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<blockquote data-quote="Huevos" data-source="post: 855659" data-attributes="member: 301161"><p>Here's some more of it...</p><p></p><p><em>AN IMPORTANT ANNONCEMENT FROM SPECTRUM FM:-</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON UK TERRESTRIAL TV CHANNELS IN SOUTHERN EUROPE</em></p><p><em>Television and Internet services in South of Europe is changing soon.</em></p><p><em>(1) All BBC, ITV, Ch4 and Ch5 TV channels etc. will disappear from the SKY platform at end of October beginning November. None of these channels will physically reach Europe mainland via Satellite.</em></p><p><em>The Satellite launch has now been completed on the 15th September and final switch over to the new satellite will be end of October beginning of November affecting more than 1,000,000 Expats and foreign users outside the new footprint.</em></p><p><em>(2) Sky will stop the use of their cards in all Digital receivers other than their own.</em></p><p><em>(3) Sky Channels (Pay TV) will only be available on a SKY Digi set-top boxes with fixed card, however after end of October no BBC or ITV channels etc. will be viewable on your SKY Box, or Free to Air box.</em></p><p><em>(4)<strong> The only way</strong> as of now <strong>to get UK TV</strong> in areas outside the new footprint <strong>is </strong>via Internet:</em></p><p><em>through a telephone line with broadband ADSL with a minimum of 2 Mbps download speed or <strong>with our Internet via Satellite systems</strong>, utilizing an IPTV set-top box easy-to-use for television via Internet (plug and play) or VPN service.</em></p><p><em>(5) If your only option (remote rural locations) is via Internet via Satellite, you will need a special VSAT satellite system and a package to make sure you have a perfect uninterrupted TV reception via Internet.</em></p><p><em>As you can see all these changes will be happening at once.</em></p><p><em>Astra 2E Launch - September 15, 2013</em></p><p><em>The ILS Proton returns to flight mission will be the Astra 2E satellite for SES on September 15, 2013.</em></p><p><em>Changes to BBC satellite transponders in 2013 - Astra 2E</em></p><p><em>The BBC has confirmed their plans to move their services from Astra 1N to Astra 2E in 2013. The overspill of the BBC’s services will be reduced so viewers outside the UK will find it even harder to receive them.</em></p><p></p><p><em>Source: Jason Terry</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Huevos, post: 855659, member: 301161"] Here's some more of it... [I]AN IMPORTANT ANNONCEMENT FROM SPECTRUM FM:- IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON UK TERRESTRIAL TV CHANNELS IN SOUTHERN EUROPE Television and Internet services in South of Europe is changing soon. (1) All BBC, ITV, Ch4 and Ch5 TV channels etc. will disappear from the SKY platform at end of October beginning November. None of these channels will physically reach Europe mainland via Satellite. The Satellite launch has now been completed on the 15th September and final switch over to the new satellite will be end of October beginning of November affecting more than 1,000,000 Expats and foreign users outside the new footprint. (2) Sky will stop the use of their cards in all Digital receivers other than their own. (3) Sky Channels (Pay TV) will only be available on a SKY Digi set-top boxes with fixed card, however after end of October no BBC or ITV channels etc. will be viewable on your SKY Box, or Free to Air box. (4)[B] The only way[/B] as of now [B]to get UK TV[/B] in areas outside the new footprint [B]is [/B]via Internet: through a telephone line with broadband ADSL with a minimum of 2 Mbps download speed or [B]with our Internet via Satellite systems[/B], utilizing an IPTV set-top box easy-to-use for television via Internet (plug and play) or VPN service. (5) If your only option (remote rural locations) is via Internet via Satellite, you will need a special VSAT satellite system and a package to make sure you have a perfect uninterrupted TV reception via Internet. As you can see all these changes will be happening at once. Astra 2E Launch - September 15, 2013 The ILS Proton returns to flight mission will be the Astra 2E satellite for SES on September 15, 2013. Changes to BBC satellite transponders in 2013 - Astra 2E The BBC has confirmed their plans to move their services from Astra 1N to Astra 2E in 2013. The overspill of the BBC’s services will be reduced so viewers outside the UK will find it even harder to receive them.[/I] [I]Source: Jason Terry[/I] [/QUOTE]
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