Can I Use Ubc Decoder And Card At A Second Location?

[sleepyjohn]

Hi there

I am on UBC.

Is it possible that I could occasionally take my decoder box and card to a second "weekend" location where there would be another dish set up, thereby not having to pay twice?

Is it possible to get a second UBC dish? If not what are my alternatives?

Thanx v much....

[sleepyjohn]

Hi there

I am on UBC.

Is it possible that I could occasionally take my decoder box and card to a second "weekend" location where there would be another dish set up, thereby not having to pay twice?

Is it possible to get a second UBC dish? If not what are my alternatives?

Thanx v much....

Someone suggested to me tonight this was not possible. I'd be a bit surprised.

No-one know?

[jdinasia]

For UBC Satellite ?

It just MAY be possible if your other place is in the same district as the first. Other than that I rather doubt it!

[Lacoste]

Yes it will work regardless of location, aslong as you have it connected to a dish that is aligned to the correct satelite

[monty]

No problem at all, you'll just need to get a second dish installed at your weekend location.

This can be done by any satellite installation shop, and won't be to expensive.

There's no way UBC would now where you are located, your box is only a receiver, not a transmitter and they have only one satellite beaming down over all of Thailand and pretty much of its neighbours

Although I doubt it's allowed if you go about reading the small print in your contract

PS, I do assume your weekend location is somewhere in Asia under the Thaicom 2/3 footprint

Edited August 25, 2006 by monty

[astral]

I asked UBC about this several years ago and the answer was that it was not permitted. I would need a second subscription.

However, you should be able to find a satellite installer who will fit you a dish, aimed at Thaicom,

at your holiday home. Then plug in your decoder.

BTW it may be worth installing a bigger dish, say 1 metre, to try and avoid the rainfade.

[sleepyjohn]

Thankyou all for your replies.

Funnily enough I was told by the non techo friend that one had to be in the same district, but yes I agree Monty, I don't see how there's any transmitter element as in a mobile phone that gives the location.

If someone's actually done it perhaps they could own up and confirm!

Thanx again

[monty]

Been there and done that, with the second dish not even in Thailand but in a neighbouring country (where you can't get UBC subscriptions officially)...

Even if there is a transmitting part in the tuner (which there isn't, would need a transmitting unit on the dish and a second cable as well, much like the iPSTAR equipment) how would the box know where it is??? Also build a gps receiver in maybe, which would need an additional antenna as well if used indoors

Without the above mentioned additional equipment, there is technically no possibility to limit a one-way receiverbox for use in just one district!!!

Well, actually they do limit the area where you can use the box, by limiting the footprint of the satellite beam. This does require some very special engineering of the antenna on the satellite, so it can be done only before launching the bird...

On top of that, antenna design is NOT an exact science, hence we are for example able to receive the Agilla Ku band beam in most parts of Thailand, eventhough we are WAY out of the footprint!!! The Philipne antenna designers certainly didn't mean us watching dreamTV in Thailand

Edited August 25, 2006 by monty

[sleepyjohn]

Thanx v much for the confirmation Monty.

[jdinasia]

good news for you! I thought that they'd have a way of deactivating the chip if the signal didn't come in properly

I guess we can all be misinformed

[grtaylor]

I had a drink in a bar in Vung Tao in Vietnam, where they had UBC. I guess they'd bought the subscription in Thailand and then just taken the equipment to Vietnam.

G