PeterG Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 We have Freesat from Sky in the UK, the one with a card.Not being particularly knowledgeable about these type of things, I was wondering if one of these would work over at our house in France.#http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20070503.p.Portable_Satellite_Receiver.ar7Would we be able to receive the UK stations we receive on Freesat. If so it doesn't seem a bad deal to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Peter, your link leads to the Lidl main page and I cannot see which item you're referring to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eslier Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Possibly yes Peter, depending on where in France and how sensitive the receiver is. If you are in North West France i.e. Brittany, Normandy, Pas de Calais etc. then the minidish should be fine and with a bit of patience you should be able to set it up ok. Further south and you may find you need a larger dish to get a strong enough signal but you could easily buy one of these inexpensively in France.You probably won't be able to receive Ch4 & 5 as the receiver doesn't have a card slot and you will only get the FTA (Free to Air) channels and for ITV you will receive the London regional service but this may not bother you.To be honest, the price is ok but you can buy a non portable system in most brico stores for a similar amount which will include an 80cm dish anyway. If you are happy enough that you can set the system up yourself then it's also worth taking a look on ebay for Sky digiboxes and dishes etc. With a Sky digibox you can bring your existing freesat card with you each time and it will work fine, giving you all the channels and regional options that you have at home. PS Clair, you need to enter a UK postcode into the Lidl linked page to get the information. I suppose there are some regional offer variations in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote user="Eslier"]PS Clair, you need to enter a UK postcode into the Lidl linked page to get the information. I suppose there are some regional offer variations in the UK.[/quote]Thank you for the tip! [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 They're selling a similar one in my local Lidl today for €100:http://www.lidl.fr/fr/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20070429.p.Coffret_recepteur_numerique_de_camping(you might need to enter a French postcode!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote user="Eslier"]You probably won't be able to receive Ch4 & 5 as the receiver doesn't have a card slot and you will only get the FTA (Free to Air) channels and for ITV you will receive the London regional service but this may not bother you.[/quote]Just to clarify, all the BBC and ITV regions are available on both Sky boxes and free to air boxes. The only difference being that the BBC regions have an EPG listing on the Sky box, whereas you have to tune in the ITV regions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote user="Eslier"]You probably won't be able to receive Ch4 & 5 as the receiver doesn't have a card slot and you will only get the FTA (Free to Air) channels and for ITV you will receive the London regional service but this may not bother you.[/quote]Just to clarify, all the BBC and ITV regions are available on both Sky boxes and free to air boxes. The only difference being that the BBC regions have an EPG listing on the Sky box, whereas you have to tune in the ITV regions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote user="Eslier"]You probably won't be able to receive Ch4 & 5 as the receiver doesn't have a card slot and you will only get the FTA (Free to Air) channels and for ITV you will receive the London regional service but this may not bother you.[/quote]Just to clarify, all the BBC and ITV regions are available on both Sky boxes and free to air boxes. The only difference being that the BBC regions have an EPG listing on the Sky box, whereas you have to tune in the ITV regions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterG Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Thank you for your prompt replies. We have a TV in France but rarely watch it. Maybe I will have a look in the Bricos when we are there next, in a couple of weeks time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote user="Eslier"]You probably won't be able to receive Ch4 & 5 as the receiver doesn't have a card slot and you will only get the FTA (Free to Air) channels and for ITV you will receive the London regional service but this may not bother you.[/quote]Just to clarify, all the BBC and ITV regions are available on both Sky boxes and free to air boxes. The only difference being that the BBC regions have an EPG listing on the Sky box, whereas you have to tune in the ITV regions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote user="Eslier"]You probably won't be able to receive Ch4 & 5 as the receiver doesn't have a card slot and you will only get the FTA (Free to Air) channels and for ITV you will receive the London regional service but this may not bother you.[/quote]Just to clarify, all the BBC and ITV regions are available on both Sky boxes and free to air boxes. The only difference being that the BBC regions have an EPG listing on the Sky box, whereas you have to tune in the ITV regions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Sorry - I have no idea why thia has appeared so many times.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 That's a nasty stutter you've got there, Timco. [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Yes, my apologies again - I'll get some water and drink it from the wrong side of the glass - see if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 for what it's worth you can get any of the ITV regions by scanning the appropriate transponders on Astra 2D, but I mention it as an aside as it's not really the thrust of this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 sorry I don't know what happened there, I missed Timco's three posts - honest - I'm sure they weren't there just now. Please ignore my previous which Timco had covered already. So sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Martin, don't worry, the posting hiccups seem to be caused by a problem with the forum software... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 .....quite literally! (the hiccups I mean) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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