box for satalite

im all new to this so might sound daft, is there a box that workes from a satalite dish if so what box and what dish?(friend is in an area with no TV providers)uk midlands

 

a free to air reciever and dish pointed at the sky satellite will give you lots of free channels. bbc 1,2,3,4 and itv 1,2,3,4 and ch4, e4 more4, film4,ch5, cbs reality,cbs drama,cbs action,movies for men,the horror channel and more including lots of music channels and kids tv etc all free. in ireland i can get a reciever and dish installed for around €175 a once of fee and no need to pay sky ever.

 

thats cheap i was quoted euro 270.

 

that price is advertised in cork on the evening echo its a good price.

 

cheap cork,dear dublin never changes lol

 

Hi guys. Can anyone tell me the location of the Sly satellite, and will the dish and box available from B&Q work? Thanks.

 

yep it will work if you want FTA, 50 quid ya cant go wrong

 

Mickah, any idea where to point it?

 

28.5°E / Astra 2A/2B/2D, 28.2°E

 

have a look at your neighbours houses ,if any have a sky dish just point yours in the same direction(make sure there are no obstructions like trees etc)hook your box up to your tv and get a mate to watch it for you if you can,dont tighten the nuts fully on the dish as you will most likely need to tweak it(the sky satellite signal is quite strong and so its easy enough to find it)when your happy with the signal carefully tighten the nuts.if there are no dishes on the houses near you to help you find the way to point the dish, just point it south and then a little to the left.

 

Mickah and Piopat thanks very much for your help, I really appreciate it.

 

or buy a cheap sat finder to get a precise signal

 

thanks, any satalite boxers that can pick up same has my starview 5

 

dreambox with a dish and CS, check out the existing dreambox threads

 

thanks i will try them