I live up country around 15km far from the town of Phon (Khon Kaen) and from some day I am having problems with the television. Before I could see all the channels: The 3, the 5, the 7, the 9, the 11 and the ITV.

Now the 5 and ITV are disappeared and I have problems also with all the other channels. Has anybody living in my area noted a similar thing? Thank you.

raining lately ?

Lelipad, I ended up getting a UBC satellite dish (14,000). We don't pay any subscription as we only use the Thai channels but we get perfect reception and we live out in the bunnies.

Lelipad, I ended up getting a UBC satellite dish (14,000). We don't pay any subscription as we only use the Thai channels but we get perfect reception and we live out in the bunnies.

Plenty of Rabbits round your way?

Well I think I saw a story somewhere that AIS is saying that it is going to offer satellite TV for the countryside for only Thai local channels.

Last time I looked all the regular Thai TV channels were free in C band on Thaicom 2/5, and are also broadcast in irdeto 2 encyrption on KU band on the same satellites. To get the KU band version you make a one-off payment for a basic smart card (i.e. not UBC). But if you buy a big dish it is free.

http://www.lyngsat.com/thai78.html

In Surin they are offering a satellite system that picks up all the Thai TV channels, its called DTV. It is a one-off cost of 2,990 baht to buy and install the set top box and dish - no annual subscription. The 30 cm dish gives a perfect picture on all channels. In contrast, it can cost about 1,500 baht to buy and fit a normal outside TV ariel although the reception and picture quality is very poor.

Lelipad, I ended up getting a UBC satellite dish (14,000). We don't pay any subscription as we only use the Thai channels but we get perfect reception and we live out in the bunnies.

My UBC reception disappears as soon as a cloud appears overhead, and that's fairly often at the moment.

In Surin they are offering a satellite system that picks up all the Thai TV channels, its called DTV. It is a one-off cost of 2,990 baht to buy and install the set top box and dish - no annual subscription. The 30 cm dish gives a perfect picture on all channels. In contrast, it can cost about 1,500 baht to buy and fit a normal outside TV ariel although the reception and picture quality is very poor.

Most interested Nomad97. At present we have NO tv in our house near Sangkha as not there full time yet BUT sometime will have to think about it to keep the family happy!! Can you let me know where in Surin they are offering DTV as seems worth considering for the bedrooms anyway.

Many thanks.

Anthony.

AA1, they are available in what we call the Sony Shop, which is very near/opposite the bus station in Surin. I did ask if they would install in the villages and they said yes, although there would be a small additional charge for diesel. I use this for our second set so that if and when there is a conflict between English (UBC) and Thai channels both my wife and myself get the same quality picture.

Regarding the weather issue, C band (big dish - about 8 feet) does not suffer from the same drop off in signal strength during rain as KU band (small dish - about 90cm). Remember that the C band transmissions of the regular TV channels are free-to-air (FTA) and you don't need a card. If you already have UBC (KU band - small dish), you can resolve the clash issue on KU band (i.e. you and the wife want to watch different programmes) by buying a second receiver and big C-band dish, fairly cheaply and there is no subscription to pay. It is true that you could also buy a second receiver with irdeto cam and the smart card bought with a one-off payment and both watch KU band, when it doesn't rain! Most generic digital receivers will receive both C and KU bands.The price of an old-style FTA or cam-based receiver has fallen dramatically. But, if you get into the hobby of satellite TV, you might want your second receiver to be something more versatile like a Dreambox, which may get you one or more of UBC's Asian rivals.

AA1, they are available in what we call the Sony Shop, which is very near/opposite the bus station in Surin. I did ask if they would install in the villages and they said yes, although there would be a small additional charge for diesel. I use this for our second set so that if and when there is a conflict between English (UBC) and Thai channels both my wife and myself get the same quality picture.

Nomad97. Thanks. will visit it when next in Surin.