Alternatives to Satellite dish?

[cwinhall]

Have a wierd question...

I live in a "listed" building which means a satellite cannot be installed to this house.

I'm not in a cable enabled area.

I want to get HD channels like BBC HD etc but these r onlny available through satellite...

My question is obviously is there any alternative?

 

[Just Dave]

If you have a garden could you install it there, or in the attic but I dont know if they work inside attics :shrug:

 

[photon]

Doesn't Auntie commence live streaming next week?

 

[Craft]

yeah you could mount it at ground level, on the shed, garage, wherever. Dont think it'll work in the attic.

According to this (http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/22135/freeview-to-host-high-definition-itv-and-c4) itv/c4 will be putting HD channels over freeview, I believe bbc have announced the same as well, so an HD capable freeview box may be the way to go very soon

 

[Jamesbuk]

Move ?



Regards, James

 

[andrewc]

Stick it on a post outside.

 

[Flash In The Pan]

mount it inside at a window :shrug:

 

[mrgubby]

At our last house Mrs G wouldn't let me have a sat dish on the house :shrug: so I put it behind a bush on a pole at the end of the garden

It worked , she couldn't see it

 

[MG TF 135]

Remember that when living in a listed building the restrictions are not only on adding things to the outside structure of the property. In some areas the restrictions also apply to areas adjacent to the building, like gardens and sheds. So i would check with your local authorty before mounting a dish any where.

Also be prepared for slightly higher installation charges if/when you do get one installed. And you will also be responsible for certain finishing too, like burying the cable if the dish is put up at the bottom of the garden.

 

[Steep]

Set it on a 'temporary mobile' mount, or depending on how strict your council are, you might get away with a post in the garden if you put it out of general sight.