Sky t.v
Jul 28th 2007, 12:39 pm
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Sky t.v
Hi everybody! just been reading about oz t.v and it does not sound good 
does anybody know if you can take sky equipment over and will it work !!!!!!!!!!
does anybody know if you can take sky equipment over and will it work !!!!!!!!!!
Jul 28th 2007, 12:50 pm
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Re: Sky t.v
No, it won't work. The footprint for the Astra 2D satellite that carries Sky is fairly tightly focussed on the UK and some parts of Northern Europe.
You can leave a Sky receiver in the UK and then watch it in Australia using a Slingbox over broadband Internet. I've done it and it works fairly well.
You can leave a Sky receiver in the UK and then watch it in Australia using a Slingbox over broadband Internet. I've done it and it works fairly well.
Jul 28th 2007, 12:55 pm
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Re: Sky t.v
I've seen piccies of someone using Foxtel and the handset looks exactly the same as a SKY handset. Anyone know if a Skybox would be compatible with a foxtel card and dish?
Jul 28th 2007, 1:00 pm
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Re: Sky t.v
No, it won't work. The footprint for the Astra 2D satellite that carries Sky is fairly tightly focussed on the UK and some parts of Northern Europe.
You can leave a Sky receiver in the UK and then watch it in Australia using a Slingbox over broadband Internet. I've done it and it works fairly well.
You can leave a Sky receiver in the UK and then watch it in Australia using a Slingbox over broadband Internet. I've done it and it works fairly well.
Jul 28th 2007, 1:01 pm
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Jul 28th 2007, 1:01 pm
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Re: Sky t.v
Rupert Murdoch didn't get to be personally worth $340m by allowing people to save money by reusing satellite boxes!
Jul 28th 2007, 1:26 pm
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Re: Sky t.v
Not a great deal worse than UK tv. I was back in the UK a few months ago and astonished at how crap tv is - soap operas every day, make over shows, big brother and reality stuff. Truly dreadful. Oz is relatively similar.
Jul 29th 2007, 9:52 am
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Re: Sky t.v
do youget the chance to view any premiership football out there??
Jul 29th 2007, 10:02 am
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Re: Sky t.v
Yes it's available on Foxtel and I think they actually show more games than Sky in the UK. The downside is that the timings are a bit unsociable if you want to watch it live although many are reshown later.
Jul 29th 2007, 12:26 pm
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Re: Sky t.v
I must be honest and say that in my opinion UK TV is far superior to Australian.
Having just watched" Life on mars", and other series from the Uk its a welcome relief from CSI this that and the other.Quality TV that isnt produced here.
Having just watched" Life on mars", and other series from the Uk its a welcome relief from CSI this that and the other.Quality TV that isnt produced here.
Jul 29th 2007, 2:49 pm
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Re: Sky t.v
yes true...it gets dark here though?
Jul 29th 2007, 8:02 pm
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Jul 29th 2007, 9:34 pm
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Re: Sky t.v
You can get UK Sky News on Austar but who wants to listen to some fat twat named Eamonn Holmes saying 'er' every other word.
Jul 29th 2007, 9:37 pm
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