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« on: May 16, 2009, 14:22:23 PM »
We currently have a small tv, connected to a Next Sat Box (without a card slot) and we get about 12 English speaking tv stations - 500 non English and 150 radio stations.

If I took an lcd tv with built in freeview over to Fethiye - plugged in my aerial lead (2 x 1m dishes on the roof - 1 hotbird - not sure what the other does but I think the fitter said it gets local stations) and did a set up scan - will it find any stations????

Secondly, will the CI slot on the "new" tv and the dishes mean I can buy a card / set up arrangement from Echostar - without needing to buy any further equipment?

You may have concluded I am not very "technical" when it comes to aerials???  :)



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« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2009, 17:56:07 PM »
I don't think you will get any Channels as freeview is aerial based TV and even if you did they would all be foreign.

Freesat is your best bet but you will need a 3m dish.

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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2009, 20:13:07 PM »
Alternatively, you could watch English TV online.  :D





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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2009, 20:34:45 PM »
Stoop - is a 3m dish really a 3m dish - does that mean it is 10ft diameter - that seems massive to me - do people have them that big!!

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« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2009, 20:45:22 PM »
If you take the sat box you will receive channels most will be turkish. The two dishes will most prob be turksat and hotbird. The ci slot will not work you would need a receiver with a card slot and download a patch so as it can read all cards

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« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2009, 20:45:40 PM »
I had a big one in Calis

Yes, it is 3m/10ft ish diamter

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« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2009, 21:19:23 PM »
What was her name Scunner  8)
« Last Edit: May 16, 2009, 21:19:48 PM by grahamturner09 »

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« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2009, 21:26:52 PM »
Graham - many thanks - does that mean if I take a "freesat" box I will get even more stations than I currently get off Next box set to Hotbird and Turksat?

Ian  :)

Ps Keith - I heard you were deported because of the size of yours????  ;)

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« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2009, 21:52:27 PM »
No you would need the 3m dish pointed at astra for the freesat.For ecostar's system you would need a dish pointed at nilesat.
« Last Edit: May 16, 2009, 21:56:44 PM by grahamturner09 »

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« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2009, 23:01:09 PM »
Graham - cheers




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