Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby Enrique » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:39 am

BBC iPlayer

itvplayer

Would need a 2- 2.5MB download link.

More involved than just switching on the TV remote.............but if you're a TV addict you'll soon learn........... :D
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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby knowal » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:15 am

Acen wrote:I read the olive tree article and was not impressed at all. Is Internet tv the only solution??
No, there are books to read, Monopoly to play, Scrabble, conversation, going out walking, star gazing, photography, crafts, keeping pets, radio, Internet forums, Spanish TV and just sitting quietly, pondering the meaning of life!

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby Acen » Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:18 pm

nice one white horse!!!

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby gus-lopez » Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:14 am

White Horse wrote:pondering the meaning of life!
I've done that since I was a child, 24/7 . There is no point to being here whatsoever. :thumbdown:
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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby Acen » Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:27 am

gus-lopez wrote:
White Horse wrote:pondering the meaning of life!
I've done that since I was a child, 24/7 . There is no point to being here whatsoever. :thumbdown:
especially without supermarket sweep!!! :thumbdown:

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby LordXtra » Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:39 pm

What an interesting discussion.

I must be getting better sunsets than the rest of you, sitting on my terrace watching the sun dip down behind the Hills with my chilled glass of beer - with the TV turned off so that I can hear the crickets chirping.....

Mate of mine said he found this new internet tv site called UKEXPATTV.COM and that this was lower bandwidth than others he had seen.

Maybe help get you guys hooked up with all your channells again.

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby El Cid » Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:19 pm

Its just another of the many companies offering the same solution via a set top box.

All the boxes are pretty much the same and are well overpriced - the monthly subscription of €20+ again is over the top for what you can get for free from companies like Filmon.com.

They are all jumping on the bandwagon at the moment where expats are worried about losing the signal in the summer.

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby satandpcguy » Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:11 pm

Bumping this up with news:

New launch date for Astra 2E, the second new UK TV satellite: 15th September 2013.

But any changes will be a few weeks after this, after the satellite has been tested and positioned.

This delay was due to a rocket failure on a previous launch - due to an incorrectly installed sensor
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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby Terry Tibbs » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:37 pm

Rumours of a gang of expats heading to the launch site with a load of fire extinguishers have yet to be verified... :mrgreen:

Edit: Maybe that won't be necessary (yet)... Proton launch on September 15 in doubt - expert:

http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c467/840643.html

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby LordXtra » Tue Aug 20, 2013 1:24 pm

A mate of mine who loves his TV just got an iptv box from ukexpattv.com and I have to say its works really well.

The pictures are really good.

I will continue to watch the sunsets and not miss the TV.

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby Acen » Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:25 pm

Am I correct that IPTV does not have record function for long term storage!!!!

i have heard that heavy usage of a pc tablet etc will affect the picture on low capacity BB, any reports so far????

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby country boy » Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:21 pm

We have just lost" BBC 1 South" and "Channel Islands". Everything else is good and we are getting BBC "London" and" West" no probs. Anyone else on BBC South having problems?

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby costakid » Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:22 pm

Were all good at the moment.

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby country boy » Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:24 pm

:thumbup: Thanks.

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby HKM » Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:36 pm

So I believe we will loose more channels soon? Can someone advise of the options available to still recieve BBC1, ITV.. Thanks in advance...

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby gerryh » Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:38 pm

Start at post #1 at the top of this thread and read through it.
All the possible options are mentioned. :thumbup:
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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby HKM » Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:55 pm

Had already but as that is nearly a year back, just wondered if there is anything new, or what size dish we will need..

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby El Cid » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:11 pm

No there isn't anything new and no one has the slightest idea what size dish you will need.

Wait until the changes take place, probably late October/early November and then you will find out.

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby markwilding » Fri Aug 23, 2013 1:22 pm

I agree.
Nobody really knows what the situation is yet. It might be that a change to 1.5 metre dish will be enough so it's pointless going out and buying a 5 metre one right now until we have definite news and knowledge based on true experience. We really just need to wait and see.
Even setting up a contract with a new set top box isn't a good idea just yet, because most of us already have the equipment such as laptops, smartphones, game consoles to achieve the same results.

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby satandpcguy » Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:22 am

Reports are that a "technical issue" has been found in the launch vehicle for Astra 2E, resulting in a small delay of a week or two from its scheduled launch on the 16/17th September.
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