Different TV Provider

CarrieRBag



Joined: 23/12/2008
Posts: 1374

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 08:25

Can someone give me a yearly rate form the likes of Dopi, Smart, Digiturk etc.



Do you all get Nilesat and Hotbird?

What is the call out procedure like?



Many thanks

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 08:49

am with digital supreme, they seem to be ok and you get a good choice of channels. its a set up/instalation fee then so much a month should anything go wrong they can dial into your box through some 'free software' that you run on your PC or laptop but like all of the systems you get here there is nothing like a 'sky type' for content or service as am sure you know

TopTen


Joined: 15/04/2009
Posts: 1246

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 10:49

We are with Dopi and yes it does have its ups and downs but over all it aint bad.I think its around £175 per annum and you get loads of films /sports /news /soap channels. Don,t recall how much they charge for set up but they are quite quick in getting you up and running.

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 10:59

Certainly would not recommend Dopi tv, the cost of the initial installation was quite high and not worth it in our opinion.



We now download our movies for free and watch UK tv via BBC iplayer plus itv and channel four (we never realised how many channels each of these have available with not being in UK for quite some time) but we had to buy a VPN which costs us the grand sum of £5 per month.



Members of this forum supplied us with all this info plus have also supplied us with different sites that you can download UK programmes for free.



We will be paying Eurosport either 5 Euros per month or 40 Euros per year (we haven't decided yet) and will be able to watch eurosport 1 & 2 plus eurosport news. Which ultimately works out a lot less than the likes of Dopi tv.

rigsby


Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 912

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 11:26

Has anyone tried Iraq tv for the football on a pc.

Sylvia


Joined: 03/08/2009
Posts: 122

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 17:43

Can somebody please explain to me how to use the free tv channels from my computer to my tv. What lead or whatever do I need to be able to do this. Explanations as simple as possible please as I am not technically minded. Cheers



Heading over to cyprus shortly so need to have a go at the above and find out if it really works, do I need to bring anything with me from the UK eg leads or anything.

StGeorgeI


Joined: 27/08/2009
Posts: 973

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 17:56

Depends what tv you have Sylvia as Plasma/LCD TV's have different connections from older more conventional tv's!



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negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 18:10

and they laughed when i said i was getting a 4.2m dish.....

stephen48


Joined: 25/06/2009
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 21:32

we had a very good system installed by a friend of tolga's. three dishes and we get all the tv channels we need including bbc entertainment, lifestyle, premiership, champions league, fa cup, winter olympics. in fact more sport than you can shake a stick at! cost fully installed was £450. no annual fee.

gallowgate


Joined: 08/06/2009
Posts: 164

Message Posted:
19/02/2010 11:55

Mess 9



Hi Stephen48, can you tell me what system you have please, I would be interested in this.



Thanks

CarrieRBag



Joined: 23/12/2008
Posts: 1374

Message Posted:
19/02/2010 14:17

stephen48, I have emailed you.

juliamoons



Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 849

Message Posted:
19/02/2010 14:44

Sylvia

I have my laptop connected to my TV using a VGA cable. This is cheap as chips and simple to do. I play downloaded movies via the laptop through the TV. The sound comes via my laptop, speakers could be added to laptop if sound is not loud enough, but works fine on mine. Also I bought a remote (wireless) keyboard and mouse for 25 ytl so I do most of my pc work, across the lounge. Newer PC's have a hdmi port which can connect to some of the newer flatscreen tv's that are available now.

stephen48


Joined: 25/06/2009
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
19/02/2010 15:12

have replied carrieRbag.



gallowgate, will look for his card and post when i can lay my hands on it.

StGeorgeI


Joined: 27/08/2009
Posts: 973

Message Posted:
19/02/2010 15:36

juliamoons msg 12: you can run a double ended headphone cable from the headphone point on your laptop to the sound in point on the back of your TV then the sound will just come from your tv - simple and much better than Laptop sound!



GOOD LUCK,

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