I cant help you but have bumped in the hope someone can

Sorry but I don't know the answer but bumping the thread in case someone else does.

Snap Karma LOL!

It is nice to meet you Annoca. I am not very technically minded so I hope I am not disappointing you with my ineptitude or lack of an answer! I hope someone can be of help to you - keep on posting!

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Originally posted by ANNOCA:
but perhaps NOT the best time to ask - as it is eviction night!!!

I don't post very often - but I DO read - and I feel as though I know you all. . . . .

SO . . .I am hoping that I can ask you for your advice.

I am an "older" lady who I "hope" has kept "up with the times" but I am NOT someone who is communication savvy.

I have moved into an apartment which has no TV installed. I have investigated SKY Ireland (which is the cheapest offer at the moment) and it would cost me €50 installation fee plus €37.50 to manually connect me, as I do not have a landline.

I have just seen that ALDI have a Free to Air satellite offer on Sunday next which costs €69.95.

Would this be a better option for me? I am disabled and on a disability benefit - so any savings I can make is of benifit to me.

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Hi and welcome I think you need to check out just what the Aldi offer will actually give you, before you make a decision. For example, will the set it up for you? If so, how much will it cost, if anything?

Sorry no idea....complete techophobe, but just wanted to say Hello

Hi ANNOCA I cant help either but wanted to say Hiya

Thank you Karma and Jeanoj. I really do appreciate it.

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Originally posted by Jeanoj:
Snap Karma LOL!

Hi Annoca

My view is to stick to Sky because they do installations all the time.

And Aldi, I know they sell shopping, that's it.

But good lick with whatever you choose.

Hi Annoca....Some of those Free to air receivers also need an ariel to pick up the signal....The ariels are quite expensive so in the long run you pay more than you would do by having Sky installed.

Sky Ireland offer

^^^ Is that the current Sky offer?

Have you looked here?

Personally I would investigate Freesat. Once you have bought the equipment, there are no further charges.

I am pretty anti-sky, but from a practical point of view, I find I only watch a handful of channels (I have other interests), soi Freesat works for me.

http://www.freesat.co.uk/


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I don't know? but it would be cheaper to get a freeview set top box. In the mean time Join TVcatchup at http://www.tvcatchup.com/
It's free to join and you can watch terrestial & freeview digital channels on your computer, all you need to supply is your email addy.

OHH a tough one, dunno about ALDI, whose your internet provider? when I lived over there I had Eircom or EirCON as I called them,
perhaps one or either do a tv AND internet phone package, I would be tempted to go with Sky as they are established and well known,
other than that cant really help sorry,
oh and if you ever go to Mullingar give it a wave for me,

not techy - but personally I think you would be better sticking with sky - they install - Aldi will just sell it to you and then you are on your own - I think the Aldi option will end up more expensive in the long run.
Hope this helps

Thanks Triggers.

Welcome

Do you have Chorus in Dublin? i say that as we have down the south thats what we have

Sky is very costly i think

Not sure about the Aldi offer perhaps talk to someone who works there see what you're getting for your money

OMG!!! I didn't expect to get such a response so quickly!! I thought I would be able to "slip in under the wire" that is eviction night and hopefully get some replies tomorrow!!

I am SO grateful to you all for having taken the time to respond to me and I really do appreciate it - so much so, I could perhaps begin to post more often.

THANK YOU for all your welcome messages.

This ALDI offer includes both the box and the dish and is advertised as having 100's of "Free to Air" chanels.

Is it worth getting them to pass on the installation fee because you are disabled. My sister got Sky installed free when she switched to them from Virgin Media said she wasnt prepared to pay for the installation.

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Originally posted by CaptVimes:
Is it worth getting them to pass on the installation fee because you are disabled. My sister got Sky installed free when she switched to them from Virgin Media said she wasnt prepared to pay for the installation.

Good idea Capt.

y Internet Provider is Ir ish Broadband - who ONLY provide an internet connection and nothing else.

Yes - there is Chorus here but it is ONLY offering - Broadband Internet, TV connection and Home Phone as a package.

As I am on a limited budget, I do not need a home phone as I have a mobile, I have an internet provider that I am completely satisfied with and ALL I need is some TV reception!!

With sky you need the landline?? sky+ is a big advantage... now a days having a landline is quite cheap... so many packages... really check it all out before you make a decision, but I love sky+ (don't like the company sky I have to say, but think they are all as bad as each other)

I didn't think of asking them that, Captvimes.

I am so "gobsmacked" by all of the responses - and with all of you being SO welcoming - I am at a loss for words.

Thank you ALL.

bump....

Is it this one?

UK Aldi link

For anyone else wondering:

Freesat (the Freeview one, not the Sky thingy) gives you all the Freeview stations plus some high-def samples (you need an HD-Ready or Full-HD TV obviously). It's for people who have a poor signal or no coverage from the terrestrial TV transmitters. You need a satellite dish but once that's installed then there are no futher charges. I think a previous satellite dish from, say, Sky, can be used for Freesat. They point to the same place.

Freesat receivers come in two styles SD (standard defintion) and HD (high definition). You can also get a hard drive version so that it acts like a PVR (a digital video recorder). Humax make the most well-known and a well-respected version.

Freesat website

don't know anything me, but just wanted to say hello and welcome. Keep posting hun

freesat is very much like freeview but with 140 channels, i guess it depends on what you want from your tv , sky provides more choice in channels if you take a package , but with freesat its a one off payment . just make sure that the price includes fitting and set up

freesat channels

I've no idea at all - but hello to you

With Sky they ask you to keep a landline for a year.After that you can get rid,or even a a few months before it if your rabbits chew through the SKY phone line.

You only need the phone connection if you want to use their interactive services,pay for competitions etc.I didn't bother getting a replacement after the rabbits had it.

You might need it if you want to install SKY in other rooms.

From what I can see. If you have the one from Aldi you need someone to fit the dish then you pay nothing else. Same with Freesat but if you buy from Argos they will fit the dish for an extra £80. If you have Sky you make monthly payments and your locked into a contract. Freeview you just need a box and channels are free but you may need a new digital Ariel fitted. Hope that helps.

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Originally posted by Daniel J*:
Is it this one?

UK Aldi link

For anyone else wondering:

Freesat (the Freeview one, not the Sky thingy) gives you all the Freeview stations plus some high-def samples (you need an HD-Ready or Full-HD TV obviously). It's for people who have a poor signal or no coverage from the terrestrial TV transmitters. You need a satellite dish but once that's installed then there are no futher charges. I think a previous satellite dish from, say, Sky, can be used for Freesat. They point to the same place.

Freesat receivers come in two styles SD (standard defintion) and HD (high definition). You can also get a hard drive version so that it acts like a PVR (a digital video recorder). Humax make the most well-known and a well-respected version.

Freesat website

As I have said earlier, this would be my recommendation to you.

Although it is not just for people in poor signal areas. I will be moving over from Freeview to Freesat shortly.

I think there is a lot of filler channels on all of the providers. Freesat for me gives a nice balance of all the channels I need and some HD channels too (I hear that in the future both Channel 4 and Channel 5 will be HD).

I like the fact that there are no further charges and you don't get Sky reps trying to sell you more services all the time (they seem to with my friends and colleagues).

Humax (as said above) do a great dual tuner HD PVR, which means you can record 2 channels at once, whilst watching a recording. It does all the SKY+ tricks too like programme links.

Panasonic and Sony are also bringing out PVR/Recorders too.

I would seriously look at exactly what channels you really need, this will help guide you into the service you need. I find that I tend to mainly watch BBC 1,2,3,4 - ITV (less so) - CHannel 4, +1, E4, E4+1, More 4, More 4+1, Film 4, Dave. and that is about it. So for me Freesat is going to be the choice.

If you are on a limited budget - go for Feesat
Depends how much TV you watch or want too
You want huge choice but pay every month? Sky then.
You can get a bundle deal - of phone, internet and TV woth Sky

It is possible to have Sky without a landline we did it. We don't have a house phone at all.
But I would go for Freesat from Argos and get them to fit the dish then your ready to go. But i will warn you, you can have 1000s of channels and there is still nothing to watch on a Saturday night

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Daniel J*:
Is it this one?

UK Aldi link


Yes DanielJ - That's the one!!!

Thank you ALL so much for your help and advice and also for your kind wishes and welcome.

You have ALL been wonderful and I appreciate it very much.

Technically clueless, but welcome Annoca and I hope one of the savvy FMs can help you out