Hello Everybody
AS we speak your normal satellite dish here in Hurghada is able to recieve pictures from NILE SAT and HOT-BIRD satellite's.
For those of you out there that watch the UK soaps you will struggle I'm afraid BBC PRIME was and has been available between the times its unscrambled and at the moment its is SCRAMBLED so no chance of watching Eastenders or Dads army.
As for the ITV soaps they are available on subscription via Showtime but the Price of this is working out ant around £35 per month similar to sky back in the UK.
The slingbox idea is ok on the surface but you need a good friend to connect it to his sky and also to give up his internet connection to make it available for you to receive the pictures from the silngbox via the internet,and you internet connection has to be fast in order to stream the pictures to your PC. This again could prove difficult here as already explained internet charges are rather expensive here for a suitable connection.
The last and probably only solution to the Sky TV problem is to have the large satellite dish installed details are it needs a 2.4 mtr dish in order to pick up the satellite. The cost of this including its installation is around £150 including a motor to re position the satellite to receive NILE SAT and HOT-BIRD.
The only problem i can see here is having a personal satellite dish installed on an apartment complex who provides satellite TV already to its residents.
Again just to point out this is information i have sourced out while i have been here its not hearsay form other people.
The only way i have found of watching the ITV and BBC programs such as the soaps is via the internet using their web sites but when you try to view it knows you are outside the UK and denies you access to view but all i will say is there are ways round this ( PM ME for information) and i can view BBC and ITV. Things like Eastenders Coronation st Emerdale Etc can be viewed the day after its aired in the UK.
I hope this has answered most of your questions
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