Spanish tv by dish

[olive]

We currently have a ( very) comprehensive Spanish tv setup , courtesy of Movistar. We will shortly be ditching their 4G internet which is useless during the numerous busy times of the day and severing mobile, internet and tv. So no doubt they will baja the viewing card at best and at worst actually recover the set top box with its hard drive for recording programmes.I doubt they would recover the dish.

My question is around the simplest way of retaining basic free to air channels . If they do want the settop box back is it just a case of buying an after market set top box?

[El Cid]

You just need a TDT set top box and antenna assuming you can receive a terrestrial signal.

Alternatively Spanish channels are on satellite (Astra 1 I think) and there are plenty of cheap STBs.

Sid

[satandpcguy]

TV aerial (possibly with amplifier) should get you around 40 ish free spanish tv channels via a TV aerial (as long as your area is covered by a local transmitter or repeater).

Spanish channels via satellite are encrypted.
You need either a Movistar subscription (you can ditch all their other things and just keep the satellite part), a TDT para satellite card and decoder ( a bit like UK Freesat service, but the channels are encrpyted and needs the card to unlock), or a "special" (ie cardshare / pirated) satellite receiver.

[olive]

Thanks. I have terrestrial tv aerial but it kept losing Canal Sur whenever we had a gale.

Will explore the just Movistar tv option. Might be back in a few weeks for a satellite solution