1 Press services

2 For old sky boxes select system setup  for hd boxes highlight spanner and press select.

3 Press 401 the ok

4 you should now be on installers menu, now go too rf outputs. your defult output setting will be 68. Change this value to to something between 21 and 69 and then (hd boxes) press green button. for (old sky boxes)  highlight save and press ok.

5 Now  re-tune  your tv, and dont forget its only the tvs connected via the rf1 and rf 2 outputs. tvs that are connected by scart or hdmi will be uninfected by this.

UK must allow satellite dishes

There are many thousands of UK residents who – at least so far – have been forbidden to have satellite dishes because of restrictive covenants on their homes or apartments.

People living in so called ‘conservation areas’ and listed buildings are particularly limited in what they may fix to their homes. Those restrictions may now have been deemed illegal by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

A test case (23883/06) where Swedish tenants were evicted because of their use of a satellite dish has been ruled as a violation of the applicant’s human rights under Article 10 (Freedom of Expression) in that they were not allowed to receive satellite signals. The Court ruling has effectively established that the possession and use of a satellite dish for the purposes of exercising one’s right to freedom of information is a human right.

The case, brought by Swedish tenants, has found in favour of the tenants – who are of Iraqi origin – and who had taken their government to court after being evicted by their landlord after installing a dish. The Court ordered that €13,950 be paid to the tenants as compensation.

Importantly, the ruling shows that even if the applicants were technically in breach of their tenancy, the right to information is superior to the landlord’s right to enforce the contract.

UK Housing Minister Grant  Shapps said the decision could drive a ‘coach and horses’ through planning and similar legislation. The decision seems to rule that landlords – which includes local authorities – can no longer ban the use of satellite dishes.

From a personal view i think there should be some legislation in regards to dish size and location.  and i will carry on as normal trying to find a ascetically suitable place to mount my satellite dishes.

i have been told there is no such thing as a two year viasat contract

Is  there such a thing as a 1 year contract

Some one told me that some companies are selling 1 year deals as 2 year

i have had my box installed but there is a problem paring the card

Ive been told that some people are selling multi-room cards and boxes as standalone viasat boxes.

I could carry on but i think you get the picture. A personal take on these questions is, i think its just sales pitches and scaremongering from the vast array of web sites vying for you business.  It would be interesting too get some feed back on any problems that you may have encountered. I’m not looking for finger pointing so please don’t name companies, and please keep to the point. I will then review your comments and post the best ones on my blog. ps a general location in respect to where you are would help authenticate your comments.

Some useful ideas to things to include would be.

Were you happy with the overall installation

Do you get any picture freeze or break up

Do you think you were over charged

What was the down time if you had a problem and how easy was it too contact customer services

and most important is did it bring in the punters.

I will contact all the pubs which i installed viasat and will post there comments during the week.

just a point which i thought about later, a customer asked about bt vision from a area covered from a digital relay station. i think you will be fine with bt vision as long as you don’t want the premium channels , like sky sports 1 and 2 or top up tv.

We can now supply and install viasat European satellite systems. The main reason why we have not done so. Is we have not been able to find a reliable supplier of Viasat cards and boxes. Many online suppliers were selling at very high prices or low prices which are usually scams. I also did not like trading with companies from outside the uk. Many websites are only up for a few day and then taken down again. many were selling clone cards with no back up and a high risk of subscription being stopped.

I have now been contacted by a UK supplier who I have traded with for some years. And I can now supply and install viasat football to pubs and clubs in Norwich and Norfolk. If you live outside my service area please call for a price.

We will soon upload a new page to our site giving full details, but below is a brief summary

The ultimate pub and club sports package offering 6 dedicated channels showing English Première League

One HD channel ( 18 ) and 7 Viasat Xtra PL these are standard definition but of very high quality ( 150-156 )

The main HD channel has wall to wall football and is currently all in English with the additional bonus of English punditry headed up by Andy Townsend

Full channel list: TV3 Latvia, TV6, LTV1, LTV7, LNT, 3+ Latvia, TVCI, NTV Mir, RTR-Planeta, First Baltic Channel, REN-TV, Viasat Explorer, Viasat History, Viasat Nature, Discovery, National Geographic, Zone Reality, Animal Planet, TV1000, TV1000 Action, TV1000 Russia, TV1000 Premium, TCM, Diva Universal, Viasat Sport Baltic, Viasat Hockey, Viasat Golf, Viasat Extra (inc Premier League 5 channels), Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney, Disney XD, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Playboy, Spice, E!, VH1, MTV, The First Baltic Musical, BBC World, CNN, Russia Today, Euronews, CNBC, National Geographic HD, MTV & Nickelodeon HD, Viasat Premier League HD, Private Spice.

Most of the UK can receive this package with a good quality 1.1 metre dish.

The system is supplied with a dedicated twin PVR and would require 2 satellite cables for reliable service

This package is for 24 months- 2 year subscription.

My supplier will give full support for any subscription based problems.

And I will give a 2 year warranty on the dish and installation work.

Total cost inclusive of installation £2900+vat

extra TV s can be connected at a additional cost

if you live outside our service area, we can supply a pvr hd box and viasat card with 24 months viewing

for £2400+vat

for a extra £380+vat we can supply a full installation kit including a 1.2 m dish and delivery.

Sky and ESPN have the broadcast rights to Premier League football in the UK but broadcasters are now being warned they cannot stop customers using cheaper foreign equipment to watch the games.

The warning comes from advocate Juliane Kokott of the European Court of Justice, who said a block breached EU laws.

It follows the case of Portsmouth landlady Karen Murphy, who was fined for using cheaper Greek satellite decoders to show top-flight football in her pub and argued the EU single market should let her use any European provider.

Chris Higgins, landlord of the Trafford Arms on Grove Road, who pulled the plug on Sky this year because of the high cost, said it could be a key breakthrough for pubs wanting to show football.

He said: “Any opportunity to put back football on the screens again that’s going to cost me less than £18,000 a year I would be delighted with. I don’t know if it’s going to be passed – it sounds all well and good – but if it is sanctioned by the European courts I will be delighted because it will give me an opportunity to put football back on at a reasonable price.”

Phil Cutter, landlord of the Murderers, which currently shows Sky, said using cheaper foreign satellite equipment to show games is something he would consider.

He said: “In the last year our prices have gone up by 25pc which is a massive increase. We pay £2,500 a month for Sky, but just by looking on the Internet I could find a European card from Italy which I could buy for about £2,000.”

The case at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has been about whether a rights holder such as the Premier League can license its content on a country-by-country basis. Although the advocate-general’s opinion is not binding, judges usually follow the guidance from the advocate.