TV options with English football on Samui

[Pi Sek]

I don't watch TV if I can help it but, because UBC aren't showing English football any more, I have been asked by a tenant to see if I can get him an alternative satellite option. I have heard on some grapevine or another that there is an option using a satellite or "smart box" or something.

Questions:

1) What is it?

2) What is needed for it?

3) How much does it cost?

4) Where can I find it?

5) Is it legal?

6) Does it work?

7) Are there any other alternatives besides Samui Cable? The English Premiership is what the guy really wants but if it has movies and news channels, all the better.

I appreciate your responses and relating of your experiences of this service. Thanks.

[limbos]

A friend of mine just got the new HTC box in Bangkok and had to pay 20,000.-THB for 3 years. This will give you the next 3 seasons EPL, no idea if any and what other channels are included.

The alternative is to stream the games on your computer, providing you have a fast enough internet connection.

[muimatt]

Cancel UBC.

Go to CTH in Lamai.

Order their dish, box and channel package.

Pay less then UBC and get football plus

a bunch of other channels.

[Pi Sek]

Cancel UBC.

Go to CTH in Lamai.

Order their dish, box and channel package.

Pay less then UBC and get football plus

a bunch of other channels.

CTH? Where's that?

[Pi Sek]

A friend of mine just got the new HTC box in Bangkok and had to pay 20,000.-THB for 3 years. This will give you the next 3 seasons EPL, no idea if any and what other channels are included.

The alternative is to stream the games on your computer, providing you have a fast enough internet connection.

He's not PC-minded enough to watch on the Internet... but the HTC box is interesting? Can I find it on Samui or do you have to go to BKK?

[PoorSucker]

You can get the Astro satellite on the Islands.

Check with any satellite shop.

http://www.astro.com.my/

PS

No Thai soaps

DS

[Lite Beer]

CTH Satellite System.

Every BPL game in HD plus Fox Sports, Star Sports, Sky News and stacks of other channels.

Half the price of True Visions.

[limbos]

And where is CTH in Lamai?

[PoorSucker]

And where is CTH in Lamai?

I found this.

Gulf of Thailand cable. 093-7610997. Koh Samui. Surat Thani.

[muimatt]

And where is CTH in Lamai?

Go pass Buddy (towards Lamai) approx. 200 meters on the left hand side.

Very efficient staff in there!

[Pi Sek]

And where is CTH in Lamai?

I found this.

Gulf of Thailand cable. 093-7610997. Koh Samui. Surat Thani.

I just tried this number, was answered by a Thai lady who confirmed that it was the CTH shop in Lamai. It's very near to the Kodak shop/Pensit & Laws offices, across the road. I'll go in this afternoon and post what I find.

Thanks to all for the info.

[PoorSucker]

http://www.cth.co.th/en/

[Pi Sek]

Went in this afternoon. I only spoke Thai with them, but I think the woman on the front desk spoke English (she was listening me speaking to the tenant on the phone and I sensed she understood what was being said) and I presume the older guy at the back desk did too.

Their package isn't bad. It's missing a few non-English channels like TV5 and DWTV so on, but it has some English-language news channels, 20 film and series channels, plenty of sports channels... including the football.

It's not particularly expensive either, certainly not when compared to UBC.

• It costs 1,800 Baht for a "brakan" (deposit, which I assume you get back if you cancel at the end of the contract) - for the box and satellite, and these remain the property of CTH. There's also an installation cost of 535 Baht (which they said the installation guy might increase if it's a "hard" installation). So 2,335 Baht gets paid up front.
• It then costs 899 Baht per month. However, they give you "free" months if you pay in advance. e.g. I asked to be billed for 12 months on the first bill, and so I will pay end up paying 749 Baht per month, but in a lump sum of 8,990 Baht on the bill at the end of the first month. If you choose to pay monthly, you have to pay for 2 months (1,798 Baht) at the end of the first month.

Not bad really.

[Neilly]

CTH Satellite System.

Every BPL game in HD plus Fox Sports, Star Sports, Sky News and stacks of other channels.

Half the price of True Visions.

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I see Fox sports in the list....do you get F1 and MotoGP as well?

[muimatt]

CTH Satellite System.

Every BPL game in HD plus Fox Sports, Star Sports, Sky News and stacks of other channels.

Half the price of True Visions.

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I see Fox sports in the list....do you get F1 and MotoGP as well?

Yes at least I saw F1

[Neilly]

CTH Satellite System.

Every BPL game in HD plus Fox Sports, Star Sports, Sky News and stacks of other channels.

Half the price of True Visions.

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I see Fox sports in the list....do you get F1 and MotoGP as well?

Yes at least I saw F1

[David Barker]

you can get this with iptv box from Spain about 200€ a year

ENTERTAINMENT CHANNELS
BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, ITV1, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, CHANNEL 4, E4, MORE 4, CHANNEL 5, FIVE USA, FIVE*, RTE1, RTE2, TV3, TG4, UTV, SKY 1, SKY LIVING, FOX, SKY ATLANTIC, WATCH, GOLD, DAVE, COMEDY CENTRAL, PICK TV, NAT GEO, DISCOVERY, DISCOVERY SCIENCE, ANIMAL PLANET, EDEN, HISTORY CHANNEL

MOVIE CHANNELS
FILM 4, SKY PREMIER, SKY ACTION, SKY FAMILY, SKY THRILLER, SKY DISNEY

NEWS CHANNELS
SKY NEWS, BBC NEWS

SPORTS CHANNELS
SKY SPORTS 1, SKY SPORTS 2, SKY SPORTS 3, SKY SPORTS 4, SKY SPORTS F1, SKY SPORTS NEWS, BT SPORTS 1, BT SPORTS 2, PREMIER SPORTS, SETANTA IRELAND, REDBULL TV, ESPN, RACING UK, AT THE RACES, EUROSPORT INT 1, EUROSPORT INT 2

INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS
NRK1, NRK2 Norwegian channels

ADULT CHANNELS
ADULT 1, ADULT 2,

MUSIC CHANNELS
HEART, CAPITAL

[samui543]

Use http://go.sky.com/vod/page/default/home.do just need someone in the uk to give you membership number. All you need to do is turn on http://download.cnet.com/Expat-Shield/3000-2092_4-75211377.html rig up to the big Tv and away you go.

[Pi Sek]

They installed it this afternoon. An externally-hired team (by them) of 2 guys with a dish, a box, a drill and a ladder. It took about an hour to fix & mount the satellite dish and set the box. They were polite and quick.

[PoorSucker]

Installed at my place today, took 20 min.

I had all the cables drawn already from my true visions disc.

They just replaced the disc and the decoder.

They were polite and quick.