Satellite Tv for the van

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Bendyknees
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Satellite Tv for the van

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Am over in ireland.... still. Is nearly a whole 5 months livin in the van now 8) Have made a few mods to the old girl during the time to make it a little more comftable, an got a load more stuff to do(got an oven to fit 8) ) Am getting a little bored with the irish telly tho, and my uk freeview box doesnt work over here. Ive been looking at these mini satellite systems. For about £55 i can get the complete setup for the van which will give me loads of channels where ever i am in the world :D I was wondering tho if any1 else has had 1 of these fitted to their van, an wat did they think of it?
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the cheaper ones only receive Free To Air transmissions so you will get roughly the freeview stuff plus lots of German language stations. Also the dishes are a bit margnal for use throughout the UK. You may need a bigger one in Ireland but a local firm should be able to advise you on that. After that you will need a clear view of the satellite so have a check for buildings and trees in that direction.

I have problems setting mine up but that is because my compass points at me rather than north! If somebody else has a dish I point in the same general direction and it works OK.
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We've got one of these! www.slingbox.com We have it connected to the broadband and sky box so where ever there is a wifi connection we connect with laptop and watch sky tv!
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Lots of camping stuff in Aldi this week including a camping satelite set up for £49.99.
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