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Will be moving shortly and the new property does not have a satellite dish. At present we use free to air with a satellite dish and get the irish channels through an aerial. Wondering if we should connect to sky basic package for a year in order to get the dish installed or is it cheaper to buy a dish and install ourselves (not that I would know how). Was thinking of going for UPC but they really don't have a lot of channels compared to free to air.
 
Was thinking of going for UPC but they really don't have a lot of channels compared to free to air.
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Can you clarify? Is Free to Air better than UPC and by how much?

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By a trillion - it's FREE! You get most of the stations that one could want - all you need is a satellite dish and a box. We were SKY customers for a couple of years, researched the market and discovered that we could actually cut off SKY, keep the box and dish (after 12 months they're yours) and then got a local TV guy to stick an aerial in the attic and show us how to get all the FREE TV that's available out there (about 300+ stations, including all the BBC's, ITV's Channel 4 etc.). Go for the FREE one.
 
Try Maplins for dish. Aldi did sell these before, not sure if they are planning to again.
 
All depends on what you want yourself... I've FTA for a number of years & all good...

Putting a dish up & picking up FTA is not that difficult... just needs a little patience... alternatively you could pay someone for the package & installation... from what I've seen advertised in Cork, it's about €100 to €150 for it. Just a once off payment, so bearing in mind that a dish, set top box, LNB, wiring, mount bracket will cost you about €80, might be better to get someone to install it? Where are you living - maybe someone could recommend an installer...
 
Thanks am in Meath area. Have sky box which we currently use so just need dish and someone to set it up if someone can recommend. Am veering towards getting sky for the year at the min package of 25 per month
 
Afaik, these guys have a pretty good reputation, and they provide lots of helpful info on their website FAQ.

There are often good deals on nearly-new equipment to be had on the likes of Adverts.ie, and much heated debate ;) on the relevant sub-forum of Boards.ie.
 
In current house have dish am moving next week to new house which does not have dish. Have been free to air for 6 months now and am quite happy with it
 
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