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jmartinb · 20-08-07, 12:40 PM

Hi,

I'm moving to Belgium very soon and would like to be able to keep recieving SKY+. I've found a website, Storesatellite.com which claims to be able to allow me to do this.

Has anyone had any experience with this company ? Is what they are doing legal or will the Sky police be after me ? Is there an alternative way of recieving Sky in Belgium ?

Sorry if this is all been answered elsewhere, I did a search and didn't find anything and my experience with satalitte tv involves turning the box on every morning.

Many thanks,
Martin

Jimdefruit · 20-08-07, 01:37 PM

Welcome to the forum jmartinb.

When you say sky, do you mean the subscribed channels or just the free to view channels like BBC, ITV, four and five?

BGonaSTICK · 20-08-07, 05:25 PM

Heard of storesatellite. Never used them personally.

Yes, it's perfectly feasible, though they will charge you a fee of course.

The problem is the phone connection. So PPV and interactive stuff is tricky. Once your box is out of contract, I believe that even with Sky+ you can disconnect it from the phone line - so you could just take your existing box with you - done deal.

It's not illegal, but it breaks the terms of the agreement you have signed with Sky. Do Sky care? Not really - in fact I think they are very happy for the practice to continue - as long as you keep paying the bill!

There are many thousands of subscribers doing exactly that right now. Maybe hundreds of thousands.

wod · 20-08-07, 08:56 PM

80cm dish would be plenty as well for all channels as no big dish needed for astra 2d in Belgium

bigtee · 20-08-07, 09:17 PM

I know someone who gets 2D on a Sky dish (the Zone 2 dish, I think) in Brussels - and motorised to boot!

jmartinb · 21-08-07, 03:13 PM

Thanks for the infomation. The channels I'm mainly interested in are BBC 1,2,3,4, Channel 4, More 4, Cbeebies, CBBC but SKY 1, 2 and movie channels would be nice.

The current resident of the house I'm buyingin Brussels has offered to leave his 1.5m dish if I want it (at no cost).

Is there a way of getting the subscription channels outside of the UK without using a third party subcription service ? I guess I could use a relative's address who does not have SKY but I really wanted to avoid that.

Again many thanks for all the info.

Gav · 21-08-07, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BGonaSTICK

It's not illegal, but it breaks the terms of the agreement you have signed with Sky. Do Sky care? Not really - in fact I think they are very happy for the practice to continue - as long as you keep paying the bill!

There are many thousands of subscribers doing exactly that right now. Maybe hundreds of thousands.

Personally, I think Sky would love to offer their TV services to foreigners, but they'd have to pay for licensing to broadcast abroad I'm guessing. As well as foreign customer services.

Also, could you imagine a 2.4Meter minidish??? =P

BGonaSTICK · 21-08-07, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmartinb

Is there a way of getting the subscription channels outside of the UK without using a third party subcription service ?

If it works in the UK and it doesn't need a phone line then you can just stick it in your suitcase.

sugarbabe · 16-09-07, 02:17 PM

What happens when they send you a new viewing card though and you are in Belgium, Holland etc?

BGonaSTICK · 16-09-07, 02:20 PM

It only happens once every few years. You'd need a UK address to have the card sent to.

20-08-07, 12:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
jmartinb Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Uk Sky in Belgium Hi, I'm moving to Belgium very soon and would like to be able to keep recieving SKY+. I've found a website, Storesatellite.com which claims to be able to allow me to do this. Has anyone had any experience with this company ? Is what they are doing legal or will the Sky police be after me ? Is there an alternative way of recieving Sky in Belgium ? Sorry if this is all been answered elsewhere, I did a search and didn't find anything and my experience with satalitte tv involves turning the box on every morning. Many thanks, Martin

20-08-07, 01:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Uk Sky in Belgium Welcome to the forum jmartinb. When you say sky, do you mean the subscribed channels or just the free to view channels like BBC, ITV, four and five? __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

20-08-07, 05:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 163 Times in 57 Posts	Re: Uk Sky in Belgium Heard of storesatellite. Never used them personally. Yes, it's perfectly feasible, though they will charge you a fee of course. The problem is the phone connection. So PPV and interactive stuff is tricky. Once your box is out of contract, I believe that even with Sky+ you can disconnect it from the phone line - so you could just take your existing box with you - done deal. It's not illegal, but it breaks the terms of the agreement you have signed with Sky. Do Sky care? Not really - in fact I think they are very happy for the practice to continue - as long as you keep paying the bill! There are many thousands of subscribers doing exactly that right now. Maybe hundreds of thousands. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

20-08-07, 08:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
wod Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,299 Thanks: 18 Thanked 93 Times in 82 Posts	Re: Uk Sky in Belgium 80cm dish would be plenty as well for all channels as no big dish needed for astra 2d in Belgium

20-08-07, 09:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
bigtee Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 569 Thanks: 13 Thanked 74 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Uk Sky in Belgium I know someone who gets 2D on a Sky dish (the Zone 2 dish, I think) in Brussels - and motorised to boot! __________________ Raven 90 multi lnb 1w, 7, 9, 13, 16, 19 & 28e; 1m Orbital on SG 2100 5e-34w and Various Receivers

21-08-07, 03:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
jmartinb Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Uk Sky in Belgium Thanks for the infomation. The channels I'm mainly interested in are BBC 1,2,3,4, Channel 4, More 4, Cbeebies, CBBC but SKY 1, 2 and movie channels would be nice. The current resident of the house I'm buyingin Brussels has offered to leave his 1.5m dish if I want it (at no cost). Is there a way of getting the subscription channels outside of the UK without using a third party subcription service ? I guess I could use a relative's address who does not have SKY but I really wanted to avoid that. Again many thanks for all the info.

16-09-07, 02:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
sugarbabe Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Uk Sky in Belgium What happens when they send you a new viewing card though and you are in Belgium, Holland etc?

16-09-07, 02:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 163 Times in 57 Posts	Re: Uk Sky in Belgium It only happens once every few years. You'd need a UK address to have the card sent to. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W