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Latest post on 01 April 2011 - 14:48

Hi ladies,
could someone pls point me in the right direction. Long story short: we don't have Orbit/showtime at home but instead we have BIS TV (French). In the past 10 months we've had to send our card back as they changed the frequency and lost 2 months on it and now they've changed the whole system to HD so we need to buy a new decoder (at 1500 dhs) if we want to have the channels back! Having bought the current decoder + satellite less than a yr ago I'm not very happy right now. Is there another more reliable way to get French channels and also good old British BBCs, ITV and C4?
School holidays starting in 2 weeks and the thought of no TV at all for the kids fills me with dread:\:

Thanks

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Latest post on 12 April 2020 - 11:49

All kind of satellite dish installation world wide tv channels provided. Bein sports , Osn , My HD new and subscriptions services in Dubai ,Sharjah & Ajman since 2006. France, German,English,Arabic , Italian,Indian,Swiss channels provided. https://www.afsatdish.com/ helpline no :- 971507559293

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Latest post on 15 April 2011 - 13:12

Thanks for this info, did you have to buy a card? How much did you pay for the entire system? Thanks

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Latest post on 15 April 2011 - 10:49

Good morning, Yesterday, a technician came at home, changed the dish, and now all is OK. All french channels are working very well. He knows perfectly his job. RAUF 050 7559293

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Latest post on 14 April 2011 - 09:21

Hi Kikidubai, I've just sent you an email.

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Latest post on 14 April 2011 - 09:09

Kiki, you've got mail :)

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Latest post on 14 April 2011 - 08:13

The guy's name is Mustafa. My mail is dhdg at eim dot ae if you want me to send you his number. I have the exact same decoder as uae mom (by the way this is a Kaon not Keon ;) ) but I bought it a long time ago...and Mustafa managed to have it worked. Moustique you are right, there should be some changes again : the PCMCIA card (=the adaptor device in which you enter your BIS TV card) will have to be changed (apparently for the moment we all have here in Dubai a "mpeg2 format" adaptor device and the reason why we manage to receive the BIS channels is because they are currently "en clair"). So the next step is to get the mpeg4 adaptor which is not available at the moment (but we will need it as soon as BIS va crypter ses chaines)

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Latest post on 14 April 2011 - 06:42

you have to buy a receiver hd and a "module" viacess néotion only available in France at the moment, and you need a dish minimum 120 cm. I ordered my "décodeur" on Galli website, received it last tuesday, but the signal is very bad, some channels are working but not TF1, FRANCE 2, FRANCE3 etc... I called UMMAIR to check if the size of the dish is correct. Bon courage, ce n'est pas facile, et je crois que BIS TV patauge un peu en ce moment pour améliorer la puissance de diffusion !!wait and see

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Latest post on 13 April 2011 - 22:52

I got the decoder from Carrefour (595dhs) Keon. It's HD and mpeg 4 and I get all the bis tv channels. There was a problem until today but now it's ok. The bis tv card you can get easily from tv corner website. They'll send it in a few days.

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Latest post on 13 April 2011 - 20:58

thanks for Shaks. Email sent so you can delete your address.From what i understand switching to an HD decoder will restore the channels but it seems that there will be some new changes again in Novembre (according to the satelite guy i know here, Mohammed, and that will once again affect everything. That's why i'm not keen to invest too much money at this stage. <em>edited by Moustique on 13/04/2011</em>

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Latest post on 13 April 2011 - 20:40

there are threads on franco dubai going on about this topic. send me ur e mail on and I will forward them. I used to get the french channels through some illegal way decoder connected to our router. I lost all the french channels now bur cannot be bothered to do anything about it for now as we are moving next month. It seems that if I change the decoder to a DH one I will get them back . <em>edited by shaks on 13/04/2011</em>

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Latest post on 13 April 2011 - 20:28

If we get this decoder, would you get channels like TF1, M6 etc? With a decoder and a Carte Bis you get most of the french channels: TF1, France 1,2,3,4,5 etc, Gulli, M6 et qques autres chaines plutot nulles :-). It all depends which package you buy.

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Latest post on 13 April 2011 - 20:26

She got it from the "satellite" guy that we call whenever we have a pb with Bis...I can send you his phone number if you want... Kikidubai, would it be okay to have your sat' guy's contact number? If so give me a shout when you're online and i'll post my email address. Thanks. ETA: I hope his name isn't Mohammed? (Because he's the one who quoted me 1500aed) <em>edited by Moustique on 13/04/2011</em>

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Latest post on 13 April 2011 - 13:42

If we get this decoder, would you get channels like TF1, M6 etc?

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Latest post on 13 April 2011 - 13:35

Hello Kiki, can I have the number of your satellite guy? TIA

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Latest post on 13 April 2011 - 12:05

She got it from the "satellite" guy that we call whenever we have a pb with Bis...I can send you his phone number if you want...

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 20:57

@ kikidubai: can your friend become my friend????? Where did she get it from?

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 20:49

Hi Moustique, Just to let you know, a friend of mine bought a new decoder for Bis TV for 800 dhs...

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 20:49

Hi ladies, could someone pls point me in the right direction. Long story short: we don't have Orbit/showtime at home but instead we have BIS TV (French). In the past 10 months we've had to send our card back as they changed the frequency and lost 2 months on it and now they've changed the whole system to HD so we need to buy a new decoder (at 1500 dhs) if we want to have the channels back! Having bought the current decoder + satellite less than a yr ago I'm not very happy right now. Is there another more reliable way to get French channels and also good old British BBCs, ITV and C4? School holidays starting in 2 weeks and the thought of no TV at all for the kids fills me with dread:\: Thanks Moutique, Call Umair 0504946654, he will come & fix for you. PS: Eh beh, bravo maman! et voilà comment on se débarrasse de ses enfants avec la télé!!! :-D j/k Thanks for the tip, I'll call him tomorrow. Pour ce qui est de la tele, mon plus jeune se leve entre 5h30 et 6h TOUS les matins et a cette heure la, je suis juste un vrai Zombie et je vous assure que la tele a plus de conversation que moi .... (je sais, mere indigne ;) )

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 20:46

When you talk about getting BBC and ITV channels, do you mean via satellite dish or watching on the computer? I dont know but it seems like a people can get good old British TV and I have no idea how to do it. When i try via the PC it is very often censored - ditto for French channels. Someone mentioned VPN but I have NO idea what that is and my husband insists that we would need to do it from London otherwise it wont work and I also only have a teeny netbook type laptop at home.

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 20:43

I haven't forgotten you ladies - the down side to using the company TV guy is he comes when he wants! We still haven't seen him, but do hope to have him here this week. Thanks Holly

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 20:38

Hi ladies, could someone pls point me in the right direction. Long story short: we don't have Orbit/showtime at home but instead we have BIS TV (French). In the past 10 months we've had to send our card back as they changed the frequency and lost 2 months on it and now they've changed the whole system to HD so we need to buy a new decoder (at 1500 dhs) if we want to have the channels back! Having bought the current decoder + satellite less than a yr ago I'm not very happy right now. Is there another more reliable way to get French channels and also good old British BBCs, ITV and C4? School holidays starting in 2 weeks and the thought of no TV at all for the kids fills me with dread:\: Thanks Moutique, Call Umair 0504946654, he will come & fix for you. PS: Eh beh, bravo maman! et voilà comment on se débarrasse de ses enfants avec la télé!!! :-D j/k

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 19:57

When you talk about getting BBC and ITV channels, do you mean via satellite dish or watching on the computer?

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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 19:50

I haven't forgotten you ladies - the down side to using the company TV guy is he comes when he wants! We still haven't seen him, but do hope to have him here this week.

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Latest post on 03 April 2011 - 10:54

Have been trying in vain to get these answers - have googled vpn's but there are lots out there and it's a minefield..would be wonderful if someone using a good one could share! Hate to go for one and find out it is unreliable. Someone did say they would send details the other day but it hasn't happened. It's frustrating when someone says they will and you wait and wait..... when you are new to a place it is so nice if those in the know can share.

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Latest post on 01 April 2011 - 19:32

Thanks Holly, that would be great! As for the vpn suggestion, I have to confess I haven't the foggiest what it's about ... I had a look online but it makes no sense to me. Is it a software I download onto my computer, and of so, is it legal here? Can someone enlighten me, pls?

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Latest post on 01 April 2011 - 16:14

I might have the solution. BIS TV have changed the format they send the signal in and we have just had one of our TV's fixed by DH"s company TV guy. We did have to buy a new decoder, but it was only 350 - 400 dhs I'm sure. It was a little more complicated than just buying the new decoder - he had to install a bit of software. He's coming again next week to fix the second tv - will ask him if it's OK to pass on his details. (He's a full time employee of the company). To be clear, we have a legitimate BIS subscription. Also they did say in November this year they are changing the system again which may mean we need to do it all again .......

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Latest post on 01 April 2011 - 15:32

I have the same problem, used to watch French TV through some illegal way ( cable connected to router and decoder) Now it stopped ( 2 days back) and I am trying to find another solution. I will get DH to contact the technician who installed the system and see if there is a way...

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Latest post on 01 April 2011 - 15:08

you can watch via a vpn either a paid one or free one. do a google search on vpns and there are loads.

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