that's just plain wrong.
Sky news is...
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Jan 3rd 2012, 9:51 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 3,590
Re: BBC1 after 8pm on Sky
I have answered the question, yes a FTA box will pick up all FTA channels such as BBC1/2/3/4, ITV1/2/3/4, C4, C5, Sky news & everything else such as E4, More4 etc that is FTA on Sky. You do not need...
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Jan 3rd 2012, 6:35 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 3,590
Re: BBC1 after 8pm on Sky
'Sigh' you obviously haven't fully read above so I'll repeat it for you.
What works for me is a 1.3m dish with twin Black Premium lnb and an FTE Max S93 receiver, however I can't list what lnb's...
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Jan 2nd 2012, 6:12 pm
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Replies: 61
Views: 3,590
Re: BBC1 after 8pm on Sky
Well you're obviously missing the point Tim which is that free to air satellite receivers are better than Sky boxes for pulling in weak signals in Spain. If your tv breaks up at night or you lose...
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Jan 2nd 2012, 10:19 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 3,590
Re: BBC1 after 8pm on Sky
As they say guitareth, the proof is in the pudding. The next time you walk around Carrefour/Worten or whatever you'll see these boxes & be intrigued........ For just €30 will you be...
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Jan 2nd 2012, 9:04 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 3,590
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Jan 2nd 2012, 7:11 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 3,590
Re: BBC1 after 8pm on Sky
Sorry I forgot this bit, what channels do you need a card for???????? You need a card in a sky box to receive FTA channels but if you have a 'proper' FTA receiver then you don't need the card do...
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Jan 2nd 2012, 6:45 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 3,590
Re: BBC1 after 8pm on Sky
The freesat brand or a free to air receiver that I recommend? Very good thank you, but then all FTA boxes pick up Sky news because that's what it is........... free to air ;)
If you're speaking to...
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Jan 1st 2012, 6:09 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 3,590
Re: BBC1 after 8pm on Sky
Guy, the blokes neighbour has built a wall & he's wondering if it's blocking his satellite signal. How many times have you known a dish to receive the signal through a brick wall???????????...
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Forum: Europe / Germany
Dec 31st 2011, 7:21 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,585
Re: Are Germans bad? No, it´s just the culture
After a few years in BAOR I grew to dislike the Germans but does that make them bad??? No I don't think so, bad & dislike are two different things.
Take a look at your average Brit holiday maker &...
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 30th 2011, 3:18 pm
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Replies: 61
Views: 3,590
Re: BBC1 after 8pm on Sky
If your dish was obstructed by the wall then you would lose a lot more than just BBC your channels.
The problem is as always with the Sky box. They are not designed for use in fringe reception...
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 29th 2011, 6:06 am
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Replies: 137
Views: 10,693
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 28th 2011, 4:07 pm
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Replies: 137
Views: 10,693
Re: Do not buy in Spain at this time.
So you're saying don't buy during a recession when prices are rock bottom???? :confused: Perhaps we should wait until prices are sky high then like so many before us have?
Some people are really...
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 27th 2011, 10:06 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 3,590
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 27th 2011, 10:04 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 3,590
Re: BBC1 after 8pm on Sky
Obviously the guy who moved your dish has made it worse, if he refuses to come back & resolve the problem then threaten to denounce him. If more people took this course of action there would be less...
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 27th 2011, 6:13 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,378
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 24th 2011, 9:18 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,378
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 24th 2011, 4:25 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,378
Re: Solar panels
There are many stories like this at the moment, people saying that it's just not cost effective. Surely a small panel just to power the pool pump would be though?????
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 24th 2011, 6:16 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,414
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 23rd 2011, 5:59 am
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,167
Re: Sky (sorry, another thread..) No ITV/ BBC:(
I'm quoting fact not opinion playa, don't bother with a high end box, read up & you'll see others agree with me. You will receive more channels with less interuptions on a FTA receiver & yes they all...
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 22nd 2011, 6:24 am
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,167
Re: Sky (sorry, another thread..) No ITV/ BBC:(
Look at the evidence dear boy, Sky are continually cutting costs & have their boxes made as cheaply as possible. They are only designed for use in the UK so do not need to be powerful enough to pull...
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 21st 2011, 5:25 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,378
Re: Solar panels
€100 per year?????????? OMG then yeah mine is on too long! I switched it off last month for the winter & my bill dropped €100!!!
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 21st 2011, 4:15 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,378
Re: Solar panels
My household electricity bill on it's own is not too bad, my swimming pool however costs around €1k per year so I'm wondering if there is a budget system just to power the pump????
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 21st 2011, 1:08 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,378
Re: Solar panels
Ah I see the confusion, no I want to generate electricity to run the pump & if viable the whole house.
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Forum: Europe / Spain
Dec 21st 2011, 10:17 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,378
Solar panels
I'm thinking of getting a small household solar panel, even if it just powers the pool. Does anybody have personal experience of this sort of thing?
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