irritant (22-01-16)
Hi
Im not wanting to stay with VAST anymore and want to move over to Foxtel but looking on there website I cant find any information about your normal channels like 7,9,10 etc. Can anyone tell me when you get foxtel do you get all the normal free to air channels as well or will I have to stick with vast.
Thanks
Kylie
irritant (22-01-16)
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Only (most) metro areas get the commercial networks on Foxtel.
Regional viewers get ABC SBS only via Foxtel.
Im in kilmore victoria and get 7,9,10,abc,sbs,7two,go and 11 on the IQ2
I think Kilmore (VIC) is on the border of the Melbourne (Foxtel) area which would explain why you have access to commercial channels via satellite. (providing of course the decoder you have isn't 'shared' with an account registered in the metro area... plenty of those around )
In (Foxtel designated) regional areas you get ABC and SBS channels via satellite, and you get local regional FTA channels via a terrestrial FTA antenna.
This applies to the Mystar and iQ3 boxes.
I've got Vast mobile and get all commercial channels where every we are, as well as all abc and sbs, when we are on the road.
irritant (22-01-16)
Gosford NSW is one of those 'funny areas' that has both Sydney and Regional translators in operation and I have never found out if anyone on Foxtel, providing they stay within the Post code or other Boundary, can receive the Commercial channels.
From a conversation with a Foxtel Kiosk back when Austar existed, the best I could find was the Newcastle Express Way was the 'Border' between the two operators.
This is basically the same today if you live on one side or the other of the 'Blue Line' on the Map to be authorised to receive VAST.
As the OP already gets VAST which is already bought and costs nothing to have, there is no reason you cant have Foxtel as well and have the best of both worlds.
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irritant (22-01-16)
Why not just upgrade the satellite LNB or whatever it's called, run two cables from the LNB and run Foxtel and VAST. Things I think can let you do it. I'm certainly no expert, and it's not "VAST no more" but it might be a solution to get some free to air channels AS WELL AS foxtel.
Last edited by kabammi; 21-01-16 at 10:50 PM.
irritant (22-01-16)
If you reread the origonal post, kylie 773 wants to basically turn VAST off and go Foxtel.
It should be pointed out that there is a difference between VAST and Terrestrial TV services mostly in the advertising area.
Even though I am only 100 miles west of Sydney, my 5pm Network 10 News comes from Melbourne, not Sydney.
While those on VAST get 95% the same programs as the Terrestrial services, sometimes the programs on VAST are shown at different times of day.
You can see this variation in the TV guides.
What Kylie was really wanting to know if living where they do, would they get the Metropolitan Commercial channels through Foxtel or not which by the replies, they do.
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irritant (22-01-16)
Thanks guys, interesting thread.
I would agree, keep VAST and add Foxtel, seeing as VAST is simply bought and paid for, not an additional sub.
So, if you are adding an IQ3 Foxtel box, and still keep the VAST, what's the best option for the LNB? Upgrade to a quad, or keep the twin and add a multiswitch?
Just get foxtel to instal a new dish beside the vast and add a switch between set top boxes.
Well the OP hasn't stated what LNB is currently being used. So I would expect as a minimal VAST setup it's probably a single output & possible Vertical Pol only.
So to upgrade to Foxtel may require a Dual polarity at minimum, however for the cost it would be best to go Dual output as well & keep the VAST box usable.
Then a multi switch can be added to use both at the same time efficiently if either is a dual tuner box.
For a DIY job with Foxtel self install, not too expensive, however the OP may choose to get a deal with Foxtel to do the install & the tech will do as he is instructed by his employer.
The later maybe the cheaper option.
If the tech wont hook up the VAST box as well, then it's easy to add a multiswitch post install.
Last edited by Tiny; 22-01-16 at 10:12 AM.
Cheers, Tiny
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irritant (23-01-16)
Tiny, shows you how easy it is to make an incorrect assumption with me thinking all VAST installations would be the same, completely forgetting not every one had it installed under the Government program at the the time which used a dual LNB and cables to a wall termination similar to Austar/Foxtel.
I was about to comment on your reply when the 'BRAIN' (Yes, I do have one) kicked into gear and I remembered the following.
There are four here in the Village I was involved in setting up VAST when they bought the STB and used either an Aurora or Austar installed dish and in each case, a single output NLB and cable was used at the time.
Only the old Aurora Dish needed an LNB upgrade but it was decided not to run a second cable for a number of reasons because even if the Owner ever decided to add an additional STB, with VAST so far being all Vertical, a suitable splitter will suffice.
I stand unequivicably behind everything I say , I just dont ever remember saying it !!
irritant (23-01-16)
We should also realise that the OP was from 2 months ago & has probably made her decision already, so we are all hypothetically speaking to the next person that reads this thread. lol
Cheers, Tiny
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gordon_s1942 (22-01-16),irritant (23-01-16),spook (22-01-16)
After checking the MySwitch site, I see why the OP had VAST connected when Kilmore is considered to be in the Melbourne Metro area for Foxtel to provide the commercial channels BUT the no matter which of the four Transmitters you try for, all are classed as 'Variable'.
I stand unequivicably behind everything I say , I just dont ever remember saying it !!
irritant (23-01-16)
I'm well aware of what the OP has and why, as I did the VAST installation for them.
Cheers, Tiny
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irritant (23-01-16)
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