TP 10964 H has just fired up in the last 15 minute. - Meaning there is a signal with some data on it but nothing to tune into yet. IE No Channel.
Might be something on there by Christmas.
Might be something on there by Christmas.
Astra 1N - Any News ?
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There may of course be a very simple reason why there isnt a rush over to 1n.....maybe everyones skint and prefer the status quo
When i try scanning those two frequencies on my Sky HD box it scans for ages as if there is something there but is unable to lock on to it.
Well something has started moving on 1N (Frequency wise not the actual satellite) what will come of it? Stay tuned!
Originally Posted by nepotism46:
“We heard all the talk from broadcasters saying when narrow beam capacity becomes available! Now it's at 28.2E nothing more mentioned, apart from old press releases which i received. Nothing has changed for the viewer. A case of what we already have is rebroadcast on 1N.
Maybe when it's time for blast off for Astra 2F all the testing could possibly be finished on 1N. The most tested Satellite in history. I hate saying this but is there a need at all for this satellite?”
“We heard all the talk from broadcasters saying when narrow beam capacity becomes available! Now it's at 28.2E nothing more mentioned, apart from old press releases which i received. Nothing has changed for the viewer. A case of what we already have is rebroadcast on 1N.
Maybe when it's time for blast off for Astra 2F all the testing could possibly be finished on 1N. The most tested Satellite in history. I hate saying this but is there a need at all for this satellite?”
There was a report in yesterday's Guardian that Channel 5+1 is launching in early December - presumably from Astra 1n?
Originally Posted by Neda_Turk:
“TP 10964 H has just fired up in the last 15 minute. - Meaning there is a signal with some data on it but nothing to tune into yet. IE No Channel.
Might be something on there by Christmas.”
“TP 10964 H has just fired up in the last 15 minute. - Meaning there is a signal with some data on it but nothing to tune into yet. IE No Channel.
Might be something on there by Christmas.”
What SR/FEC? My Humax getting no strength/quality with the settings at that frequency that it came with (22000 SR, auto FEC). There is a strength and quality on the frequency specified by polarice (but no channels, of course). Does seem very interesting.
Originally Posted by Muzer:
“What SR/FEC? My Humax getting no strength/quality with the settings at that frequency that it came with (22000 SR, auto FEC). There is a strength and quality on the frequency specified by polarice (but no channels, of course). Does seem very interesting.”
“What SR/FEC? My Humax getting no strength/quality with the settings at that frequency that it came with (22000 SR, auto FEC). There is a strength and quality on the frequency specified by polarice (but no channels, of course). Does seem very interesting.”
Tried it here in Spain - best SS of all = 75% and quality 100% but no channels to watch
Originally Posted by Joddle:
“Tried it here in Spain - best SS of all = 75% and quality 100% but no channels to watch”
“Tried it here in Spain - best SS of all = 75% and quality 100% but no channels to watch
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Mmmm i wonder if it's another test? only another 200 tests to go!!:yawn::yawn:
Originally Posted by nepotism46:
“Mmmm i wonder if it's another test? only another 200 tests to go!!:yawn::yawn:”
“Mmmm i wonder if it's another test? only another 200 tests to go!!:yawn::yawn:”
Well, what did you really expect? They probably already have schedules for the next few months. I doubt we'll see any real new channels until at the earliest December (with C5 +1). They do need to test their stuff, they couldn't necessarily test all of it when it was at its testing position (but I'm guessing they're mostly testing the footprint and how to get the optimal spot beam, as well as maybe uplink equipment).
Basse Normandie, France 100%signal 100% quality. Maybe all these tests are wide beam and Sky have taken all the transponders. Lets face it, Sky is a bigger customer to SES than Freesat. What a huge shame if this is the case.
Originally Posted by micwhitmore:
“Maybe all these tests are wide beam and Sky have taken all the transponders. Lets face it, Sky is a bigger customer to SES than Freesat. What a huge shame if this is the case.”
“Maybe all these tests are wide beam and Sky have taken all the transponders. Lets face it, Sky is a bigger customer to SES than Freesat. What a huge shame if this is the case.”
I highly doubt it - they may well have one or two, but there's no way they would justify the (high) financial cost of buying all of them, just to make it that little bit harder for the competition. And it's not like SES would give them for a reduced price, as they need to pay for that satellite somehow - they know that Sky aren't exactly going to go to Eutelsat (Sky hate their policies, and many of their already-installed dishes have issues with certain frequencies on Eurobird 1, and they also have no plans to replace Eurobird 1 when it dies).
Originally Posted by Muzer:
“I highly doubt it - they may well have one or two, but there's no way they would justify the (high) financial cost of buying all of them, just to make it that little bit harder for the competition. And it's not like SES would give them for a reduced price, as they need to pay for that satellite somehow - they know that Sky aren't exactly going to go to Eutelsat (Sky hate their policies, and many of their already-installed dishes have issues with certain frequencies on Eurobird 1, and they also have no plans to replace Eurobird 1 when it dies).”
“I highly doubt it - they may well have one or two, but there's no way they would justify the (high) financial cost of buying all of them, just to make it that little bit harder for the competition. And it's not like SES would give them for a reduced price, as they need to pay for that satellite somehow - they know that Sky aren't exactly going to go to Eutelsat (Sky hate their policies, and many of their already-installed dishes have issues with certain frequencies on Eurobird 1, and they also have no plans to replace Eurobird 1 when it dies).”
You might see Rupert Murdoch buying into SES? Isn't he worth $7.6 billion?
Muzer, I hope that you are right. It would be terrible if Sky pinched the spot beams just to spite Freesat
In case anyone's interested there are reports of a transponder active on 11053 H 22000
But there seem to be no channels on it (at least I cannot tune any)
But there seem to be no channels on it (at least I cannot tune any)
Originally Posted by Muzer:
“ ....they know that Sky aren't exactly going to go to Eutelsat (Sky hate their policies, and many of their already-installed dishes have issues with certain frequencies on Eurobird 1, and they also have no plans to replace Eurobird 1 when it dies).”
“ ....they know that Sky aren't exactly going to go to Eutelsat (Sky hate their policies, and many of their already-installed dishes have issues with certain frequencies on Eurobird 1, and they also have no plans to replace Eurobird 1 when it dies).”
Perhaps Sky want to leave Eurobird (they have three transponders leased) and move 100% to SES? Makes sense to buy all your space from one provider.
Originally Posted by Muzer:
“they know that Sky aren't exactly going to go to Eutelsat (Sky hate their policies, and many of their already-installed dishes have issues with certain frequencies on Eurobird 1, and they also have no plans to replace Eurobird 1 when it dies).”
“they know that Sky aren't exactly going to go to Eutelsat (Sky hate their policies, and many of their already-installed dishes have issues with certain frequencies on Eurobird 1, and they also have no plans to replace Eurobird 1 when it dies).”
2 questions - What are the policies that Sky don't like with Eutelsat? And why are they not replacing Eurobird 1?
Originally Posted by derek500:
“Perhaps Sky want to leave Eurobird (they have three transponders leased) and move 100% to SES? Makes sense to buy all your space from one provider.”
“Perhaps Sky want to leave Eurobird (they have three transponders leased) and move 100% to SES? Makes sense to buy all your space from one provider.”
lol WUM
Originally Posted by kjhskj75:
“In case anyone's interested there are reports of a transponder active on 11053 H 22000
But there seem to be no channels on it (at least I cannot tune any)”
“In case anyone's interested there are reports of a transponder active on 11053 H 22000
But there seem to be no channels on it (at least I cannot tune any)”
I tried tuning that transponder on my Sky box but it didn't find anything, it just said 'searching' for ages. I gave up in the end and cancelled the search which resulted in a total loss of listings and even recorded programmes in the planner temporarily disappeared. A reboot was required to get the box working properly.
Whatever is on that transponder my Sky+ HD box didn't seem to like it!
Originally Posted by jzee:
“lol WUM”
“lol WUM”
I was being serious!! Why write out two cheques for satellite space, when you can write out one?
Quantity discount too.
Originally Posted by derek500:
“Perhaps Sky want to leave Eurobird (they have three transponders leased) and move 100% to SES? Makes sense to buy all your space from one provider.”
“Perhaps Sky want to leave Eurobird (they have three transponders leased) and move 100% to SES? Makes sense to buy all your space from one provider.”
Exactly - I did say, did I not, that they'd get one or two?
Besides, these would be on the wide beam rather than the spot beam, presumably.
plymouthbloke1974: Not sure exactly which policies - I think it's something to do with the uptime guarantees. Someone else on the forum posted it quite a few months ago, I believe they were a reasonably respected person though I can't remember for sure.
Eurobird 1 was launched in 2001 on a 12-year mission, so it's due to die in about 2013 (though they're probably a bit pessimistic, so it may well last a little longer). However, they have not announced any plans to replace it - usually satellite companies (well, Astra at least, the only other one with which I'm familiar) announce plans many years in advance, and we've heard nothing from Eutelsat. I can only assume this means that they're either not going to replace it (too much competition from SES driving them out maybe, making it more profitable to concentrate at other positions?) or they just keep their plans very secret
Originally Posted by derek500:
“I was being serious!! Why write out two cheques for satellite space, when you can write out one?”
“I was being serious!! Why write out two cheques for satellite space, when you can write out one?”
Come on Derek, your ENTIRE raison d'être of being on here is to put people off Freesat- give up, it's pathetic!
Originally Posted by jzee:
“Come on Derek, your ENTIRE raison d'être of being on here is to put people off Freesat- give up, it's pathetic!”
“Come on Derek, your ENTIRE raison d'être of being on here is to put people off Freesat- give up, it's pathetic!”
OFF TOPIC but i love freesat & so do millions of others & more & more every day, sorry now lets get astra 1n goingbut for now 4HD is good
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