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    Astra 2E at 28.2E: General Discussion Part 3

    Max dish size allowable in Egypt is 2.4m....
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    Astra 2E at 28.2E: General Discussion Part 3

    For those in the fringe it's So depressing to hear "wait until 2A is cleared out".....
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    Astra 2E at 28.2E: General Discussion Part 2

    My cairo based options....Option A: Astra 2c for sky news, sports 1-3, F1, showcase; Option B: UK slingbox for freeview channels; Option C: sky go via UK VPN for sky movies etc; option D catch up via UK VPN....
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    Astra 2E at 28.2E: General Discussion Part 2

    Update cairo: so once all 2a tp's go to 2e Sky is pretty much over except if I can source a 4m dish (ref. Solly) here in Egypt. Plan B & C will be activated ....
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    Astra 2E at 28.2E: General Discussion Part 2

    In the absence of 3.5m+ dish option in Cairo I have Plan A - @ly box for Astra 2A, Plan B - slingbox for freeview channels, Plan C - FilmOn TV app streaming via @pple TV. Meanwhile in in Manilva, costa del sol bbc/itv/ch4 has gone with 1.3 dish...
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    Astra 2E at 28.2E: General Discussion Part 1

    Hi Solly, could you share the set up (dish size etc.) you have over in Tel Aviv and how you can receive so many freq. and tp"s. Thanks, Rickky.
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    Astra 2E at 28.2E: General Discussion Part 1

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    Astra 2E at 28.2E: General Discussion Part 1

    Cairo update: sky news, sky sp1-3, F1, Comedy Central, fox news came back overnight on Astra 2e.
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    Astra 2F: Canaries & Africa Discussion

    ...On my way back to Cairo. Will let you know if Astra 2e delivers otherwise it's slingbox freeview and spygo VPN for me....after 10 yrs !!!
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    Receiving Astra 2A 2B satellites for Sky UK from Israel

    We are all still waiting for 2e.... I have 2.4m motorised dish and sky + digibox. Let's see what appears on 2e .... In the meantime I have sky go on my apple devices through a VPN connection as I only get 2a south beam at the moment....how about you?
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    Receiving Astra 2A 2B satellites for Sky UK from Israel

    Hi thanks for the info. We are all waiting for Astra ... I have slingbox connected in the Uk for FTA channels and watch sky go through my iPhone / iPad with a VPN and WiFI router / MiFi. Unfortunately, sky don't allow HDMI connectivity or WiFi via Apple TV for sky go !!! This would be the best...
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    Receiving Astra 2A 2B satellites for Sky UK from Israel

    80% of the sly channels have disappeared from Cairo. It is now clear they will never return.. Now considering 2 options 1) move the digibox to the UK and watch via slingbox 2) buy a DDWRT VPN router package and watch via sly go. Would welcome other options from the fringe...
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    Astra 2E: Testing at 43.5E

    nope So sky subscription will be terminated after 12 yrs !!!
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    Astra 2E: Testing at 43.5E

    If you are correct I will keep my subscription but 12207h was not listed. This was the sky news freq.....
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    Astra 2E: Testing at 43.5E

    Great work with the updated list. I notice that 12207 H is not there! This carried sky news as far as Cairo. Now I am not expecting much improvement in channel options on the sky platform in this part of the world but let's wait and see ....
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