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| Please note I
no longer accept new links to suppliers' websites. I used to accept them
as a result of customer recommendations, never directly from the company
itself. That was so that I didn't simply provide free advertising for
companies I didn't know and couldn't vouch for. However I began to
suspect that some companies were getting around that by emailing me as
if from a satisfied customer. I have no clear proof but I'm not prepared to take the risk, so the page is now closed to new links. |
| I do check these links from time to time but occasionally the odd broken link slips through. If you find any, please let me know. |
| Miscellaneous. |
| It's all Chinese | Itsallchinese.co.uk. OK, so what has this to do with caravanning or indeed satellite TV? Answer - nothing whatsoever! However my niece is launching her own business as a teacher and translator of Mandarin. Her website needs a bit of help with the search engines so I'm placing this link to help get her a little exposure. |
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Caravanable.co.uk. Information on caravanning facilities for the disabled. |
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Freesat.co.uk. Freesat is the new satellite service sponsored jointly by the BBC and ITV. |
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Motorwayparkingforcaravans.co.uk. The best and worst motorway service areas for caravanners. (My other caravanning website but now closed to further updates.) |
| SayNoTo0870 | SayNoTo0870.com. So-called national rate numbers are often charged at higher rates than geographic numbers. Not only that but incoming calls from abroad often don't connect, making internet access difficult if not impossible. This website gives geographic equivalents for many 0845 and 0870 numbers. |
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Silver surfers. A website for people of a certain age (such as me ...) |
| WILDSAT | www.wildsat.com. Full list of all current Sky EPG channel listings. |
| MailWasher | www.mailwasher.net. I know this is nothing to do with satellite TV but I find it invaluable. It prescans your incoming emails and categorises them into 'friendly', possible virus, probable spam, etc. Because it does that without downloading the messages, you get the opportunity to check them out before they get on to your computer. Spam emails can then be bounced back as a fake 'Address not found' to discourage subsequent targetting, and they can also be deleted directly from the server so they don't get downloaded on to your computer at all. It works in conjunction with your regular email software (Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger, etc) Best of all, MailWasher is free! |
| Technical information. |
| Sky digibox manuals | These two websites
have (at the time of writing) downloadable digibox manuals in PDF
format. http://www.satseekers.net/product-pictures/data-sheets/BSKYB2600C1_UG.pdf (standard box only) http://www.smart2check.com/downloads.htm (standard box and Sky+) |
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The
Astra website. Information on footprints and available channels
(English language). |
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The
Astra channel listing. Alphabetic listing of all digital channels
and which satellite they transmit on. |
| ASTRA 2D | The unofficial Astra 2D website. Created by an expat to help others. Lots of information on reception of BBC/ITV across Europe. |
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DigitalSpy. Good website for satellite news. |
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Forums |
The satellite forum at www.digitalspy.co.uk is a huge volunteer resource for information about all aspects of satellite TV. If you have any queries, you'll almost certainly get help here. Be warned that some contributors only think they know what they're talking about. Others really do; the trick is to work out which is which! I'm an occasional contributor under the name 'Davesull' (but I of course fall into the first category!). |
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Digibox reviews. If you're in the market for a new digibox, this page has reviews of all current and many used models. |
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The Digital TV Group. This website gives information about what services are available without subscription and how to get them. |
| Sam Radford | Sam is a former owner of a TV shop. Although retired now, he retains an interest in satellite technology and his website is a mine of technical information - sometimes irrascible (look at his Contact Me page), always entertaining. |
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SMW
is a Swedish LNB manufacturer. Their English-language web site contains
lots of information on footprints. It also has free downloadable
software for pinpointing the satellite system from anywhere in Europe. |
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Chris
Vowles has a website that gives lots of useful help and advice about
satellite issues, problems, news, etc. |
| Programme listings and information. |
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DigiGuide. Online TV listings. Available for PCs, laptops, PDAs and WAP-enabled mobile phones - the perfect complement to caravan-based satellite systems. Free PC software download, try it out then £9.99 per annum to register (per user, you're allowed to install it on more than 1 computer). There's a discount for buying more than 1 year at a time. The software is fully customisable and downloads of weekly listings for all available channels are free. It works with Windows Vista too. Click here for further details: http://getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=26868. |
| Equipment
suppliers (in alphabetic order) Please note that this list is provided for information only and does not constitute a recommendation by me. Some suppliers are recommended by readers and are indicated as such but I cannot personally vouch for them. Caveat emptor! |
| Amperor Europe Ltd | Amperor
Products. Tel +44 (0)1294 272400. Supplies 12v stabilisers for LCD televisions running from 12v batteries. |
| Audio-Visual Services. |
Audio-Visual
Services. 46 Main Road, Biggin Hill, Kent, TN16 3DU Tel: 01959 574707 Recommended by a reader, Brian Williamson. |
| Brymar Satellite Systems |
Brymar
Satellite Systems. 4 Lidgett Lane, Garforth, Leeds, West Yorks LS25
1EQ . Tel: 0113 232 0005 Recommended by a reader, Colin Bunyan, who says they're genuinely helpful (contact is Dave Marsh). |
| Clearview | Clearview. 380
Walton Road, Surrey, KT8 2JG Tel: +44 (0)208 941 4042. Fax: +44 (0)208 873 1645 Over 10 years of supplying mobile satellite systems with many customers coming back for more as they upgraded their motorhomes. |
| DCM Services | DCM Satellite
Services. Waterlooville, PO7 5AG Tel: 023 92268446 Recommended by Ian Lashbrooke. |
| Digiboxes. co.uk |
www.Digiboxes.co.uk.
Tel: 07092 010982, Mobile: 0044 7974 678783 Lee Harling, supplier of used Sky Digiboxes at reasonable prices to UK and Europe. |
| Ebay | Ebay is an online auction house with categories for just about anything you can imagine. One of them is satellite receiver/decoders. Worth investigating for cheap goods. (But ignore any listings that say you can get Sky Box Office without paying. They're scams and don't work - Sky isn't stupid!) |
| Grandata | Grandata. Good value for signal meters. They sell a signal meter for £10 (exc VAT/P&P). From the main page click the Catalogue button and then choose Aerial Installation Accessories. Recommended by Chris Hall. |
| LeisurePower | Leisurepower.
Warrington-based suppliers of all necessary equipment. Over-the-counter and mail order sales, specialist supplier and installer of caravan equipment. Sales enquiries: 0845 082 0888 |
| Melksham | Melksham
Satellite Services. Recommended by William Bartlett - says they're
very helpful and have some good prices. Sells a Freesatfromsky package,
digibox and viewing card, for £99 (last checked May 2006) Tel: +44 (0)1225 709941 |
| RoadPro | RoadPro
Stephenson Close, Drayton Fields Industrial Estate, Daventry, NN11 5RF Tel: +44 (0)1327 312 233 Fax: +44 (0)1327 315 271 RoadPro is a Daventry-based supplier of mobile satellite equipment. Main supplier for Kerstan dishes. |
| SatCure | SatCure
is an online supplier of equipment and information. In addition to the
supply of all kinds of equipment for satellite reception the owner,
Martin Pickering, has written a number of books which are available as
downloadable files, some free of charge, others at a moderate charge. If
you wish to purchase goods from Satcure, this
link will give you a discount voucher. The voucher facility is
provided entirely for your benefit; it carries no endorsement by me and
my commission goes directly to Cancer Research UK. |
| The Satellite Shop | The
Satellite Shop. Tunbridge Wells-based supplier of everything to do
with satellite TV. Tel: 08707 588884 Fax: 01892 548467 |
| Simply Digital | Simply Digital
is a Sky supplier based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne just off the A1 and
offering a mail order or over-the-counter service. The company
specialises in the supply of unsubsidised equipment for the European
market. It sells a Freesat package, digibox and viewing card, for just
under £100 (last checked May 2006) Unit 3B Whitehouse Road Ind. Estate Newcastle Upon Tyne NE15 6LN Telephone 0191 273 6784 Fax 0191 273 4474 |
| Ten-Haaft | Ten-Haaft. An unusual entry, this. Ten-Haaft is a German company recommended by Gary Elliott. He reckons it's the cheapest supplier and installer of Oyster dishes in Europe. Even allowing for the travelling costs, he says it's cheaper than getting the job done in the UK (sorry, UK dealers, blame Gary, I'm just the messenger!) The contact is Simone Murphy who's an English speaker - she can be contacted at SMurphy@ten-haaft.de |
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