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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alistair_" data-source="post: 830176" data-attributes="member: 393748">What happened to us (norhtern Italy and South of France) a couple of nights ago is quite significant as we now know for sure that when, not if, when, the BBC moves, a 1mt dish won't be enough just as it isn't enough to get channel5 seven4 5usa 5* today.At that point many of us won't be able to afford a larger dish, I'm not talking money only here but also practicalities, inconveniences, council, neighbours... (some even say a larger dish won't necessarily cut it for that matter "For those thinking a bigger dish is part of the solution then that's not necessarily the case as larger dishes have extremely tight acceptance angles. A 2.5mtr+ size dish may pick up the services but you then find at certain times of the day they are lost due to the fact the satellite isn't in a perfect 100% elliptical orbit, it can move by 0.1 deg which isn't an issue for UK viewers with 45cm elliptical mini-dishes (that have 2 deg acceptance tolerances) but is for those abroad on the fringes with large dishes." source <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/Changes-to-BBC-Satellite-transponders-in-2013" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/Changes-to-BBC-Satellite-transponders-in-2013</a>).In my case I'll probably be able to install a slightly larger dish 'borrowing' some roof space from my neighbour but at present if that'll work or not is just speculation.However you look at it, some of us have just a few months left before the inevitable happens, maybe it could be nice to open a discussion about alternatives, I know this is a satellite forum and I know watching telly on the Internet will NOT be the same thing (I'm not even taking into consideration BBC entertnainment and BBC world), but I fear if there's a will there's a way doesn't always apply.. and there's probably some vultures out there already thinking of taking advantage of this situation I imagine, so a comparison of viable alternatives could be of some benefit for some.</blockquote>

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