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Information and Services in Turkey Section => Television & Satellite in Turkey => Topic started by: pauline on April 07, 2011, 10:03:37 AM

Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: pauline on April 07, 2011, 10:03:37 AM: Hi All,
I understand these are available at a one-off cost. Does anyone have any experience of these, do they have any english channels and if so what are they like? Currently have Digiturk but (apart from them keep reducing the available channels)its a bit expensive for the 10/15 weeks a year we are currently there.

Any information would be much apprecated.
Thanks
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: starman™ on April 07, 2011, 10:19:58 AM: From what I know, Freeview boxes will not work in Turkey
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: stoop on April 07, 2011, 10:38:12 AM: A FreeSat box might work if you have a large enough dish.
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: Scunner on April 07, 2011, 10:57:43 AM: I think the question is about a free to view box rather than Freeview as we know it in the UK. There is a topic about this here: {A Link to an old CBF topic was here - no longer available}39605
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: LeeGlo on April 07, 2011, 13:51:15 PM: Hi Pauline, are you looking for channels which broadcast in English or for specifically English programs?

We have a system called NILESAT, which gives us hundreds of channels about 15 to 20 of which are in English most of the time, i.e. BBC World, CNN, Aljazeera, Press TV, MBC 2 & 4, MBC Action, Fox Movies, Fox Series, Dubai 1, Infinity, Panorama Action, and more. Adds up to about 4 news channels and the others are mainly films. Not all the film ones are English ALL the time but it gives you a pretty fair choice.

We DON'T get Corrie or Eastenders or anything like that, but you buy the sat dish and box for a one off payment and that's it. We've had ours for over 3 years and are quite happy with it. No idea how much it would be now, I think it was about 450TL when we had ours.
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: marytheresa on April 09, 2011, 09:28:08 AM: Hi Pauline I have the same system as above and i too am very happy with it. :)
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: grahamturner09 on April 09, 2011, 10:10:28 AM: For Nilesat free to air channels you only need a standard decoder and standard dish this would get the channels above if you wanted Showtime TV also broadcast through Nilesat you would need a subscription.
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: posleeds on April 09, 2011, 11:13:43 AM: quote:
Originally posted by LeeGlo

We DON'T get Corrie or Eastenders or anything like that.

www.calis-beach.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=40487

Take a look at the link above....currently BBC1, ITV & CH4 all available for free via your laptop...if you miss the soaps :)
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: LeeGlo on April 13, 2011, 11:44:07 AM: quote:
Originally posted by posleeds

quote:
Originally posted by LeeGlo

We DON'T get Corrie or Eastenders or anything like that.

www.calis-beach.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=40487

Take a look at the link above....currently BBC1, ITV & CH4 all available for free via your laptop...if you miss the soaps :)

Thanks Posleeds, but to be honest we haven't missed them in 3 years and probably wouldn't recognise any of the characters now.
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: posleeds on April 13, 2011, 17:49:14 PM: Thanks Posleeds, but to be honest we haven't missed them in 3 years and probably wouldn't recognise any of the characters now.
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No, me neither but never really was a soap buff!
Some other interesting programmes on though....if you like Jeremy Kyle ;)[xx(]
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: Liz 101 on April 19, 2011, 07:59:36 AM: My neighbours recently bought a free to view box from Kipa & called Ufuk to install the dish, around 400tl in total. They have a good number of English language channels & no monthly subsciption.
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: superpp on April 19, 2011, 21:21:30 PM: we had nilesat installed last week in Ovacik from the place next to 4 Seasons. 230TL for dish, box and installation.

Here are the main channels (plus a few hundred others), all free:

BBC World   News Channel   English
CNN   News Channel   English
Bloomberg   Business News   English
Euronews   News Channel   English
Al Jazeera   News Channel   English
MTV   Music Channel   English
Fox Movies   Movie Channel   English
Time Movies   Movie Channel   English
Top Movies   Movie Channel   English
MBC Max   Movies / General Entertainment   English
MBC Persia   Movies / General Entertainment   English
MBC Action   Movies / General Entertainment   English
MBC 2   Movies / General Entertainment   English
MBC 4   Movies / General Entertainment   English
Kanal 4   Movies / General Entertainment   English
Panorama Action   Movies / General Entertainment   English
Fox   General Entertainment   English
Dubai One   General Entertainment   English
Kuwait 2   General Entertainment   English
City 7   General Entertainment   English
Nile TV   News Channel   English
Press TV   News Channel   English
CCTV   News Channel   English
Asia Business   Business News   English
JSC Sports 1   Sports Channel   Arabic / English
JSC Sports 2   Sports Channel   Arabic / English
JSC Global   Sports Channel   Arabic
Dubai Sports 1   Sports Channel   Arabic
Dubai Sports 2   Sports Channel   Arabic / English
AD Sports 1   Sports Channel   Arabic
AD Sports 2   Sports Channel   Arabic
Gear One   Motor Sports   Arabic / English
Dubai Racing   Horse Racing   English
Modern Sport   Sports Channel   Arabic
Saudi Sport 1   Sports Channel   Arabic
Nile Sport   Sports Channel   Arabic
Arriadia   Sports Channel   Arabic
Auto One   Motor Sports   Arabic / English
DW TV   News Channel   German / English
TV5   General Entertainment   French
TRT 6   General Entertainment   Turkish
Nickleodeon   Kids   Arabic / English
Cartoon Network   Kids   Arabic
Spacetoon   Kids   Arabic
Al Jazeera Kids   Kids   Arabic
Sat 7 Kids   Kids   Arabic
Baraem   Kids   Arabic
NDTV Imagine   General Entertainment   Indian
Zee Aflam   Movie Channel   Indian
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: pauline on April 21, 2011, 21:05:49 PM: Thank you all for your comments and information. Nilesat is looking quite interesting.

Very helpful. :)
Pauline
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: pauline on May 17, 2011, 19:40:43 PM: Hi again,
Can you give me a bit more info on Nilesat location. Are they actually in Ovacik? Where abouts please. Thanks very much

Pauline
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: grahamturner09 on May 17, 2011, 19:51:02 PM: Nilesat is the satellite you point the dish at there are lots of installers in fethiye someone will tell you the best one i am sure.
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: Eric on May 17, 2011, 20:34:13 PM: quote:
Originally posted by pauline

Hi again,
Can you give me a bit more info on Nilesat location. Are they actually in Ovacik? Where abouts please. Thanks very much

Pauline

In April 2009 the satellite has been repositioned to 16Â° East as Eurobird 16. Orbital slot at 7Â° West has been replaced with the new Hot Bird 10, known as Atlantic Bird 4A:D:D:D: :) ;)
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: superpp on May 17, 2011, 20:34:28 PM: Nilesat is the name of the satellite package (basically it is the middle east version of SKY).

We got our system from the satellite shop next to the 4 Seasons in Ovacik. He came and fitted it straight away.
If you're not in Ovacik any satellite shop will be able to sort you out, the whole package cost 230TL (so you know if you're being ripped off)
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: pauline on May 20, 2011, 17:00:32 PM: Thanks again for all your help. Now have Nilesat fitted - looking good!! Now all I need is programme guide and we would be cooking, do they have such things here??? Meanwhile its random selection and hope for the best. Still good though.

Pauline
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: Liz 101 on May 20, 2011, 17:37:03 PM: quote:
Originally posted by pauline

Thanks again for all your help. Now have Nilesat fitted - looking good!! Now all I need is programme guide and we would be cooking, do they have such things here??? Meanwhile its random selection and hope for the best. Still good though.

Pauline

Be popping eound later for the low down ;)
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: pauline on May 21, 2011, 18:35:52 PM: No probs Liz, pop in whenever you like.

:)
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: superpp on May 22, 2011, 17:35:17 PM: don't think there is a program guide (possibly online?).

my installer moved most english popular channels to the front of the list, then I slowly went through what was available and moved the rest as I wanted from channel 246 to 28 for example.

work out how to move channels and arrange as per my list in a previous post is a good start.
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: pauline on May 22, 2011, 18:10:06 PM: thanks superpp, yes they did move them for us which I thought was very helpful. They were brilliant and very prompt. Haven't worked out how to get programme guide up yet but will persevere, we are currently just scrolling though with up arrows!! Dont wont to mess the settings up.

Very pleased with the whole set up though so thanks to everyone for their assistance.

Digiturk also took cancellation very well (I was surprised!!). :)
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: scouser2 on May 22, 2011, 20:53:08 PM: quote:
Originally posted by pauline

Digiturk also took cancellation very well (I was surprised!!). :)

Be careful Pauline...solicitors (on behalf of Digiturk) often come calling for money months/years after you have cancelled the contract with them!!Oh and you have to pay the solicitors fees too!! Commonly known as 'the Dodgeyturk scam'.
Title: Freeview Boxes
Post by: pauline on May 23, 2011, 11:17:34 AM: Thanks for the warning, good to know these things. Once again the Forum is a font of all knowledge, would be lost without it.

Thanks a lot.