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Best Internet/TV options for short term lease

  • 26-06-2012 10:34pm
    #1
    Magnos
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭


    Hello!

    Ok me and two other lads are renting a place in Galway till November. The house has the upc cut off and no internet.

    What would be the best internet to get for 3 people for around 4 months? and the same question for the Channels.

    Cheers
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  • #2
    RUCKING FETARD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,455 ✭✭✭RUCKING FETARD


    Can you not get UPC back in?

    Sky will most likely want you to sign a 1 year contract, rules them out. Could you get an old dish somewhere and use it to receive the free to Air?

    Use Bonkers to select Broadband.

    Ask here and here for TV options.


  • #3
    Magnos
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Magnos


    RUCKING FETARD wrote: »
    Can you not get UPC back in?

    Sky will most likely want you to sign a 1 year contract, rules them out. Could you get an old dish somewhere and use it to receive the free to Air?

    Use Bonkers to select Broadband.

    Ask here and here for TV options.

    Cheers, not sure about UPC can u get it for just 4 months?


  • #4
    RUCKING FETARD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,455 ✭✭✭RUCKING FETARD


    Magnos wrote: »
    Cheers, not sure about UPC can u get it for just 4 months?
    Oh, probably not, but with it only needing to be reactivated no harm to ring and see.


  • #5
    RUCKING FETARD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,455 ✭✭✭RUCKING FETARD


    don't bother with a tv option at all, you've http://www.aertv.ie/ and RTE Player, get a decent VPN for BBC Iplayer, Netflix and download anything else.


  • #6
    Magnos
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Magnos


    RUCKING FETARD wrote: »
    don't bother with a tv option at all, you've http://www.aertv.ie/ and RTE Player, get a decent VPN for BBC Iplayer, Netflix and download anything else.
    cheers for the links. Just need a decent dongle, looked on bonkers 3 do 2,6,12 gb pm deals. Good ya?


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  • #7
    RUCKING FETARD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,455 ✭✭✭RUCKING FETARD


    Magnos wrote: »
    cheers for the links. Just need a decent dongle, looked on bonkers 3 do 2,6,12 gb pm deals. Good ya?
    Whatever you do, get a dongle out on trial before you sign up to Three and test it at all times of the day, they are an awful company to deal with after.

    Is this prepay you're looking at?


  • #8
    riclad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭riclad


    buy a skybox ,dish adverts ie 60 euro, you,ll get loadsa fta channels,bbc, itv,c4, music ,news ,etc
    As long as dish is pointed towards astra ,you ,ll get
    a good picture,you can put it on a balcony.against wall,
    no need to drill hole s.its only 4 month lease.http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/01/alignment-calculator-for-sky-digital/

    see what angle the neighbours dish is on.
    theres also freesat boxes, i prefer the menu listings on sky tv boxes.


  • #9
    Ballyv24
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,144 ✭✭✭Ballyv24


    I think you can get Magnet Broadband with no contract. They are supposed to have very fast Broadband


  • #10
    Magnos
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Magnos


    Cheers for the advice lads!


  • #11
    Magnos
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Magnos


    riclad wrote: »
    buy a skybox ,dish adverts ie 60 euro, you,ll get loadsa fta channels,bbc, itv,c4, music ,news ,etc
    As long as dish is pointed towards astra ,you ,ll get
    a good picture,you can put it on a balcony.against wall,
    no need to drill hole s.its only 4 month lease.http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/01/alignment-calculator-for-sky-digital/

    see what angle the neighbours dish is on.
    theres also freesat boxes, i prefer the menu listings on sky tv boxes.

    Are they hard to install? I remember a mate of mine bought a dish and box in Lidl few yrs back. Never got it goin!


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  • #12
    riclad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭riclad


    google install sky box, uk, its just a matter of pointing dish, in right direction.
    copy neighbours angle of dish. i can setup a dish in maybe 15 minutes.
    you can buy a compass ,or a signal sat finder, 12 euro approx ,powercity.
    IT goes beep,beep, when it picks up signal,
    stronger signal,= faster beeps.
    run sat cable from lnb to sky box, plug each end, f connector ,one end to box, other end to lnb on dish arm.http://www.selkirkshire.demon.co.uk/analoguesat/gettingstarted.html

    connect box to tv ,with scart cable,
    turn on box,
    one person looks at tv, other person moves dish, slowly ,i think astra sat is at 28 degrees ,

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astra_1A
    when sky menu appears person 1 says ,stop moving.
    note dish arm, position.
    google how to set up a sky dish astra uk


  • #13
    Magnos
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Magnos


    riclad wrote: »
    google install sky box, uk, its just a matter of pointing dish, in right direction.
    copy neighbours angle of dish. i can setup a dish in maybe 15 minutes.
    you can buy a compass ,or a signal sat finder, 12 euro approx ,powercity.
    IT goes beep,beep, when it picks up signal,
    stronger signal,= faster beeps.
    run sat cable from lnb to sky box, plug each end, f connector ,one end to box, other end to lnb on dish arm.http://www.selkirkshire.demon.co.uk/analoguesat/gettingstarted.html

    connect box to tv ,with scart cable,
    turn on box,
    one person looks at tv, other person moves dish, slowly ,i think astra sat is at 28 degrees ,

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astra_1A
    when sky menu appears person 1 says ,stop moving.
    note dish arm, position.
    google how to set up a sky dish astra uk

    Cheers Riclad!


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