Canal Plus HD in the UK?

[ECibaly]

I am thinking about getting Canal Plus HD
I am in France at the moment for a few days.
Please can you advise me. If I get a Subscription here will I be able to use it in South East London?
Back in London I ve got Sky digital can I use the same sky mini dish?
If not which dish should I use ( 45 cm, 60 cm?)
Regards,
E Cibaly

[TotalSatTeam]

E Cibaly:

Please can you advise me. If I get a Subscription here will I be able to use it in South East London?

Technically, yes it will work, but it has to be activated in France first -note: you will not be able to use certain interactive CANAL services that require a phone line, and you must never tell CANAL you are taking the box to the UK (they will stop your card, because you are not allowed)

E Cibaly:

Back in London I ve got Sky digital can I use the same sky mini dish?

It works, but we recommend you upgrade the dish to a 60cm for best signal

[ECibaly]

Thanks
Can you tell me what do you mean by has to be activated in France first. and never to tell canal that I am going to take the canal box and card in London why is it not allowed

Also do you think that all the services are going to work after that what about the Canal HD
and can I still use it with my sky mini dish 45 cm or should I get another one 60 cm one last thing how long doyou think it will take to activate it here in france one day or less

Kind Regards

[ECibaly]

so can I use the 60cm dish for both sky and canal
and I dont activate it here do you think it will still work in London

Kind Regards

[TotalSatTeam]

E Cibaly:

Can you tell me what do you mean by has to be activated in France first. and never to tell canal that I am going to take the canal box and card in London why is it not allowed

Broadcast conflicts, monopoly strategy illegally agreed under the table between major providers (like CANAL, SKY, PREMIERE, DIGITAL+...) that no provider is allowed to market directly cross border (although illegal under Eu treaties), bottom line is; if you tell CANAL that your box is being used in the UK, it will be deactivated remotely: They will do it, I assure you.
When you activate the HD box in France; install it, activate the card and watch the channels you bought for 1 hour or 2, then when you decide to bring the box to UK, it will not connect to CANAL for activation (it wouldn't work from here) -so as if you and the box are still in 'France

NOTE: This procedure only applies to CANAL HD, conventional CANAL Cards can be activated anywhere, although need to be registered in France

E Cibaly:

and can I still use it with my sky mini dish 45 cm or should I get another one 60 cm one last thing how long do you think it will take to activate it here in France one day or less

E Cibaly:

so can I use the 60cm dish for both sky and canal
and I dont activate it here do you think it will still work in London

You will have to use a separate 45 or 60cm dish for CANAL, since CANAL and SKY UK use different satellites aka directions -or; to avoid having 2 dishes, you will need an 80cm single dish and a skilled installer to fit both direction on 1 single 80cm fixed dish (you can get the dish in the UK).
CANAL Activation can be done same day in France.

[ECibaly]

Thanks
the 80cm is to big as I live in a private residence in London
can only use very small dish
so I think I understand I have to use two. one for sky and another one for canal. for canal can I use a 45cm or only 60cm and do you know where to get one in London and I need help put the dish one.

Can you help
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do you do Canal plus
if yes what are your prices including instal
what about canal plus Hd
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Sorry about the dish to get Canal plus
is the dish 45cm and 60cm the same dish use for sky digital
Thanks
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When you activate the HD box in France; install it, activate the card and watch the channels you bought for 1 hour or 2, then when you decide to bring the box to UK, it will not connect to CANAL for activation (it wouldn't work from here) -so as if you and the box are still in 'France
Do you mean that the HD box cannot be use in the UK?
here is france I dont have an HD readt tv can I activate the box on a normal channels only here and use the HD one only once in London


Edited by Naz on 30/03/2008 at 23:11 GMT:
Reason: Post edited to combine all four seccessive posts in 1, please put all your questions on the same reply

[TotalSatTeam]

E Cibaly:

so I think I understand I have to use two. one for sky and another one for canal. for canal can I use a 45cm or only 60cm and do you know where to get one in London and I need help put the dish one.

Yes you can use a 45cm dish, we can supply it and fit for you, contact the office on 020 8133 9898 to book.

E Cibaly:

do you do Canal plus
if yes what are your prices including instal
what about canal plus Hd

Yes we offer any CANAL option or subscription you need, check the main website, follow the link below:
http://www.totalsat.co.uk/french-tv-cards-c-22.htm l

E Cibaly:

Sorry about the dish to get Canal plus
is the dish 45cm and 60cm the same dish use for sky digital
Thanks

You can use either 45 or 60cm for CANAL or for SKY, we recommend 60cm for CANAL but you can use 45cm dish if you have restrictions

E Cibaly:

Do you mean that the HD box cannot be use in the UK?

I meant the CANAL HD box CAN and WILL work in the UK only if it has been pre-activated in France.

E Cibaly:

here is france I dont have an HD readt tv can I activate the box on a normal channels only here and use the HD one only once in London

Yes you can use the HD on a normal TV for activation and then bring it to UK.

[ECibaly]

Thanks

I am back in London next week

I would to get a 45cm dish and book for the instal
what do I need?
have got all the cable and can you tell me the price for both inst and the dish

Kind Regards

[TotalSatTeam]

This forums is only for Technical Support, to buy or order please contact the office on 020 8133 9898 or follow the link:
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