Papua new Guinea Sat Info Needed

[celtic1888]

Hi All,
I'm going to be working in Papua New Guinea for a few years on an Island 2 hours N.E. of Port Morseby,Can anyone let me know if Optus D2 is available in this area as I'm hoping to get Setanta. Or can I get Foxtel up there with Setanta,Maybe with an Aussie address for the card? Would the Aussie free to air channels be able to be picked up in this region? Or any other channels be available?What type/size of dish would be best for this area?
Thanks in advance as I'm a little bit new to this but with some technical knowledge

[Keepleft]

New Britain can receive Aurora (12407) using a 3.0-3.7 kinda marginal, but viewable. Re Setanta on D2, I'd be inclined to try regardless, might pay to ask.

Btw Pay TV availalable via HITRON (See also their INDOVISION Package)


MAORO PACKAGE CHANNELS
Channel number is same as number on remote control
CH1 - Hitron Menu Guide
CH2 - EMTV
CH3 - ABC
CH4 - 7Central
CH5 - Imparja
CH6 - Win
CH7 - GWN
CH8 - SBS
CH9 - Australia Network
CH10 - CNN
CH11 - BBC
CH12 - CNBC
CH13 - Bloomberg
CH14 - Channel News Asia
CH15 - Al Jazeera
CH16 - Russia Today
CH17 - MTV
CH18 - Sound Track Channel
CH19 - Star Sports
CH20 - Star World
CH21 - Fashion Channel
CH22 - Nasa TV
CH23 - VOA
CH24 - CCTV 9
CH25 - ABC2
CH26 - FX
CH27 - Playhouse Disney
CH28 - Animal Planet
CH29 - Disney
CH3O - Nickelodeon
CH31 - Cartoon Network
CH32 - The Discovery Channel
CH33 - Discovery Home & Health
CH34 - Discovery Travel & Living
CH35 - Discovery Real Time
CH36 - Science
CH37 - Nat Geo
CH38 - Nat Geo Adventure
CH39 - History
CH40 - Crime & Investigations
CH41 - Fox Crime
CH42 - Fox News
CH43 - Sky News
CH44 - E!
CH45 - ESPN
CH46 - HBO
CH47 - Cinemax
CH48 - Star Movies
CH49 - Turner Classic Movies
CH50 - Hallmark

90 TV CHANNELS
The Maoro Package above is K90.00/month + GST. K90 = about AUS $38-40 below.

Live rates at 2008.08.03 0516 UTC
90.00 PGK = 37.5338 AUD
Papua New Guinea Kina - Australia Dollars
1 PGK = 0.417042 AUD 1 AUD = 2.39784 PGK

[dlp]

Hi All,
I'm going to be working in Papua New Guinea for a few years on an Island 2 hours N.E. of Port Morseby,Can anyone let me know if Optus D2 is available in this area as I'm hoping to get Setanta. Or can I get Foxtel up there with Setanta,Maybe with an Aussie address for the card? Would the Aussie free to air channels be able to be picked up in this region? Or any other channels be available?What type/size of dish would be best for this area?
Thanks in advance as I'm a little bit new to this but with some technical knowledge

Hi Mate Optus C1 is recievable in Vanuatu on a 1.5 m prime focus dish with Ku LNB, not sure abot png but I doubt it.

I am reasonably certain D2 is not available (based on reports from colleagies in PNG) in Port Morsby let alone north of there. D2 has weaker signal than C1 and as far as I know both do not have a PNG beam.

hope this helps

dp