British TV in Frondoso Valley

Hi

Just to let everyone know that when you get round to having satellite tv installed that there is no need to drill holes or waste time trying to feed cables through the various plastic pipes as most of the time they are blocked, the two cables that come in to the back of the TV can be connected to from outside the property.

There are two coming in to the plastic panel behind the front door about a metre in and one cable  is spare so you can keep one for Spanish TV (watching childrens cartoons is a great way to learn Spanish!) and the other can be easily connected to outside and connected to a dish to receive sky or freesat.

The signal strength is very good in this area, although if residents where thinking of sharing a community dish you would be best of with a big 2.4 dish although for individual use a 1.4 is more than adequate with a good LNB & receiver.

The cables come in to the property from the back garden just to the left of the back door, it is then just a case of cutting one and joining new cable, this saved me at least an hour's work, the new cable from new dish can then be inserted in to this panel by drilling a small hole. (Expertly carried out by my customer despite my fear of it cracking)

THIS IS NOT A SELF PROMOTING POST JUST WANTED TO GIVE SOME GOOD FREE ADVICE.

 Hi,

Thanks for the info, do you know if we are allowed to put up our own satellite dishes or is there something in the contracts restricting this, also to get the satellite we use in uk (astra), I point my dish south east and the signal is somewhere around there, is it the same for Spain or is it a completely different direction

Regards Rob

I would suggest asking your President or the selling agents?

You are however allowed to install a satellite dish up to 1.9 without any need for getting permission, the 1.4 dish that I installed for a fellow resident was installed on the top balcony and is pointed at Astra 2D at 28.2 degrees east.

Once your dish is installed you can even bring your UK SKY box on Holiday with you! You will need to alter the default transponder so that it will work in Spain, and make sure that you tell SKY that you have cancelled your BT phone line so that the box will work without the need of being connected to a phone line.

 Brilliant, thanks for your help

Just to say Mr Sky TV fitted our system as stated with no additional cabling in the house..  The systems great picture as good as the UK... Our advice best to watch English TV drama and the Spanish news channels.. give the B B C News program's a mis otherwise you will end up as miserable in Spain as back here in Blighty !

He is a nice chap as well.. Recommended...

Phil & Carmen