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stevie JC

24/6/2012 at 11:29am
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Satellite-Motorhome-Complete-satellite/dp/B003KJNUKA/ref=pd_sim_sbs_sg_2

I have been camping a few times now and a have seen quite a few different types of ariels and sat dishes. I am thinking of buying a portable satellite dish are these anygood?

taffy1970

24/6/2012 at 11:36am
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Had a chat with a Sky fitter the other weekend as I've been thinking about exactly the same and he said that I would be better off picking up a proper sky dish and all the bits to go with it.

He's offered a full package (kit not subscription) including a box (don't mind if 2nd hand) for £35.

Main difference is it wont fold up into a nice case like the others do but I have spare storage for the kit.

Be interesting to see other people's views as well ....

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stevie JC

24/6/2012 at 12:09pm
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I have been told the same that a sky dish is the best for the job,

Just hoping that the portable satellite will do the job, because like you said it fits nicely into a case which is ideal for me because i don't have much storage space.

steve1961

24/6/2012 at 12:14pm
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We bought a portable kit from ALDI a few years ago & it works fine

taffy1970

24/6/2012 at 12:16pm
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Have read lots of posts on here saying that the camping sets do work so they can't be that bad. Guessing problems may come the farther north or south you travel for your trips?

Most of the time I can pick up freeview from my caravan ariel but the last site I went though I couldn't get any signal at all. Was only when packing up to go home I noticed that the elec pole had an ariel connector on it so could have borrowed an extension lead and have perfect picture lol (now have extension lead off e-bay just in case lol)

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birdman101

24/6/2012 at 4:27pm
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I have an Aldi one now on year five,i have read some people have trouble setting them up but i have never had a problem it is a five minute job.

stevie JC

24/6/2012 at 5:57pm
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Thanks for the info people, I am going to buy one.

Masonst0rm

25/6/2012 at 11:56am
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I bought one off ebay like this one for £30 and its great, great app for phone called satellite director is realy good as well to help set up.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PORTABLE-TV-SATELLITE-KIT-12V-240V-FOR-CARAVANS-/271003660823?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Satellite_TV_Receivers&hash=item3f1913b217

sonrich

25/6/2012 at 4:54pm
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We've used a satellite set up now for about 7 years, we put it together ourselves after being in some poor reception areas in Cornwall. I think it cost us about £100 at the time with a solid dish with folding arm, mounting pole, LNB , 10 meters of cable, connectors and a sky box off eBay. So £ 35 from a sky engineer sounds like a good deal

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25/6/2012 at 5:37pm
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Hi, Aldi are doing a HD recorder and dish for just over £50

alan21

25/6/2012 at 9:04pm
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Hi I have been using an old sky dish and a tripod for a work light, a secondhand sky box total cost about £10 for many years now.
I have used it from Scotland to south of France and always got a signal unless in a very wooded area.
I have sky at home so take my card, but you can get all free to air programs even if you are not a sky customer.
A good compass and a sat finder are all you need.
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talbot terry

25/6/2012 at 10:06pm
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i saw some in local aldi last friday maybe some nr you if thats the one you want i 'm not sure but ithought they was reduced in price maybe worth popping in ..terry

michael

25/6/2012 at 10:40pm
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this will help lots.

http://satelliteforcaravans.co.uk/

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MattCharlie

25/6/2012 at 10:46pm
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I bought the Aldi kit a few months ago. Is HD too and is cracking for the money. The easiest system I've ever had to set up and I just stick it on the roof with the suction mount. Has only ever blown over in very strong winds.

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hartcaravan

26/6/2012 at 8:34pm
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ive got a 60 inch zone 2 sky dish and it works perfectly well used it once and it was superb got it fae company in london 58pound including next day delivery

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Hi all the briefcase type that you are showing is the same I got from Aldi last year for under £50. I must admit I have had right trouble trying to get it to work. I gave up several times. Usually because I camp a lot of weekends and dont want to spend too much time messing about with it. But this week I am in oxford and set it up. Again what a pain. All of a sudden It locked on to the satellite. Now I have about 200+ channels but many of them are duplicated but as yet do not know how to delete. i dont use the suction pad instead I made a bung for my tripod. If I am honest since the switch on of Freeview nationally and they have boosted the signal you tend to get a good signal all over. So in my case I think it was a waste of £50.

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