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You need a VPN Router. You wouldthen put a UK VPN Service DNS in the router and anything connected to it (including the Humax) would think its in the UK.

3.1 Metre Prime focus for N. Thats what I have in Torviscas Alto and what is atop the hotels in Callio.

Im guessing the revival never happened then ?

Surely this also means that a British ex-pat living elswhere within the EU can legally Sub to Sky (UK) TV?

My HD box keeps loosing some of its listings. I can get them back by switching the power off at the wall but it takes about 5 minutes before the thing boots up again. If I do a Planner Rebuild will it be quicker than re-booting?

Me neither. I just bought a FTV card and rang to activate (while in my UK house) the asked for the sky box serial number. I gave them one from an old Plus Receiver. I then took the card and tried it in my current sky plus box (different one) and all the FTV instantly worked.

Hi DishDick My 3 Metre Prime Focus is located in a very similar situation to yours. Im right up the top of a steep hill In Torviscas Alto in Tenerife. Like you my dish survived the 2005 storms and we didnt get hit as hard this time round (thankfully). Our installers rawl bolted the frame to...

Old thread but I have a similar question regarding Conax embedded receivers... Im thinking of buying a motorised dish for my NE England home with the hope of getting some of the Scandinavian Thor channels (as well as others). The receiver im thinking of is a Techomate 5400 CI Super, which is...

Thanks for the replies guys. Just to clear me name I did say i was NOT interested in Frankie. :-rofl2 The installer I was talking to gets most of digital package inc two movie channels. but not anything scrambled with conax. Its more of a hobby than anything else so I might plumb of motorised...

Hi Guys OK I know a little but only what I need to. I have a 3.5M fixed dish in Tenerife which gets S*y. However work brings me back to blighty for a year or so (for my sins) which gives me an opp to develop my satellite hobby a little further while I am here. (other half has kept s*y card back...

Hi Bilnot, Like I said I have one already but would like to replace it with a brand new receiver that is as good.

Thanks for the replies guy's. Is there not any independent manufacturers like in the old days of Echostar and the likes that caters for this niche market of fringe reception. I would gladly pay more than 3 times the standard price for a receiver that is as good on fringe reception as the...

My Pace 2600CI does a sterling job down here in Tenerife on my 3.2M prime focus dish but it's getting rather old and I'm thinking of replacing it soon. However buying another second hand 2600 would not give me any more life span than the one I already have. I can not believe the manufacturers...

the new Thomson DSI4214 Sky receiver is being recommended by our local supplier as "good for fringe reception" Has anyone tried it out in the European sticks yet?

Hi Guy's Many thanks for the prompt replies. This site is a great resource! OK... I bought a Two way (metal block) satellite splitter with "DC Pass" on one output. (view here... _http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?TabID=1&criteria=SATALLITE%20splitter&ModuleNo=9273&doy=26m8). Is this the...