satelite t.v.
satelite t.v.
does anybody know where i can get a satelite system to pick up english speaking t.v.
The other alternative (which I use) is to get a digital C/Ku band setup. You'll need to find a place to put the 8' dish, though. Advantage is that after initial installation there are no monthly fees. The disadvantage is that you can't get any service during bad weather, and are subject to the changes in satellite programming. You also will not get any Thai program dubbing unless it's the Thai channels themselves.
As I don't watch much TV anyway, I looked at this as a cheap alternative to have the kids watch something over the school holidays. UBC was not a viable option.
It has already paid for itself if I consider what I would have had to shell out for UBC fees over the period.
If you go with the moving dish setup there is a lot more choice, though the majority of the channels will not be English language based.
The other advantage of this is that the signal comes straight off the satellite, and thus can't be turned off by a service provider (aka UBC) during times of political upheaval. This is where my old 10' C band analog dish came in handy all those years ago when they were driving tanks through the streets of Bangkok; no local TV, but I was getting BBC and CNN live feeds that no one else was.
As I don't watch much TV anyway, I looked at this as a cheap alternative to have the kids watch something over the school holidays. UBC was not a viable option.
It has already paid for itself if I consider what I would have had to shell out for UBC fees over the period.
If you go with the moving dish setup there is a lot more choice, though the majority of the channels will not be English language based.
The other advantage of this is that the signal comes straight off the satellite, and thus can't be turned off by a service provider (aka UBC) during times of political upheaval. This is where my old 10' C band analog dish came in handy all those years ago when they were driving tanks through the streets of Bangkok; no local TV, but I was getting BBC and CNN live feeds that no one else was.
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