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#76
12.08.2008, 19:37
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Nigel Barker wrote:
> Felicity S. wrote: >> Won't such people already have a dish, merely needing realignment? > I was thinking more of the fact that the only way to get the 'free' > digibox is with the installation which is only available to people who > have never had any subsidised offer from Sky before. Quite. Fliss |
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#77
12.08.2008, 22:02
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:35:49 BST, "Felicity S." <Fliss@orpheusnet> wrote:
>Martin wrote: > >> Felicity S. wrote: > >>> Won't such people already have a dish, merely needing realignment? > >> My son has an installed Sky dish that was left by the previous owner of >> the house. Sky wanted the full installation fee. They didn't get it. > >LOL, good for him. We have an unused dish still pointed at the old >satellite, which hopefully can be realigned to get Freesat. I was told that the Astra satellites used are close enough together for you not to need to change the direction that your dish points. |
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#78
13.08.2008, 20:44
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Martin wrote:
> Felicity S. wrote: >> Martin wrote: >>> Felicity S. wrote: >>>> Won't such people already have a dish, merely needing realignment? >>> My son has an installed Sky dish that was left by the previous owner of >>> the house. Sky wanted the full installation fee. They didn't get it. >> LOL, good for him. We have an unused dish still pointed at the old >> satellite, which hopefully can be realigned to get Freesat. > I was told that the Astra satellites used are close enough together for > you not to need to change the direction that your dish points. No, the ******OLD******* Astra satellite. Fliss |
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#79
13.08.2008, 22:23
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On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:44:57 BST, "Felicity S." <Fliss@orpheusnet> wrote:
>Martin wrote: >> >> >No, the ******OLD******* Astra satellite. Astra 1x? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SES_Astra Astra 2x "Freesat broadcasts from the same fleet of satellites as Sky Digital, Astra 2A, Astra 2B, Asytra 2C, Astra 2D and Eurobird 1. Channels are broadcast using DVB-S. The Freesat programme guide will be broadcast from the Eurobird 1 satellite situated at 28.5° east." |
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#80
16.08.2008, 18:17
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Martin wrote:
> Felicity S. wrote: >> Martin wrote: >>> Felicity S. wrote: >>>> We have an unused dish still pointed at the old >>>> satellite, which hopefully can be realigned to get Freesat. >>> I was told that the Astra satellites used are close enough together >>> for you not to need to change the direction that your dish points. >> No, the ******OLD******* Astra satellite. > Astra 1x? > [..] Perhaps you should read this. :) > Astra 2x > "Freesat broadcasts from the same fleet of satellites as Sky Digital, > Astra 2A, Astra 2B, Asytra 2C, Astra 2D and Eurobird 1. Channels are > broadcast using DVB-S. The Freesat programme guide will be broadcast > from the Eurobird 1 satellite situated at 28.5° east." Sorry, but what part of the word "old" don't you understand? Fliss |
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#81
16.08.2008, 21:45
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On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:17:21 BST, "Felicity S." <Fliss@orpheusnet> wrote:
>Martin wrote: >> >> > >Perhaps you should read this. :) >> > >Sorry, but what part of the word "old" don't you understand? It depends how old you are talking about. |
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#82
19.08.2008, 01:16
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Martin wrote:
> Felicity S. wrote: >> Martin wrote: >>> Felicity S. wrote: >>>> Martin wrote: >>>>> Felicity S. wrote: >>>>>> We have an unused dish still pointed at the old satellite, >>>>>> which hopefully can be realigned to get Freesat. >>>>> I was told that the Astra satellites used are close enough together >>>>> for you not to need to change the direction that your dish points. >>>> No, the ******OLD******* Astra satellite. >>> Astra 1x? >>> [..] >> Perhaps you should read this. :) >>> Astra 2x >>> "Freesat broadcasts from the same fleet of satellites as Sky Digital, >>> Astra 2A, Astra 2B, Asytra 2C, Astra 2D and Eurobird 1. Channels are >>> broadcast using DVB-S. The Freesat programme guide will be broadcast >>> from the Eurobird 1 satellite situated at 28.5° east." >> Sorry, but what part of the word "old" don't you understand? > It depends how old you are talking about. Think about it, my dear Martin: old enough to require dish realignment. Fliss |
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#83
19.08.2008, 08:37
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:16:02 BST, "Felicity S." <Fliss@orpheusnet> wrote:
>Martin wrote: > >> Felicity S. wrote: >>> Martin wrote: >>>> Felicity S. wrote: >>>>> Martin wrote: >>>>>> Felicity S. wrote: > >>>>>>> We have an unused dish still pointed at the old satellite, >>>>>>> which hopefully can be realigned to get Freesat. >> It depends how old you are talking about. > >Think about it, my dear Martin: old enough to require dish realignment. OK so why "hopefully"? :) |
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#84
21.08.2008, 00:41
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In article <rutka419ho85kk5dutrpcosojueo5tc8jb>, »Martin
<me> wrote: > > On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:16:02 BST, "Felicity S." <»Fliss@orpheusnet> wrote: >> > OK so why "hopefully"? :) > The dish is nearly two decades old, and hasn't been used for years. F |
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#85
21.08.2008, 01:06
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Tennant Stuart wrote:
> Martin wrote: >> Fliss wrote: >> OK so why "hopefully"? :) > The dish is nearly two decades old, and hasn't been used for years. No, because a tree might be in the way. Fliss |
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