do you suppose the set top box and mini dish from sky, would be useable in canada?

Ive no idea, just wanted to say good luck to the envious move in September. You lucky people....

Mel.

My initial thoughts are that this would be pointless - it's unlikely that there are going to be many (if any) free channels being digitally broadcast that you could add manually to the sky box. Also I think the sky boxes are hard-coded to talk to the astra satellite (not actually sure about this tho).

You're heading for Vancouver right? Everybody here uses cable.

The dish might be of use, but the box, unlikely.... Vancouver is probably close enough to get some hooky channels from the US with appropriate equipment...

we have a dish attached to the side of the house from the last owners, but they got all their stuff via telus!! we are now on Shaw.

think they may have been picking up some Italian stuff but dunno!

A dish in Canada cannot pick up signals from a satellite orbiting over, and aimed at, Europe.

Except for those that have satellite

Satellite companies are Star Choice (Shaw), Bell Canada & Telus (reseller for Bell, but a better deal). Telus also offer TV through the phone lines in some areas now and expanding.

Yes - I should have qualified that with 'everyone i know'.

I had Telus TV in Edmonton, the frustrations not worth it. Daily outages being the biggest issue.

Was that Telus satellite or ADSL TV?

ADSL TV. They didn't offer anything else back then.

not sure whether this post was attempting humour, but it made me laugh nevertheless!

Nope, no humour attempt, but it amazes me how many people think it's possible.