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Subject: Re: FTA Programs in English at Eutelsat 36W?

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jno

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Date Posted: 09:23:59 01/09/04 Fri
In reply to: Lew 's message, "Re: FTA Programs in English at Eutelsat 36W?" on 11:00:44 01/08/04 Thu

Hi again!

lyngsat is now reporting that the channels at 36E are encrypted - shame! Lew, you're right, my mate does watch UPC, via cable in Hungary and is not able to switch languages - perhaps this is just a feature of the satellite reception at 19 degress? He gets it on cable.

>>@Lew
>>
>>I have looked into getting a UPC subscription, but as
>>I have the $ky Fam. Pack already, most of the
>>channels, except Hallmark I have already - which is I
>>why I wanted to know if they are FTA and, actually
>>watchable in English as the lyngsat site suggests.
>>
>>As far as I am aware, one of my mates in Hungary told
>>me that via UPC these channels are only available in
>>local languages and not changeable - so, I go back to
>>my original question - is anyone actually watching
>>these channel FTA in English? I'm really after the
>>Hallmark channel!
>>
>>Anyone watching these at the moment?
>>>>Question! Is anyone out there picking up the FTA
>>>>channels on Eutelsat W4 at 36E?
>>>>
>>>>Here is the footprint:
>>>>http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/36ew4.html#
>>>>
>>>>and here is the program list:
>>>>http://www.lyngsat.com/ew4.shtml
>>>>
>>>>According to this info, the following channels have
>>>>English soundtracks: Nickelodeon CIS;Animal Planet
>>>>Europe;Discovery Channel Russia;Hallmark Channel
>>>>Russia & Middle East;Discovery Travel &
>Adventure;Fox
>>>>Kids Russia & Turkey;Cartoon Network UK;TCM
>>>>UK;Discovery Civilisation;Discovery Science Channel
>>>>
>>>>This bird is way way outside the UK footprint, but I
>>>>wondered if anyone out there from Austria, Slovakia
>>or
>>>>Hungary or eastwards is able to pick up these
>Russian
>>>>channels and if they have an English soundtrack?
>>>>
>>>>Would be nice to see the Hallmark Channel in English
>>-
>>>>has anyone out there seen these and can tell us how
>>>>much English is on them?
>>>>
>>>>Regards!!
>>>
>>>Do you live in Austria, jno? If you do, and you've
>got
>>>a mate in the Czech Republic, Slovakia or Hungary,
>you
>>>could get them to take out a UPC Direct subscription
>>>and send you the card (it's not tied to the box,
>thank
>>>God). You get two versions of Hallmark, National
>>>Geographic, Discovery, Fox Kids and BBC Prime all in
>>>English. Unfortunately the buggers dropped TCM and
>>>Cartoon Network last week last week.It costs about
>140
>>>quid a year.
>
>Your mate's probably watching Hallmark using the UPC
>supplied STB. I use my own one with a UPC card (they
>allow you to), and so I can switch the soundtrack on
>most of the stations (including the Hungarian
>Hallmark).

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