What Channels will I get with the SKY Free to View System?

There are well over  60 TV and 50 Radio Stations that are English speaking and free.  The TV channels are low budget and many are shopping channel derived.  Others are News, Music, General entertainment, Sports & Religion. However, BBC & ITV channels. Ch4 and Ch5 are available provided you have the optimum dish size and an activated SKY Free to view card. BBC & ITV is free to view without a SKY card, however to receive CH4, CH5, it will be necessary to either obtain a Free to view card (One off cost with no subscription) or subscribe to one of the SKY packages.

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Will I get all Sky Channels with the Sky package System?

Subscriptions are set up direct with Sky and you cannot subscribe if you declare you are out of the UK. Prices are found at www.sky.com You will NOT get all of the channels in Spain, only most.  Movie channels are very difficult to receive and only available with very large dishes. Sky Sports channels are available, BBC, ITV, Ch4 Ch5 are also included with all our Sky packages. We can arrange Subscriptions, provided you have a UK or Spanish credit card. Please discuss with our installer your channel requirements.

Do I need a 2.4 Metre dish to receive BBC and ITV?

This region requires a minimum 1.9 Metre dish. However there are reception limits such as the type of Digital receiver for reception of some channels during some periods of the day and night. We recommend the bigger the dish for more consistent reception. (However even with a 2.4mtr dish some programmes can be inconsistent, for example BBC2 only available in evenings, Some of the “weaker” channels will disappear around midnight for a few hours. Extreme weather will affect all reception and may require a system reset.

Astra 2D (the 'weaker' satellite) is the platform for most of the popular channels (BBC ITV etc) and is focused at providing the service for UK. This means signal strength in Spain is significantly lower than the other Satellites, we believe that a 2.4mtr dish will give you a good level of coverage throughout the day.

Which is the best digibox receiver for use in Spain?

We believe the best box for consistent reception in Spain is the Pace DS430N, we use this box on all our installations and find it the best performer for some of the more difficult to achieve channels, for example CH4 fitted with a 2.4mtr dish correctly aligned will provide good  reception with breakup occurring only in severe weather or atmospheric conditions.