getting connected

from etcetera magazine September 2023

DIY - Changing Your Stove Rope

S eptember eh? Does that mean summer has finished? I’ve no way of knowing this as today is the 9th August and despite Mrs W reckoning that I claim to know everything, this is clearly not true. If I did, then would there ever have been a Mrs W? Don’t tell her I said that though. Sometimes just her stare can make me soil myself. So, just between us eh?

Freesat remains different from Freeview. Please keep away from Freeview for UK TV reception.

It’s only a minor thing, but be aware that if you order a Manhattan SX Freesat box to use in France, you can’t cut the plug off and replace it with a French one. The plug is a ‘transformer’ type meaning you’ll need to use a UK to French adapter to plug it in.

Unfortunately, the Starlink offer of equipment for only 199 euros is no more. The monthly cost remains at 40 euros but the cost of the kit has gone back to 450 euros. Ouch. Still a great service though. Whilst on the subject of Starlink, unlike your satellite dish for UK or French TV, the Starlink dish points north. If looking to order the service, you can download the Starlink app and use your phone or tablet to scan the sky for obstructions from the place you’d like to locate the dish. As always the general rule is that a clear line of sight is needed, but the Starlink dish can make small adjustments itself so it recommends a 100° clear field of view.

Don’t forget that if need be, you can send both your satellite TV signal and your terrestrial French TV signal down the same cable (in most cases). To do this you need a coupler & de-coupler. The coupler goes near the dish and aerial and the de-coupler splits them out behind your TV. Or, the decoupler can take the form of a multi-output TV wall plate.

I no longer cover the same areas as I used to. I cover a 90 mins radius of 79240 (Deux-Sèvres/Vendée border). Google Maps will help.

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