Adding New Sky Channels

coffer


Joined: 13/02/2007
Posts: 292

Message Posted:
19/03/2008 18:57

Hi folks,

If you go to the services/system/add channels menu and enter a new frequency, Polarisation, Symbol rate and FEC it is possible to pick up new channels and save them to the additional channels group.



Harrythedog on another board posted this addition to get BBC News 24 which is much better than Sky News:



Frequency 11954 Polarisation H Symbol Rate 27500 FEC 2/3 for BBC News 24 and other radio stations.



Anymore channels that are not on the main EPG anyone want to share with us?

coppernob


Joined: 18/03/2008
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
19/03/2008 19:58

is this for the 1.5 metre dish?

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
19/03/2008 20:13

ITV2 used to be,dont know if its changed



freq 10714

H

Symbol Rate 22

fec 5/6

coffer


Joined: 13/02/2007
Posts: 292

Message Posted:
19/03/2008 20:40

My dish is a 1.8m offset installed by Iceman, brilliant!

coffer


Joined: 13/02/2007
Posts: 292

Message Posted:
19/03/2008 20:46

No can't find ITV2, getting no signal with those settings. Thanks for the info though!

Graham


Joined: 20/10/2007
Posts: 397

Message Posted:
19/03/2008 20:55

This link might help.



http://www.wildsat.com/astra.htm



Graham

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
20/03/2008 00:19

hi guys

you cant get itv2 on a 1.5mt or a 1.8mt dish, you need at least a 3.5mt! and its not 22 symbol rate its 22000

for some people who might have lost ch5 signal, you can recieve ch5 region 2 on freq 12304 - h - 27500symbol - 2/3fec

also people who have a sky package and cant get e4 you can receive e4 ireland all that is diffrent is the adverts freq 11565 - v - 27500 - 2/3

and for people who have not got a big enough dish to receive bbc you can get a 8 channels which broadcasts live events that freq is 12441 - v - 27500 - 2/3

hope this helps

ukturk

Rogerdodger


Joined: 24/04/2008
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
26/04/2008 16:19

Looking to buy a satilite system for the house any recomendations, for the best system to buy and size dish?

Rogerdodger


Joined: 24/04/2008
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
26/04/2008 16:22

should have said also best supplier

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
26/04/2008 16:54

hi roger

there are many sat systems you can go for let me list a few for you

1) sky you will need a min 1.8 metre dish to receive most of all the sky channels apart from all bbc channels and itv channels you will also need a sky box (which you can bring from the u.k) aswell as a card if you only intend oto watch chan4 5 and a few other channels then you dont have to pay a monthly fee, if you want to view channels like sky 1 sky movies and sports then you will have to take out a subscription either do this in the u.k or you can do this in cyprus for a extra premium



2) the most cheapest way is getting a satellite box (next ye2000 most reconmended) and dish pointed at hotbird this opens a load of channels including bbc prime (spinoff of bbc) and loads of movie channels and sports



3) digiturk this is like sky but the turkish version you dont get itv's or bbc's but you get loads of movie channels and discovery, music and other stuff this is a monthly subscrption package the cheapest being 19:90ytl (£8)upto 43:90ytl (£18) you can order this from the digiturk office



the other two systems you can get from ice man



there is another alternative again this is a monthly subscripton and is called showtime this again has loads of english speaking programs you can purchase this from a shop called coldsat



hope this helps

regards

ukturk

Rogerdodger


Joined: 24/04/2008
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
26/04/2008 17:27

Uturk,



many thanks for the quick reply, I like my sports, some people have told me that I need a 5m dish for sky, have seen some of them, that's what you call abig dish I have had showtime while I working in Oman that was quite good Would my UK sky card also work in Cyprus and pick up all the channals as well or would it be cheaper buying a sky card in NC, who would you recomend buying the dish from, sorry asking so many questions, but new guys in cyprus I'm affraid, don't know our way arround yet

ukturk



Joined: 01/09/2007
Posts: 1974

Message Posted:
27/04/2008 03:33

hi rodger

the only time you need a min of a 3.5 to 5mt dish is to pick up bbc1 and itc channels if you are not to fussed then a 1.8mt will surfice

ok course your sky card that you got in the u.k will work in cyprus,defo not buying a card or taking out subscription in cyprus is scheaper it more expensive you have to pay a admin fee for the card which is £150 a year plus a couple of quid extra a month on the package you subscribe to

for sky install and dishes iceman is well known for sky install jobs not cheap but good installer his number is 0533 861 0329 or if you go for the showtime package coldsat's number is 0392 821 8309

hope this helps mate

regards

ukturk

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
27/04/2008 07:38

what about free to air systems ive heard about ...what cost are these and what do you get for it ?



kav

Rogerdodger


Joined: 24/04/2008
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
27/04/2008 10:34

Ukturk,



Much appriciated, I think I think I'll go for Sky, with my own card, and contact the Iceman for the instalation of the dish. always good to use people recomended, you get what you pay for



Cheers