Javea Grapevine Issue 182 2016 One | Page 52

Freesat - Subscription Free UK TV in Jávea Jon Worby Are you paying a monthly fee for your UK TV channels like BBC and ITV? Why? They are available subscription free on satellite TV! Are you watching your UK TV using the internet, or a cable rebroadcaster and getting poor quality images and service? Why? You can get 11 channels, including BBC 1HD, BBC Two HD, ITV1 HD and Channel 4 HD, stunning HD and Dolby Digital sound direct from the broadcasters all subscription fre e on satellite TV! Freesat offers over 150 UK TV channels, including the main UK TV channels from BBC ITV Channel 4 and Channel Five via satellite. A satellite dish measuring 110x120cm is the very minimum sized dish required for a stable satellite signal, with a satellite dish measuring 125x135cm the recommended sized satellite dish. 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 its frequencies. Freesat also offers recording receivers, that is subscription free recording. With two cable feeds from the satellite dish, you can watch one channel and record another at the same time. Freesat also offers access to the Catchup services like BBC IPlayer and ITV Player. However, to use these services in Spain, you will require a subscription to a VPN or SmartDNS service that provides you with a UK Internet IP Address, making it look as if you are using the internet in the UK and not Spain. If you do not have one of these UK IP address services, then the content will be blocked as the services will see that you are trying to use them outside the UK.