Freesat in Javea
Freesat is a brand of receivers that
allow you to receive and watch
the 100+ subscription free UK TV
channels.
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Further changes have been made
to the UK TV satellites, and for this
area of Spain reception has yet
again improved.
For the past decade or so, some
of the Sky pay channels were on a
satellite beam that even the large
2.4m satellite dishes could struggle
to receive mid afternoon. You may
have seen that channels like Sky
Sports News and Eurosport 2 used
to pixelate at around 4 or 5pm. In a
week these channels moved from
their old UK TV satellite, to one of
the new UK TV satellites. This has
meant that they are no longer on
this “tricky” to receive beam, and
are on a much easier to receive
beam than before. So these Sky
pay channels are now available
on the smaller 100x110cm satellite
dishes.
Channels like BBC, ITV, Channel
4 and Fives are all free to air via
satellite, meaning they require no
subscription or viewing card to
watch.
You simply require a satellite dish
and a Freesat receiver.
The minimum satellite dish
size for a decent signal for the
Freesat channels is 100x110cm.
A 125x135cm satellite dish is the
recommended size.
A Freesat receiver is especially
designed for the UK TV channels.
It has a 7 day programme guide,
an easy to follow channel list, an
easy to use programme guide,
and automatic updates should a
channel change frequencies.
Some installers offer other types of
receivers, like Galaxy Innovations
(GI) or Iberosat saying they
are Freesat receivers. This is
misleading. Although they may be
able to receive the same channels
as a Freesat receiver, they are NOT
actually Freesat receivers. They
do not run the Freesat software.
They do not have the Freesat logo
on them. They do not have a full
7 day Programme Guide. They do
not have automatic updates.
For more information on Freesat,
please visit
www.satandpcguy.com/freesat.
Jon Worby
So much for all those rumours
about a total loss of UK TV in Spain
that were banded around a year
or so ago! Until next time, happy
viewing.
Jon Worby - The Sat and PC Guy
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