I've ONE OF THESE for over 10 years.
I have ONE OF THESE permanently in line in a convenient place and I get a signal lock on in less than one minute, way faster than an automatic unit, and a quarter the price.
Ally
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The max view is the one I have been looking at, for £200 more a Snipe2 fully automatic can be bought. So trying to weigh it up. It makes the max view look expensive.
mad max
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I have the same set up as Baguette, the sat finder and cranking handle are in wardrobe,
Normally with in a minute after you get used to it,
Did you consider a dome? Windy evenings etc, the slim one is something like 12" high
A dome is fine for Ireland and The UK but you can't beat dish size if heading south or east in Europe.
I would recommend biggest dish possible if plans include South or East of France, Spain, Germany or futher afield. For a Crank-up system that would be something like a 85cm Maxview or for an Automatic something like an 85cm Megasat and for windy evenings at home make do with to Saorview / Freeview via a conventional aerial
Ally
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The Snipe2 is winning the argument in my head at the minute. Approx only £200 more than a crank up, fully automatic and would work in the wind.
Seen you don't tour Europe you would probably be better off with a dome or snipe, I have a feeling if you go for a Dish it will be down more times than it will be up with the weather we have here.
Ally
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Ally i had one of those pop up dishes on my last motorhome and as one who uses my motorhome all year round there was many a winters night that i had put it down and watched dvds.
There was so much movement that it would not stay on the satalite and just imagine the damage that could happen to the roof skin.
It is a dome for me now and weather makes no difference.
Ally
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Gender: Location: Muckamore, Antrim Age: 55 Homepage:motorhomecraic.com Posts: 32600 Registered: 08 / 2011 My Motorhome: Lunar Roadstar 780 Base Vehicle: Fiat 2.8 JTD
I seem to remember on a different thread where Snipe dome v the auto tilt up one was discussed.
I think Mark went for the tilt up one because of the lower closed height. 180mm v 300mm on the dome.
I would be interested to hear if Mark had any issues with wind with his.
We are considering something, but waiting til we visit the caravan & motorhome show at NEC next month before deciding.
The is a lot less to catch the wind with a snipe.
I did put ours down last weekend in Castlewellan while we were out for a walk as the winds were high.
It's the first time I have ever thought about putting it down while parked up.
We had a dome previously but the snipe had less height and a smaller footprint.
presstout1
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Both have The merits, all automatic systems look for a particular transponder if it changes then they need updated, some have to go back to the factory, some can be done by a dealer and a few the user can update this in never an issue with manual systems. Maxview catch more wind than most and the elevation setting is quite critical, domes do not suffer from wind but the dish is smaller and need a strong beam signal, in poor weather even here some channels on the weaker transpoders can drop out. As newer satellites have tighter beams uk channels are more difficult to get on Europe. The best chance of a signal is a Teleco or Oyster dish with skew angle adjustment. Given that most sites in Europe are covered in trees obscuring the signal anyhow streaming is likely to be a consideration..
Ally
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Given that most sites in Europe are covered in trees obscuring the signal anyhow streaming is likely to be a consideration..
Not sure you are meaning Streaming in the same sense that I am, but..... I did consider..... not buying a dish at all and streaming netflix to the van, which I sometimes do.
But so hard to get a good signal, even with 4g/3g boosters and portable satellite broadband is stupidly expensive to set up and subscribe.
Satellite dish with internet and tv - £3500 plus subscription. You can't even do both at the same time.
I think Internet via 4G and the forthcoming 5G will be the best option in the future, then a sling box could be installed at home and you could get what ever you have at home where ever you are as coverage gets better this is the way I think it will go.
The 3 network already have a router that delivers wi fi that way. Unsure what would happen if it was abroad, the 3 network provide the router free . package starts at £20 a month I think.
Ally
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I use a MIfI from three, a basic router with a SIM card. None of the networks, that I have found, are capabale in Ireland of giving a sustained speed at all times.
Another craic'er gets 23mbps at Cobh on Three, I was there recently and got 1.5mbps, he lives in ROI and I was roaming. So they must restrict it when roaming. I even edited which network I was connected to but it was still no use.
We need at least a realiable and steady 3mbps to watch TV, a film can be as much as a GIG in data. We are a long way off from enjoying a data network that would work all over Ireland. Which is why I am looking at Satellite.
The whole thing is a farce in their labelling, ISP's have been fooling people for years by omitting a very tiny bit of detail..............
"Up to 30mbps!"
Mbps is - mega bit's per second and not Mega bytes per second. Huge difference!
Ally
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Gender: Location: Muckamore, Antrim Age: 55 Homepage:motorhomecraic.com Posts: 32600 Registered: 08 / 2011 My Motorhome: Lunar Roadstar 780 Base Vehicle: Fiat 2.8 JTD
Didn't want to go for a crank up as we only tour UK & Ireland and it's always bloody windy!
Main reason for wanting better signal is to watch basic TV, bit of news whilst eating dinner and the odd program if it's raining, on a recent tour of Ireland we had more often than not, no signal at all.
So in the interest of research (I'm a complete nerd and love trialling new equipment) I have went for new technology.
I'll create a new thread.
Ally
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