Where Can I Find English Tv Channels In Rayong

[kuochihfu]

Hi, I am working & living in the Rayong Industrial Park.

Is there any good recommendation for a cable company or satellite dish?

I prefer CNN, BBC, MTV, NHK, ESPN in the package.

I asked our Thai staff to find it for me, and the price is like 15,000 bahts a year + 9,000 installation fee..

God.. B 24,000.. isn't it more than average Thai making for a whole month?

[Beacher]

I've never heard anybody say anything good about the monopoly UBC, so I rely on bit torrents to watch my favorite TV shows and sporting events. As far as news broadcasts go, I think most major networks stream their news reports/shows over the internet, so a decent broadband connection may be your best bet.

[zaphodbeeblebrox]

I think you have 3 options:

1) Rayong cable - you will get BBC World News, Al Jazeera and lots of Australian sports channels, as well as an Australian TV/movie channel, but not much else

2) UBC satellite though True - this is probably what your staff found for you. The installation price they quoted seems high, but I believe the gold package goes for about 1500 baht/month

3) You might be able to find someone who sells a one-time payment satellite dish. I've heard prices from 8000-20,000 baht. There's no guarantee you will receive all channels forever, but if you can find a seller/installer, this is the route you might want to take.

[steve73]

There's an electronics store in Laem Thong (groundfloor) that does satellite systems. Ask (discretely) about one that pick up Phillipines. You'll need a 2.5m dish and decoder. If you want to pick up other sats as well you'll need a moveable dish, or more dishes & more decoders (but better if you use more than one TV). Whole set-up will be about 15-30k (depending on the number of dishes, decoders, splitters, etc) but free thereafter.

Much better than True, you'll get access to 300+ channels, around 50 in English.

[Richb2004v2]

I got a large motorized dish and decoder some years ago for a one time payment of about 20,000 baht. It worked well for a years or so and then became scrambled. For a year I struggled getting it unlocked every few months but it became ridiculous. Eventually I gave up and it is now redundant. I wouldn't recommend this route. Now I stick with listening to Radio from home through the internet. There's really nothing much worth watching on any of the TV channels anyway, in my opinion. If you want a movie I find its better to buy them locally for 70 baht.

[ignis]

I got a large motorized dish and decoder some years ago for a one time payment of about 20,000 baht. It worked well for a years or so and then became scrambled. For a year I struggled getting it unlocked every few months but it became ridiculous. Eventually I gave up and it is now redundant

How odd, I also got a large motorized dish and decoder some 5 odd years ago, and sure every few weeks you must do a scan of each satellite you watch and re-add the new ones or the channels that have changed......... Did you check that you got the best signal, I find I have to do a 1 step move most days to get a perfect signal...

[ignis]

Hi, I am working & living in the Rayong Industrial Park.

Is there any good recommendation for a cable company or satellite dish?

I prefer CNN, BBC, MTV, NHK, ESPN in the package.

I asked our Thai staff to find it for me, and the price is like 15,000 bahts a year + 9,000 installation fee..

God.. B 24,000.. isn't it more than average Thai making for a whole month?

No idea, you would have to ask, but would have thought the 15,000 would have been for the satellite dish , decoder and installation fee, You then OWN the dish & decoder, and the 9,000 would be the yearly subscription card, this is the only fee you would pay every year.

Better in my view is to pay a one off fee for a large move dish, so you can pick up all the satellites, you may then find that you do not need to pay yearly for a subscription card.

Google 'Free to View Satellites over Thailand' then you can see yourself

[loverboy44]

Use your pc and watch online.