Got New Cable Service...3,500 Bt A Year..

[Rinrada]

Because we are only hear for on short visits I dont get too excited re cable but we got this one installed last week but whos is it?

According to K.W its just called Samut Pracan Cable services but surely not?

Anyway next door had it for sixt months or so and she recons on around 60-70 channels but seems we need a new telly to get the lot.

Up to now I recon we have about 35-45 (mostly Thai) but with Khmer Channel 5 and a hotch pot of French,German,Chinese,reality,the Fashion C as well as Fox,CNN (limited)and Star World etc but NO.... BBC....argg.....all for 3,500 bt a year....So

questions....whos setup is it and can I get the Beeb with a new goggle

Box?

thanks..r

[Joey Boy]

whats a goggle box?

[udon]

A TV set

[melus]

Unlikely that you will be able to get the Beeb with a new google. This cable offer sounds like the same thing they have in my neighborhood under a different name which goes for 200 baht per month, but no Beeb or any sports channels for that matter.

[Tarragona]

I'm in Samut Prakan and we have a 950 baht / year version giving 30 channels. The wife got it for better reception on some of the regular Thai channels.

We get a lot of Thai channels and a lot of crap. ABC Asia Pacific has some good stuff though and a decent film comes up occasionally on Movies Gold (then it comes up again and again and again).

The best thing is that on Saturdays and Sundays one of the channels mysteriously switches to live Premiership football coverage from Malaysian TV, with the original Sky commentary. That is worth 950 baht/year.

I don't know the name of the service provider and the Mrs can't remember either, but she says they have a 300 baht/month service too. She thinks it's nearly been a year so she'll make a note of the name when they come round for the subscription.

Edited November 8, 2005 by Tarragona

[Rinrada]

Thanks for the replys....just having a looksee at the channels and these are roughly what we get...

1.multi picts.

2-radio programe.

3-thai channel 3

4-smile

5-thai channel 5

6-tlc

7-thai channel 7

8-thai

9-thai emcot

10-thai-channel 11

11-thai=channel 11

12-reality TV

13-thai a 2

14-thai a3

15-thai-TTv-nation

16-cartoons

17-thai channel 7

18-mvtv-2.chinese

19-T-channel-mv3

20-astv-1

21-Thai

22-Cartoons

23-Thai films

24-cartoons

25-THAI

26-karaoke

27-Karaoke

28-DW-German tv

29-ASTV-3e-san-discovery.

30-CCTV4

31-smile M2

32-smile-khmer

33-smile-agai3

34-MTV-CHINESE

35-channel-V

36-STC

37-

38-sports

39-

40-thai channel 5

41-

42

43

44-TV5-ASIA-french

45- Z-Chinese-sports

46-newtv-Chinese

47-

48-A1

49-Reality TV

50-FOX

51-CNN

52-

53-Star World.

54-Fashion TV

55-DW-german

56-CCTV4-Chinese

Others seem to drop in and out including Indian,malaysian and some footi channels...Mai ko jai....

[KuBand]

Thanks for the replys....just having a looksee at the channels and these are roughly what we get...

Most of these are FREE TO AIR satellite channels, and I have put the source next to them.

free to air = pay nothing for them

1.multi picts. ~ PASS

2-radio programe. ~ PASS

3-thai channel 3 - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

4-smile - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

5-thai channel 5 - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

6-tlc - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

7-thai channel 7 - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

8-thai ~PASS

9-thai emcot - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

10-thai-channel 11 - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

11-thai=channel 11 - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

12-reality TV ~payTV PASS

13-thai a 2 - ST1 C Band

14-thai a3 - ST1 C Band

15-thai-TTv-nation - ST1 C Band

16-cartoons ~PASS

17-thai channel 7 - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

18-mvtv-2.chinese - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

19-T-channel-mv3 - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

20-astv-1 - NSS6 Ku Band

21-Thai ~PASS

22-Cartoons ~PASS

23-Thai films ~PASS

24-cartoons ~PASS

25-THAI ~PASS

26-karaoke ~PASS

27-Karaoke ~PASS

28-DW-German tv - Asiasat 2 (moving next month to AS3s)

29-ASTV-3e-san-discovery - NSS6 Ku Band

30-CCTV4 - Asiasat 3s (and 3 other birds)

31-smile M2 - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

32-smile-khmer - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

33-smile-agai3 - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

34-MTV-CHINESE - Panamsat 8 C Band

35-channel-V - Asiasat 3s

36-STC - (Could be from UBC) - Panamsat 8 C Band

37-

38-sports ~PASS

39-

40-thai channel 5 - Thaicom 2/3 C Band

41-

42

43

44-TV5-ASIA-french -

45- Z-Chinese-sports - Panamsat 8 C Band

46-newtv-Chinese - Asiasat 3s C Band

47-

48-A1 - Asiasat 3s C Band (most likely Dream sfta)

49-Reality TV - Asiasat 3s C Band

50-FOX - Asiasat 3s C Band (most likely Dream sfta)

51-CNN - Asiasat 3s C Band (most likely Dream sfta)

52-

53-Star World. - Asiasat 3s C Band (most likely Dream sfta)

54-Fashion TV - Asiasat 3s C Band

55-DW-german - Asiasat 2 (moving next month to AS3s)

56-CCTV4-Chinese - Asiasat 3s (and 3 other birds)

So much more English and football channels you could have as well on the same satellites, talk to them

[ilyushin]

Any contact details for the cable company?

[Tarragona]

Drove past today - Prakan Cable, towards the Paknam end of Srinakarin, pretty well opposite Baan Chaliang.

[ilyushin]

Drove past today - Prakan Cable, towards the Paknam end of Srinakarin, pretty well opposite Baan Chaliang.

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Is the service only for that area of Bangkok?

[Rinrada]

Drove past today - Prakan Cable, towards the Paknam end of Srinakarin, pretty well opposite Baan Chaliang.

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Is the service only for that area of Bangkok?

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So it realy was Paknam Cable (our houses are in Packnam...)Anyway mprai.back in Enfield now so will just have to settle for Telewest (cable London) for the next few months...at least they got the beeb

[Tarragona]

Drove past today - Prakan Cable, towards the Paknam end of Srinakarin, pretty well opposite Baan Chaliang.

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Is the service only for that area of Bangkok?

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I think so. I'd guess they're just a local operator.