BBC abroad

[netibiza]

OK so I know we are not supposed to watch it in Spain but the truth is we do (when we can!!).  I have a 1.3m dish in Ibiza and want to know why sometimes the Beeb pixcellates during the omnibus of Eastenders and in the summer cannot get it at all and at other times it's perfect until about 7pm, when I expect it to go off.  Does my dish need re-aligning or do I need a new LNB (at present am using an old one off my Via dish)

[jimmyb01]

No, it's no fault on your part, service providers in Europe will transmit BBC World and BBC Prime at certain times on certain dates. You need to ask your satalite broadcaster to provide you with exact transmission times. Or you can do what I did and go for Sky digital and you get all the UK channels 24 hrs aday.

[netibiza]

Am actually talking about Sky and the Beeb.  Where are you  and what size dish do you have?

[spainlads]

I live in Torrevieja and to get a decent picture I'd need a 2 metre dish. We view via a 'Microdish aerial' and there are times when the signal is weaker than others. BBC2 and RTE are the weakest.

[jimmyb01]

http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/bbcitv.htm

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