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Subject: Re: bskyb subscription outside the Uk possible?
From: smax@enterprise.net (Max Simon)
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 20:53:43 GMT
Message-ID: <33a83a53.2857971@news.enterprise.net>
On Tue, 10 Jun 97 23:02:30 GMT, Laurence@iapetus.demon.co.uk (Laurence
Taylor) wrote:
>In article <5njl36$pg9@nx2.HRZ.Uni-Dortmund.DE>
> finc27@dx1.HRZ.Uni-Dortmund.DE
> "Thomas Adams; 9112325; Fh-Do/fb 4" writes:
>
>-> Concerning subscribing to BSKYB it was my understanding that this is only
>-> possible for residents of the UK and EIRE. Now I got a flyer from a
German
>-> company who offers a subscription which as they claim works w/o a
>-> middleman.
>->
>-> I would pay them 560 DEM a year for their service and would get a viewing
>-> card issued to my name. I would have to pay BSKYB the usual fee and could
>-> talk to their customer service in case of problems.
>->
>-> Well, I checked www.sky.co.uk and found nothing mentioned there.
>->
>-> Is this a legit offer I received?
>
>Hardly. Sky will not issue subscriptions to anywhere outside the British
>Isles and British Forces bases. If this guy will really get you a Sky
>card - and I am doubtful - then he will get it from a genuine subscriber
>in the UK. If you call Sky they will not take your money and will
>probably not honour any sunscription you had through the other company.
>
>In short - it's a con. Avoid.
>
>rgds
>LAurence
>
That's about to change if what I read in June's What Satellite
is to be believed. It seems that Sky are bowing to pressure from the
armed forces and are considering allowing British Army Camps
throughout Europe to have access to Sky.
Don't know when it is likely to happen but it's apparently got
a 99% chance of happening.
Max Simon
Subject: Re: Thor 2A testing video/audio
From: Pete <Pete@viper.karoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 22:20:04 +0100
Message-ID: <33AAF404.27BD@viper.karoo.co.uk>
Loffy Scarden wrote:
>
> Ray Woodward <raymondw@airtime.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >Thor 2A is currently a *spotless* picture here in East Lancashire on a
> >90cm dish.
>
> >Test caption/test tone are being carried on :
>
> >11.389 GHz Horizontal - transponder 12.
>
> >The above isn't a misprint, it seems to me that the various published
> >lists of Thor 2A's frequencies *may* have the polarities the wrong way
> >round ...
>
> Yes I did see it, but suddenly it became scrambled...
>
> Loffy Scarden
> Mail:loffyscarden@geocities.com
> Web:http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/9068
and I thought it was just me it was scrambled for. There is (10:25 bst)
a program being transmitted, but I can't see what.
Subject: Dutch tv FREE from 1 July on Astra
From: "news.eindhoven.nl.net" <pvrijen@qstone.nl>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 11:59:37 +0200
Message-ID: <5og8rq$clh$1@news.Eindhoven.NL.net>
The Dutch TV channels "Nederland 1", Nederland 2" and Nederland 3" and the
radio channels "Radio 1", "Radio 2", "Radio 3FM","Radio 4" and "Radio 5"
coming 1 July FREE on DIGITAL Astra. Some foreign programs are not free and
are only for Holland.
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Subject: Re: bskyb subscription outside the Uk possible?
From: smax@enterprise.net (Max Simon)
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 20:53:43 GMT
Message-ID: <33a83a53.2857971@news.enterprise.net>
On Tue, 10 Jun 97 23:02:30 GMT, Laurence@iapetus.demon.co.uk (Laurence
Taylor) wrote:
>In article <5njl36$pg9@nx2.HRZ.Uni-Dortmund.DE>
> finc27@dx1.HRZ.Uni-Dortmund.DE
> "Thomas Adams; 9112325; Fh-Do/fb 4" writes:
>
>-> Concerning subscribing to BSKYB it was my understanding that this is only
>-> possible for residents of the UK and EIRE. Now I got a flyer from a
German
>-> company who offers a subscription which as they claim works w/o a
>-> middleman.
>->
>-> I would pay them 560 DEM a year for their service and would get a viewing
>-> card issued to my name. I would have to pay BSKYB the usual fee and could
>-> talk to their customer service in case of problems.
>->
>-> Well, I checked www.sky.co.uk and found nothing mentioned there.
>->
>-> Is this a legit offer I received?
>
>Hardly. Sky will not issue subscriptions to anywhere outside the British
>Isles and British Forces bases. If this guy will really get you a Sky
>card - and I am doubtful - then he will get it from a genuine subscriber
>in the UK. If you call Sky they will not take your money and will
>probably not honour any sunscription you had through the other company.
>
>In short - it's a con. Avoid.
>
>rgds
>LAurence
>
That's about to change if what I read in June's What Satellite
is to be believed. It seems that Sky are bowing to pressure from the
armed forces and are considering allowing British Army Camps
throughout Europe to have access to Sky.
Don't know when it is likely to happen but it's apparently got
a 99% chance of happening.
Max Simon
Subject: Re: Thor 2A testing video/audio
From: Pete <Pete@viper.karoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 22:20:04 +0100
Message-ID: <33AAF404.27BD@viper.karoo.co.uk>
Loffy Scarden wrote:
>
> Ray Woodward <raymondw@airtime.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >Thor 2A is currently a *spotless* picture here in East Lancashire on a
> >90cm dish.
>
> >Test caption/test tone are being carried on :
>
> >11.389 GHz Horizontal - transponder 12.
>
> >The above isn't a misprint, it seems to me that the various published
> >lists of Thor 2A's frequencies *may* have the polarities the wrong way
> >round ...
>
> Yes I did see it, but suddenly it became scrambled...
>
> Loffy Scarden
> Mail:loffyscarden@geocities.com
> Web:http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/9068
and I thought it was just me it was scrambled for. There is (10:25 bst)
a program being transmitted, but I can't see what.
Subject: Dutch tv FREE from 1 July on Astra
From: "news.eindhoven.nl.net" <pvrijen@qstone.nl>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 11:59:37 +0200
Message-ID: <5og8rq$clh$1@news.Eindhoven.NL.net>
The Dutch TV channels "Nederland 1", Nederland 2" and Nederland 3" and the
radio channels "Radio 1", "Radio 2", "Radio 3FM","Radio 4" and "Radio 5"
coming 1 July FREE on DIGITAL Astra. Some foreign programs are not free and
are only for Holland.
--
(C) 1997 - Pepijn van Rijen
PvR ComputerMagazine is een onlinetijdschrift
over computers en Internet. Zelf een bijdrage?
Stuur het op naar pvrijen@qstone.nl.
http://www.dra.nl/~pvrpage
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