Satellite/Cable TV

Post by **chaam** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:29 pm

Hi everyone,i'm new to the site and would appreciate your advice please.
I've bought a place in Cha am and will be coming over in the next couple of weeks to furnish it etc. Please could you advise the best set up to get for TV viewing over there.
As we're probably only going to be in our place for a month or two per year initially(retiring there eventually ),don't really want to pay a years subscription when we won't be there to use it. My wifes Thai, so we would like to have something with a bit of both Thai & western programming in it.
Just wondered if there was such a thing along the lines of 'Pay as you go' TV?
Any advice is appeciated,thanks.
Great site by the way!

Post by **Jim** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:18 pm

I think there is an initial 6 month minimum offer with UBC, thereafter you can pay monthly as and when you or tenants are there.

Post by **Big Boy** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:49 pm

You can get cable by the month, but next to nothing apart from news in English,

Post by **a10ams** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:06 am

I just moved to HH in March and when I initially subscribed to UBC it was payable monthly.

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:15 am

I made a decision when I came to Thailand, that I was not going to watch TV but spend the time doing other things. I only use it to watch about 1 dvd a month. Of course the girlfriend watches it....

But seriously its like anything, you can just say NO... there are many other better things to fill your time. TV is a load of tripe anyway.

Post by **Procyon** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:10 pm

Would love to spend all day in the pub but to save my liver I think I need a TV. Anyone tried True ? I see they have an office in town do they offer satellite packages ? Maybe an alternative to UBC?

Post by **SuperTonic** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:50 pm

Im with Randy on this one. Me and gf have a telly. It sits in a corner and gets ignored mostly. We don't drink. Plenty of cool stuff to get up to. Bollocks to the idiot box.

Post by **PeteC** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:53 pm

Procyon wrote:Would love to spend all day in the pub but to save my liver I think I need a TV. Anyone tried True ? I see they have an office in town do they offer satellite packages ? Maybe an alternative to UBC?

UBC is now TRUE, they bought it about 8 months back. All the new red dishes you see getting put up are True/UBC.

There is J-Sat Asia with the very big house dishes. Some of the bar owners should be able to tell you about this. Much of the feed is from South Africa and about 250 free to air channels. A lot of sports. Don't know the fees. I think there is a web site if you google it.

The only other one I've seen on some houses is a blue dish from SAMART. I think the channel selection is very limited, about 10. Pete

PS: Here's the link: http://www.jsat.tv/