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do we need a tv licence when we get to cyprus and how much r they also whats the cost of sky in cyprus we have been told it is expensive.
Hi Ya,do we need a tv licence when we get to cyprus and how much r they also whats the cost of sky in cyprus we have been told it is expensive.
Hi,do we need a tv licence when we get to cyprus and how much r they also whats the cost of sky in cyprus we have been told it is expensive.
I agree Sky TV can be expensive in Cyprus but if you shop around you will find yourself a good deal, Also the advice about sharing a dish is correct and will save you alot of money :clap2:do we need a tv licence when we get to cyprus and how much r they also whats the cost of sky in cyprus we have been told it is expensive.
Hi,
Wonder if someone can confirm this situation with me? I was thinking that I could bring across a sky box and hook it up to the dish already at the house in Cyprus and just keep the subscription going here in UK with it registered at our friends address? Is anyone else doing this and is it working?
Cheers
Annie
CytaVision is a available without a satelite dish and offers a wide range of programmes in english. It might not be the same as Sky but it's probably more reasonable. There is also LTV for premium football games, football etc.do we need a tv licence when we get to cyprus and how much r they also whats the cost of sky in cyprus we have been told it is expensive.
Hi Annie,Hi,
Wonder if someone can confirm this situation with me? I was thinking that I could bring across a sky box and hook it up to the dish already at the house in Cyprus and just keep the subscription going here in UK with it registered at our friends address? Is anyone else doing this and is it working?
Cheers
Annie
Thanks for your response. The dish used to be around 2m but we got extenders put on it a couple of years ago and its now HUGE!!! There is a basic sky box there just now with the usual basic channels (BBC etc) but sometimes the picture freezes and can sometimes get no reception at all, do you know if this may improve if we bring over our HD Sky box? or is there maybe something wrong with the positioning of the dish or anything else?Hi Annie,
Other people are doing what your thinking of but as stated in the other posts the size of the dish needed is quite large (aprox 3m-4m depending on where you live), is the dish at the house this size?
If you cancel your subscription with sky you will still get the free channels i.e. BBC, ITV etc providing the dish is big enough.
Eric
Thanks for your response. The dish used to be around 2m but we got extenders put on it a couple of years ago and its now HUGE!!! There is a basic sky box there just now with the usual basic channels (BBC etc) but sometimes the picture freezes and can sometimes get no reception at all, do you know if this may improve if we bring over our HD Sky box? or is there maybe something wrong with the positioning of the dish or anything else?
Thanks for your time
Annie
Hi Annie,Thanks for your response. The dish used to be around 2m but we got extenders put on it a couple of years ago and its now HUGE!!! There is a basic sky box there just now with the usual basic channels (BBC etc) but sometimes the picture freezes and can sometimes get no reception at all, do you know if this may improve if we bring over our HD Sky box? or is there maybe something wrong with the positioning of the dish or anything else?
Thanks for your time
Annie
Thanks for the advice Eric, will check it out as soon as we get there!! I take it that we shouldn't really get much interference on a regular basis??Hi Annie,
The only dish I know of that you can attach extensions to is a 2.8m which makes it a 3.2m so it should be ok.
I would look at the lnb (it's amazing how many spiders make their homes there) give it a squirt of insecticide inside the feed and if you still have problems then call a tech to check lnb and dish position.
I don't think the HD Sky box will improve the situation.
Eric
HiHi Annie,
Other people are doing what your thinking of but as stated in the other posts the size of the dish needed is quite large (aprox 3m-4m depending on where you live), is the dish at the house this size?
If you cancel your subscription with sky you will still get the free channels i.e. BBC, ITV etc providing the dish is big enough.
Eric
When you write interference If you mean i.e. freezing, pixalation, low signal etc this will depend on the size of the dish, weather conditions and the channels you are watching.Thanks for the advice Eric, will check it out as soon as we get there!! I take it that we shouldn't really get much interference on a regular basis??
Annie
We've got Nilesat and have no problems at the moment. We had a similar problem a while ago. It turned out to be our satellite box that stopped working. My husband says it could be a number of things causing the problem but its not Nilesat. He suggests you start by rebooting your system. Turn the box off at the mains, wait ten seconds then turn it back on.Is Nilesat reliable, we have had no system for 4 days not sure if this is Nilesat itself or our dish any tips ?