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Sky & Freesat fringe reception
UK Sky TV in Espoo, Helsinki, Finland
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<blockquote data-quote="timo_w2s" data-source="post: 653490" data-attributes="member: 196043"><p>I can't really comment on prices for larger dishes but if you can live with just ITV1, Channel 4, Five, E4, More 4, Fiver, Five US for the basic channels (ie no BBC or ITV 2, 3 or 4) then you don't need a 2.4m dish. 1.3m will just about do, 1.8m is better. You'll also need to tune some of these channels in manually via the "other channels" menu (so no good for Sky+ timed recording) but at least you can see them.</p><p></p><p>Take a look at the channels on _http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/skyuk.html and ignore anything on Astra 2D (the first few frequencies) for an idea on what you could receive with a dish up to 1.8m and the relevant Sky subscription.</p><p></p><p>As for alternatives, you could get a Slingbox hooked up to a Sky box in the UK and a Sling Catcher for your TV in Finland but quality isn't that good and you'll have to be careful with upload limits in the UK.</p><p></p><p>Another option is to view content on iPlayer, 4OD, Sky Player, etc, but for that you'll need to fake your IP so it looks like you are in the UK. There are various VPN providers who can offer this but they can become overloaded as they get popular.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timo_w2s, post: 653490, member: 196043"] I can't really comment on prices for larger dishes but if you can live with just ITV1, Channel 4, Five, E4, More 4, Fiver, Five US for the basic channels (ie no BBC or ITV 2, 3 or 4) then you don't need a 2.4m dish. 1.3m will just about do, 1.8m is better. You'll also need to tune some of these channels in manually via the "other channels" menu (so no good for Sky+ timed recording) but at least you can see them. Take a look at the channels on _http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/skyuk.html and ignore anything on Astra 2D (the first few frequencies) for an idea on what you could receive with a dish up to 1.8m and the relevant Sky subscription. As for alternatives, you could get a Slingbox hooked up to a Sky box in the UK and a Sling Catcher for your TV in Finland but quality isn't that good and you'll have to be careful with upload limits in the UK. Another option is to view content on iPlayer, 4OD, Sky Player, etc, but for that you'll need to fake your IP so it looks like you are in the UK. There are various VPN providers who can offer this but they can become overloaded as they get popular. [/QUOTE]
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