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    Satellite tv without a dish!

    Hi Guys,
    Is it possible to watch satellite tv channels without satellite dish? Cheers

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    I would say yes with Iptv via internet.

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    without a dish

    Quote Originally Posted by newtosat View Post
    Hi Guys,
    Is it possible to watch satellite tv channels without satellite dish? Cheers
    Hi mate

    Sky are moving in that direction not sure if they have completed setting up maybe worth a call,
    you can with sky q with the main box connected with dish have a second mini box connected via
    your network by wifi or ethernet cable which does not need the dish and sky have reported that
    in the near future they will be using the internet to feed channels the same way without the
    need for the dish

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    Quote Originally Posted by satmanbasil View Post
    Hi mate

    Sky are moving in that direction not sure if they have completed setting up maybe worth a call,
    you can with sky q with the main box connected with dish have a second mini box connected via
    your network by wifi or ethernet cable which does not need the dish and sky have reported that
    in the near future they will be using the internet to feed channels the same way without the
    need for the dish
    Probably double the installation cost for this innovative feature!
    Gigablue Quad 4K & UE 4K
    .........FBC Tuners:
    ------------------> DUR-Line DCR 5-1-8-L4 Multiswitch to 1.5M dish(28.2E)
    ------------------> Spaun SUS 5581/33 NFA Multiswitch to 80 cm dish(19.2E)
    .......................> FBC & DVB-S2X into 90cm dish (27.5W) Opticum robust Unicable LNB
    AX HD61, Edision Osmio 4K+, Zgemma H9Combo, Octagon SF8008 , gbtrio4k, h9se using Legacy ports on multiswitches
    Zgemma H9 C/S into Giga4K

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    Quote Originally Posted by twol View Post
    Probably double the installation cost for this innovative feature!
    But still legal, I guess.

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    It would hardly be satellite TV without the satellite bit? IPTV maybe
    Zgemma H7S running OpenVIX 6.2, Darkmotor, Triax TD110 dish, Inverto Black Ultra dual lnb
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    Cheers guys, i will look into Iptv and read about it.
    I've always thought sat dish is needed for sat tv channels till someone at work said he's watching sky and world tv without sat dish

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    Years ago when one had old boxes and sats on the wall outside boxes did not have lan so where fixed streams from line of sight.
    I would imagine latest iptv and android boxes gets their feeds from unknown sources all by lan cable.

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    re no dish

    Quote Originally Posted by twol View Post
    Probably double the installation cost for this innovative feature!
    Hi m8

    Don't recall having to pay any installation cost for this being a sky customer but will say some cost involved in having
    the main sky q box and extra cost for the mini q box. As for saving sky will not have to spend time installing the dish
    just set up q box to the customers network, depending if a wired connection is required over wifi some cost could be
    incurred but basic plug n play so reducing cost

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