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Information and Services in Turkey Section => Television & Satellite in Turkey => Topic started by: Jayne Campion on March 09, 2008, 20:12:21 PM

Title: TV
Post by: Jayne Campion on March 09, 2008, 20:12:21 PM: Hi All

We are going to furnish our new apartment in April in Daliktas and have heard conflicting reports of whether to get TV and satelite dish or not. What channels can you get and is it worth getting? My husband will not be able to manage without SKY sports etc. If it is any good where is the best palce to buy?
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Post by: Scunner on March 09, 2008, 20:15:06 PM: From Gary (member ECHOSTAR) if you need Sky Sports. But bring your sky box and card with you, and don't tell Sky.
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Post by: Jayne Campion on March 09, 2008, 20:36:34 PM: Thanks Scunner - my hubby will be pleased but my son who is staying at home will not!!! Ha ha. But may try it.
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Post by: Crabbit on March 09, 2008, 20:48:50 PM: Scunner forgot to mention, you`ll need to get a dish as big as your house. :D
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Post by: tinkerman on March 09, 2008, 21:08:01 PM: only if she lives in a Wendy house
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Post by: Scunner on March 09, 2008, 21:13:54 PM: 1.5m for Sky Sports

Doesn't look big at all up on the roof
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Post by: tinkerman on March 09, 2008, 21:19:50 PM: (http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/tinkerman1/jodrell_bank.jpg)

:D
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Post by: Jayne Campion on March 09, 2008, 21:32:55 PM: I'll pack one in my suitcase!!! Lol!
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Post by: puma on March 09, 2008, 23:32:54 PM: we get digiturk not bad prices at think when i last looked it was 19ytl a month that was including a couple of film channels
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Post by: Scunner on March 10, 2008, 00:53:29 AM: Some people say they are an eyesore. Nonsense, here is my house

(http://www.calisvilla.co.uk/satdish.jpg)

Actually, the real one is the one on the far left - not that big looking :D
Title: TV
Post by: Crabbit on March 10, 2008, 01:00:59 AM: Bugger the satellite dishes, where`s that house ? it`s gorgeous.
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Post by: Scunner on March 10, 2008, 01:09:15 AM: You've only ever seen it in the dark Crabbo :)

It is looking out onto Red Island and is NOT for sale, there isn't a house like it with that sort of position in Calis. Somewhat strangely however, a Turkish man knocked on the door and wanted to buy it just last week, how uncouth - but I did consider it, I haven't said no yet :D
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Post by: Crabbit on March 10, 2008, 01:23:16 AM: If he makes an offer you would be happy with, you would be foolish not to accept it
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Post by: Scunner on March 10, 2008, 08:16:04 AM: I didn't say he made an offer I was happy with :)
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Post by: ploppy on March 16, 2008, 19:26:22 PM: Not sure if I'm being a little thick! but I've read that you can bring your sky box & card over to Turkey and obviously get sky channels. Do you still have to be paying for it in England [?]
Title: TV
Post by: Scunner on March 16, 2008, 19:30:16 PM: Yes :)

Unless you only want to watch the channels which are free anyway, shopping and God channels in general, but also BBC1 & ITV - but you'll need a 3m dish for those two.
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Post by: ploppy on March 17, 2008, 18:00:48 PM: Ok. Thanks Scunner. Might be a problem as we are moving to Turkey in early Sept so won't have Sky in the UK.[?][?]
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Post by: Scunner on March 17, 2008, 18:13:54 PM: [:o]

Yes I know you are moving to Turkey, that is why you asked the question about bringing your Sky box. I can't help feeling that Digiturk might be the best thing for you [:o]
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Post by: caza on March 19, 2008, 18:59:07 PM: hi all just been reading these threads isnt there some way you can get bbc & itv without a big dish , i think its been talked about before , i would be interested if anyone has any info
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Post by: KKOB on March 19, 2008, 19:13:11 PM: Yep, stay in the UK!
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Post by: Scunner on March 19, 2008, 19:20:18 PM: Alan

How rude [:o]
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Post by: caza on March 19, 2008, 19:50:25 PM: that wasnt called for kkob, always found the cbf very informative and friendly maybe i shold change my mind.
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Post by: Scunner on March 19, 2008, 19:56:00 PM: We are very informative and friendly :)

The actual answer is no, without a large dish you can't get BBC & ITV. Unless you buy the vacant plot next to my house and I'll sling a cable over the fence for you :D
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Post by: caza on March 21, 2008, 17:47:26 PM: thanks for the info i'l give that idea some thought . can i use your electric as well !
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Post by: NIG99999 on April 03, 2008, 10:03:56 AM: We are linked into a 3 meter dish & are using my Sky + box & card from UK.
You can only get the channels from the Astra 2 satelite so still no BBC or ITV.
We get about 70 channels and it does include most film channels & sports.
Does anybody know if the scheme that failed earlier this year has any chance of happening in the future?
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Post by: Scunner on April 03, 2008, 15:33:19 PM: Hi Nigel

You have the same set up as me, and I get BBC1 & ITV fine - sounds like you need a good guy to fine tune your alignment. Gary (CBF member Echostar) is that good guy.

I think the new TV scheme is absolutely dead and buried now.
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Post by: ECHOSTAR on April 04, 2008, 04:43:29 AM: Thanks Keith

does sound like you have a few problems Nigel or whos dish it is, mind you it does make a differance on the make co-ax cable used and lnb and the setting up etc of the whole system, there could be lots of reasons why it is not working. and the most common problem is people try to do it on the cheap. not any old 3 mtr dish will do the job