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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rvator" data-source="post: 988587" data-attributes="member: 402382">Hello EveryoneA thanks to mid4did for his recent update from down south and the frequency list he found that works in the area he is in.As with Pete we have been out again on our narrowboat.    I can confirm that everything I posted on June 28th this year remains valid.    We have just cruised for two weeks in the Birmingham area and at each mooring we put up the dish a lock on to the satellite was achieved within one pass.At one mooring another boat was there with the same Teleco Magicsat antenna.   I struck up a conversation with the people and they had the exact same tale of frustrating experiences that most everyone on this forum post has suffered.A while back they gave in and purchased a replacement digital receiver (I believe they said it was a Teleco Easy) but at what a price, Eight Hundred GBP.   It is for sure the newer receiver does overcome the criteria issues as it works on the satellite network ID and therefore should lock on without difficulty and never need amending but for that convenience the cost is high and personally I don't need TV that badly while we are away to justify paying for that convenience certainly while at least several sets of known to work criteria are available and can potentially be reasonably quickly updated should satellite companies change anything.I've had a quick look at the four frequencies Pete posted on FlySat.com and they are grouped on the foot print of 2G Europe.    Without having an in depth knowledge of things technical I can understand that satellites beam transmissions towards specific areas hence the need for Pete to change as he moved further south and why we don't need to change anything while we remain in the Midlands.If I were moving around the same way as Pete does I think I would look to have several setups configured on the control box.    I would keep number 402 for Astra 28E as the one with the most used criteria and then configure or reconfigure other available numbers in the Satellites list, if my memory serves me right there are some unused numbers.   That way although there is the pain of initial setup at least then it ought to be easier to switch around to a setup giving the TV you want.   At least that's the theory.Good viewing and long may the obsolete system continue to work for those few of us that still have it.BrgdsRvator.</blockquote>

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