Freesat & Sky Satellite Television
Sky & Freesat in the Charente, Charente Maritime, Deux-Sevres, Vienne and Haute Vienne – other areas by arrangement.
Freesat offers over 200 TV and radio channels with no monthly bills – includes HD channels.
Sky offers many packages with it’s subscription model, but you’ll require a UK address for the billing account.
Our Satellite Installations include a Sky approved dish – perfect for this region, typically a quad LNB and twin feed cabling for a neat professional installation. The quad will enable you to have additional feeds to bedrooms/kitchens etc.
All installations are carried out personally by us.
Services offered
- Freesat, SKY and French Satellite systems installed & aligned.
- Humax HD Receivers supplied – subject to availability
- Sky HD Freesat receivers available – subject to availability
- New dish installations.
- Dish re-alignment and upgrades.
- LNB upgrades.
- Additional cabling added for extra decoders – bedrooms, kitchens etc
- Equipment advice.
| Service/Product | Notes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sky Freesat System Subject to availability 365€ !!! | includes: Sky HD receiver - single tuner, no subscription required. All free to air channels included. Sky Dish - wall mount Single LNB Single cable feed to one receiver. Installation & digital dish alignment. All fixtures & fittings | This system is now available for only: 365€ |
Prices
| Service | Notes | Price from |
|---|---|---|
| Satellite dish re-alignment | Re-alignment service - digitally aligned for maximum signal reception | 75,00€ |
| Installation of customer owned equipment | Customer provides all elements- dish, fittings and cable | 195,00€ |
| New Satellite dish installation Standard service conditions Additional feeds from 75€ High quality all metal dish, much more weather resistant than dishes with plaastic fittings. | Professional Raven dish - as used by Sky installers Quad LNB - feed more than one location Installation Digital Alignment Fixtures & Fittings 10m twin cable to one receiver Additional feeds/cable can be installed - kitchen/bedroom etc. Multi room upgrade available | 335,00€ |
| Sky Q installation - customer owned equipment | Customer supplies complete system inc. wideband LNB, dish, cabling & fixtues & fittings | 250€ 375€ Sky Q dish, wideband LNB 425€ Sky Q dish, wideband/2 feed legacy LNB 475€ Sky Q dish, wideband/4 feed legacy LNB Legacy cabling not included |
| Gite Satellite dish installation Standard service conditions Discount for multi-dish installations - ask for details! | Sky dish Single LNB Digital Alignment Fixtures & Fittings Single cable to one receiver Multi room upgrade available | 300,00€ |
| Complete Freesat System - installed | Freesat 4K receiver single tuner Professional Raven dish - as used by Sky installers Single feed LNB - quad LNB upgrade available Installation Digital Alignment Fixtures & Fittings 20m twin cable to one receiver Receiver installed and demonstrated | 400,00€ - single tuner |
| French TNT Satellite system | HD Humax TNT Sat receiver 60cm Dish & LNB Installation Digital Alignment Fixtures & Fittings 20m cable to the receiver Receiver installed and demonstrated | 419,00€ |
| LNB replacement SKY | Quad LNB for Sky oval dishes. Includes digital re-alignment | 145.00€ |
| LNB replacement STD | Quad LNB for standard dishes. Includes digital re-alignment. | 145,00€ |
| On-site services | Fault finding, cable installation etc | 45,00€ p/h |
| Deplacement | Travelling charges - please refer to the travelling table | |
| Standard service conditions | Applies to all services offered. Wall mount equipment - chimney install/service is extra. Max 10m cable run Installed equipment is under 5m from the ground. Equipment is in good working order. Travel charge is extra. | |
| Chimney install | Covers installation charges and any additional equipment required for a chimney installation | 125,00€ |
| Distance | Price/Prix |
|---|---|
| Déplacement de 50 km | 40,00 € |
| Déplacement 50 km + | 65,00 € |
Installations
Once mounted, the dish is the aligned using a digital satellite meter, ensuring the best possible signal.
If you suffer from intermittent picture pixelation, typically when it’s raining, give me a call and we can investigate the problem. Issues can be failing lnb, too small a dish or simply poor alignment
Equipment
There is a new range of 4K Freesat receivers, currently only the non-recordable receiver is available. I’ll update this page as soon as the new recordable receivers become available.
IF you are interested in purchasing the new Freesat 4K receiver, please either give me a call, visit my online shop or fill in the contact form and i’ll get back to you asap.
Sky HD Freesat receiver – now available in store! – subject to availability
This very compact receiver is currently available in store for 100€. HD channel line up, no hard drive – only non Sky programs available without subscription [Sky News is available though] – subject to availability – call for info
Spares
A selection of satellite spares are available in the shop, more parts will be added over time.