3 great options for satellite TV installation?

Anyone thinking of making the switch from Freeview to satellite TV will want to know what options are on offer. Actually, there are numerous options and some of them mean that you will have to pay a monthly subscription to watch channels and shows, while other options do not have a subscription. With the latter, you simply pay for the equipment and installation and that’s all you have to pay for. So what are the options for installing satellites? Here are three greats to consider.

Freesat – No monthly fee – Access hundreds of channels

Freesat is a very popular choice in the UK, as once you have purchased the equipment, that is, the satellite dish and decoder; there is nothing more to pay for each month. Freesat will generally provide residents with more than 200 TV and radio channels, which means that there is a wide range of programs offered at no monthly fee.

Freesat offers a lot for just the down payment. For example, you can watch TV whenever you want with On Demand. You can pause live TV, record up to 500 hours of TV shows, and even rewind if you missed something. You can even roll back the TV to the last seven days. The system also comes with Freetime, a smart TV guide that gives you full control so you can manage what you want to watch in your spare time.

Sky Digital: monthly subscription TV packages

Sky Digital comes with a monthly subscription that you choose and there are different TV package bundles to choose from. The different channel packages are based on price: the lowest offers 35 more entertainment channels and the top package offers more than 75 entertainment channels, and each of the packages includes 11 free HD channels and 240 free HD channels.

With Sky Digital Satellite TV, if you choose the Sky + cable box, you can pause, rewind and record shows so you never miss your favorite shows. There’s even a feature that lets you record your favorite TV series at the touch of a button. Sky TV is smart as it will also give you suggestions on shows you might enjoy based on what you usually record and what you have on your schedule. Sky also comes with Catch up TV which offers access to over 60 channels and there is the option to add Sky Movies or Sports for an additional fee each month.

European satellite TV: films in French, silly comedy from Spain and more

European satellite television is common among UK residents whose first language is not English. This is due to the fact that a wide range of free channels from different European countries can be accessed with a European satellite system. For example, you can pick up channels from three different satellites.

For example, Astra 1 offers a wide range of channels from Germany, including many sports channels, and you don’t have to pay a monthly subscription. You can also tune in to French and Spanish channels when your antenna receiver is pointed at this satellite. By pointing your satellite dish at the Eutelsat Hotbird satellite, you can get channels from France, Poland, Arabia, Thailand and Russia, along with many more. Finally, there is the Atlantic Bird satellite, which offers numerous channels from France that cannot be obtained with the Astra 1 satellite.

So these are just 3 of the great options available for satellite TV in the UK and they all offer great TV viewing options, different lifestyles and different budgets.