Comments on: Can you get Freesat?

By: Arine

Arine — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:28:55 +0000

Hi you all, I am from South Africa , the tv stations are very boring and if you want to have normal tv it costs you a fortune every month like 50 euro’s , originally we are from the Netherlands so its nice to receive BVN to see what’s going on there on the other site , BVN is a FTA channel but Multichoice always ask a subscription for it, now I want to point out my dish to another satelite Astra 4/ Sirius 4 , but if I want to give that satellitename in in my decoder ( also Multichoice ) it won’t give me an option for that satellite name
Hotbird, Astra 1 , Astra2 , Irdeto lab-E ,& W, Dstv W4/7, en IS7/10 can I also choose another name or do I have to buy another decoder ?
Also the dish allignment is a complicated job:-)
thanks a mill

Arine from the bush

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:53:30 +0000

hello,

I’m in the Netherlands and I’m using the satellite signal finder in the website you gave, but I cant work out which channel I am supposed to be selecting. When I do a standard search it says I have a clear line of site, but when I select one of the different signal channels it changes completely. Is there ever a ’standard’ direction your dish should face, like south east etc..? Thanks!

By: satellite receiver

satellite receiver — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:02:40 +0000

princesssumari u can get all channels in sky u have to pay for these channels

By: suzanne

suzanne — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:31:40 +0000

can you get iving tv on freesat

By: princesssumari

princesssumari — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:20:14 +0000

can anyone plzzz tell me if ETV GUJARATI comes on SKY

By: Tina Jefferies

Tina Jefferies — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:10:34 +0000

Hi Alan
I’m wondering if anything is being done for people like me (and my neighbours) who cannot access the Astra satellite due to living in a dip with several 40ft trees on the “line of site.” Who will want to buy a house where SKY, Freesat & HDTV are never going to be a possibility (there’s a preservation order on the trees)? Freesat claims that nearly everyone can receive Freesat. I wonder how many are in my position.

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:30:11 +0000

gavin: First, your dish needs to be pointed at Astra 2D at 28.2° East. Then you need to scan the transponders on that satellite with your receiver to find the channels. That list of satellites above only tells the receiver which transponders to scan. But you can also manually add transponders and scan those – no matter which satellite has been selected from the list.

The transponder settings can be found at http://www.satcodx.com

By: gavin

gavin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:55:05 +0000

My receiver doesn’t list Astra 2D, just Astra 1E, 2C and Astra 1D, 3A. It seems like I can “add” a dish but can’t find any information on how to tell it 2D is out there. Can I do this or do I need a box?

I’m in Switzerland, my neighbour has a Freesat box and it works.

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:18:24 +0000

Paul: There are many type of LNB’s but all available ones in Europe will work with the receivers being sold here (In the States there are also circular LNB’s which wouldn’t work with your receiver).

First, you should get a universal LNB (almost all of them are).

Then you need to decide if you want a single, dual, triple or quad LNB (if you’re hooking up one receiver then get a single if you want a receiver in the livingroom and one in the bedroom and watch different channels at the same time then get a multiple lnb).

Then get a good quality one since you’re in a fringe reception area. Invacom are good but the much cheaper Smart Titanium are not bad either.

By: paul carpenter

paul carpenter — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:34:35 +0000

Hi Alan and thanks for the reply. Are there certain LNB’s for certain receivers, or is there just one type of LNB?