How can I get showtime legally

emineden1


Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 512

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 11:07

Can anyone tell me if and how I can legally get showtime here in TRNC

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 11:23

Strictly speaking it is "illegal" for Showtime - like sa,y Sky - to knowingly supply you.. as you are outside the area where they have the rights to broadcast.



There are dealers in Syria , Lebanon, Iraq, etc., that supply folk in Cyprus. I believe there are members paying for a Showtime sub card who post here.



Strictly speaking, only companies like Nova Cyprus have the rights to broadcast pay tv, via satellite, in Cyprus, but DigitTurk "claim" rights to supply "TRNC" ....



I believe Cyprusishome is a Showtime subscriber.

ataturk


Joined: 09/09/2008
Posts: 712

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 11:27

Its the plastic policeman again

emineden1


Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 512

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 11:33

I have a relative who lives in Bahrain would he be able to get me a card

emineden1


Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 512

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 11:36

sorry, should have said thanks mm for the reply. what size dish would i need

gates


Joined: 08/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 11:50

you cant get it here legaly i phoned them up give them my card no said i was an iraqy i said i live in cyprus they said i was viewing ilealy and could be turned off didnt renew as who knows

sunrise


Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 274

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 12:03

Dopi TV supply showtime, http://www.dopitv.com

mmmmmm



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Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 14:42

emineden1 re msg 4



you should have a 1m fitted .. A 80 cm will do, but goes "off" quicker on wet days..



gates: re msg 6, if you phone SKY they would tell you the same ;)



sunrise: Dopi are TOTALLY illegally sharing a genuine SHOWTIME card, and their de-crypt ion signal is broadcast using a satellite owned by the same group that earn their money by broadcasting genuine pay tv clients..



This "plastic Policeman assures you that your Dopi will have to pacify clients when they see "this channel is scrambled"..



Now either I am going to have "egg on my face" ( as a idiot scaremongerer ) - or I'm correct - in which case you should consider asking Dopi to pay monthly..

cyprusishome


Joined: 31/03/2007
Posts: 2381

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 20:33

yes Mark we still subscribe. How is better half?



All you say is correct as far as I am aware. Even so I am in control of my own card unlike all those with Digital Supreme, Dopi etc where if one card is disconnected every one is without TV.



Den, go to Cold in Alsancak, opposite Cenap and next but one to Fast Food. That is where we get ours from, into 3rd year so do not know start up costs for dish and box. Think it is http://www.coldsat.com



Next time we are passing yours will give you our opinions, David & Christine up the hill from you.

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
15/03/2009 20:51

bit of info please on hotbird.i have hotbird and nile sat on free to air next box,now hotbird channels are all scrambled and cant be viewed ,can a card be bought to unscramble or a package for english tv ?



kav

mmmmmm



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Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
16/03/2009 11:06

Hotbird has lots of channels, but most English language ones are scrambled as they are part of a pay tv package, with English as the language for movies/ serials and local subtitles.



There are no scrambled Hotbird channels aimed at UK viewers other than BBC Prime.. Nilesat is the better option as there are more free English lang. channels and options to subscribe to UK orientated sport ( e.g. Showtime)

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
16/03/2009 16:11

thanks mmmmm



does that mean i can buy a package for english channels on hotbird ?



or is it best to have it aligned to another supplier along with the nilesat ?



kav

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
16/03/2009 21:48

If I couldn't stretch to a 4.2m to get BBC/ ITV etc, then *I'd* go for moving the Hotbird dish to look at Nilesat .. you'd get a few English Channels for free.



Well "English" with Arabic adverts ;)

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 09:21

thanks mmm



i only use 4 or 5 times per year so big dish isnt best option for me .



i do allready have nilesat and hotbird via a next free to air box,the hotbird has all but gone and scrambled,thats why i thought i may be able to buy a card to pay to view?,or alternatively align the dish to something better?



thanks so far



kav

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 10:03

re msg 14



How about this suggestion. Replace the Hotbird dish with a 1.8m and bring a SKY receiver out with you each time..!



You'd get a heck of a lot of Strong signal UK content ( using the red button on BBC News24 ) and most UK BBC channels ( save BBC R 5) and can use the box back home !

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 11:57

i could get box and leave it out as we allready have multiroom?



would i get all (or most ) of my sky package ?



kav

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 12:04

re msg 16 Kavenkoy



1/ Yes, you *could* take one of your multi room boxes out.. ! You would get 50% of the SKY stuff e.g most SKY Movies/ SKY Sports, Discovery ,Nat Geo, UK Golds ( or whatever the channel is called this week ! ), BBC News 24, SKY News, etc...



2/ You MIGHT get a letter from SKY, if they can't see all your units plugged into a UK phone line - esp if they are on a contract less than a year old..

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 12:17

Hi to anyone who can advise me , this by the way is all double dutch to me . All i know is i've got a dish and a box . there's about 500 channels or more , but only about 5 in english and 3 of those are God channels 1 news and one for children , the rest are from various places around the globe plus the porn , so i take dvd's with me . As i am only there a couple of times a year , we asked if we could subscibe to the times that we are actually here . They said no , so it was'nt worth taking out the subscription . what would you recommend i do ?

Many thanks , Simbas

redrob


Joined: 17/03/2009
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 12:15

i know a guy from larnaca who installs british tv on your pc i would be happy to pass on his details to any one who wants it

erolz


Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3456

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 12:35

Simbas msg 18



"....plus the porn , so i take dvd's with me ."



Is the sat porn no good then that you have to take your own on DVD ?



Sorry.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 12:38

Hi erolz .I did'nt put that too well did i ? but you know what i mean !

Regards , Simbas

erolz


Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3456

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 12:39

Yeah sorry - I could not resist. Appologies.

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 13:04

Simbas, re msg 18



It SOUNDS like you have a dish pointing at hotbird.. if you had it aimed at Nilesat at least you'd get more FREE English movies / serials...





re msg 19



It would "appear" you have joined to promote "guy you know" who can let you watch UK tv on a pc... ;)

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 13:26

Thanks mmmmmm , another daft question , can i just send my husband up the ladder , or do i have to get an engineer out ?

many thanks , Simbas

wackyjim



Joined: 04/06/2007
Posts: 760

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 14:02

Now now Simbas....I hope your not thinking what I am thinking!!!!!



Hope you are well

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 14:19

Dear Simbas , re msg 24



The way thinks are, now I expect you'll be getting quite a few private messages offering the service



Your will need a professional installer.. the dish has to look in a different direction and look lower down .. so it *MIGHT* need relocating.. but the same dish / lnb can be used so we aren't talking a major job/ cost.. 10-15 minutes if the dish can just be spun round, plus the time indoors to rescan for the new channels.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 14:37

Oh dear George , I am really not having a good day today .i am trying to keep my thoughts clean , honest , but it ai'nt easy when i see your rugged good looks peering out of the screen , that given with your dynamic personality .surely i could be forgivven for such thoughts . Dont think too badly of me . Now that you know i could be mistaken as a sex tourist

Yours as always ***

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
17/03/2009 14:39

Bless you mmmmmm , thanks very much . Very unfortunate choice of words not one of my good days ,

Regards , Simbas