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    Advice for a newbie to Hotbird

    Ayia Napa, Cyprus. What with BBC1 moving off astra and me not being able to afford a 3.8m dish, I purchased a brand new Humax IRCI 5400Z with a view to getting BBC Prime and being able to watch my favourite TV Programmes. Can someone please inform me about the following as they mean absolutely...
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    ASTRA 2D BBC & ITV RECEPTION

    Ooops Sorry, Wrong Thread.
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    ASTRA 2D BBC & ITV RECEPTION

    Still No Answer to my original question at beginning of thread.
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    Reciever For Cyprus.

    Sorry if i seem a bit fick, but after losing BBC on Sky i have the option to recieve BBC Prime here in eastern Cyprus (Ayia Napa) using a 1m dish instead of the usual 3m one i needed to get Sky. I think this is on the Hotbird satellite. I'm wondering what would be a good receiver to buy and...
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    ASTRA 2D BBC & ITV RECEPTION

    Well most of us have lost the Beeb but a friend of mine has stuck up a 4 meter prime focus dish on top of his bar and is getting the BBC Channels and ITV all clearly. It obviously is still manageable to recieve but is costing on the Dish. is there anyway that i can widen my 2.8m dish to 3.8m...
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    Sky Cards Being Changed.

    Still a bit unclear as to why they'd be sending new cards to every subscriber. I cant see what loopholes they'll close just by changing a card. Thanks anyway. If you guys hear of any further developments please let me know. Nick.:rolleyes:
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    Sky Cards Being Changed.

    Whats the word on Sky Cards being changed? I heard a while ago that Sky were going to change every single card to their subscribers. Whats the deal if anyone can help? Are they going to do this? Why are they doing this? What will it entail? Would we have to reactivate new cards? Any info or...
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    Sky Digital Reception in Crete

    I'm gettin Sky diji in Cyprus which is further east from Crete. using a 2.8 m prime focus fixed dish, with a Strong LNB not sure of the rating but i think it's a .6db. Using a Panasonic 30 reciever, i'm getting most channels except ITV, Hallmark, Men n Motors (Ouch), and a few more lesser...
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    Sky reception problems

    I am picking up in Cyprus which is far East of Europe and on the brink of middle east. I'm using 2.8m prime focus with Panasonic 30 box which is one of the most powerful ones built, and ideal for better reception. I had a Genesis 3 lnb which is supposedly a .3db but could not recieve ch4, e4...
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    No need for a second subscription

    Eastern Cyprus-Ayia Napa area Panasonic TUDSB30 2.8metre solid dish Genesis 3 prime focus LNB 25 metres cabling. Subscribed to SKY family package. Most channels recieved except ITV 1 & 2/Ch4/E4. Iv'e been told by an installer here that the Strong .6db LNB would work better although the Genesis...
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    Using 2 boxes with one dish

    Eastern Cyprus-Ayia Napa area Panasonic TUDSB30 2.8metre solid dish Genesis 3 prime focus LNB 25 metres cabling. Subscribed to SKY family package. Most channels recieved except ITV 1 & 2/Ch4/E4. Iv'e been told by an installer here that the Strong .6db LNB would work better although the Genesis...
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    Using 2 boxes with one dish

    Can anyone let me know if i can connect 2 or more digiboxes to one incoming cable. Will splitters of some sort work for this. I have aboout 4 Boxes at the moment till i sell a few off, and only really want an extra one connected in the bedroom. I tried doing this with an old splitter i found...
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    ASTRA 2D BBC & ITV RECEPTION

    Eastern Cyprus-Ayia Napa area Panasonic TUDSB30 2.8metre solid dish Genesis 3 prime focus LNB 25 metres cabling. Subscribed to SKY family package. Most channels recieved except ITV 1 & 2/Ch4/E4. Iv'e been told by an installer here that the Strong .6db LNB would work better although the Genesis...
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    Sky Digital Cracked !

    What size dishes are you getting away with in Spain then. can you use any make of digibox there. We are having to use the old panasonic tudsb30 as they have a stronger gain on them but it's getting hard to find them now as the new 31 is in stores.
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    Sky Digital Cracked !

    There's a lot of chat heard about dodgy Sky cards being available, but never actually had anyone come up with the goods. Does anyone know if these are available and where tio purchase one. I'm currently connected in Cyprus having to use a 2.8 metre dish. Slightly bigger than the original sky...
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