What we do

Parabolica supply and fit Freesat and Sky dishes and digi boxes, or install your own equipment to receive English television in France. We work anywhere in Brittany, and further afield by arrangement.

We can normally complete installations within a week of your order. Missing the match or your favourite soap tomorrow? Don’t panic, just call us.

Dishes, boxes, remotes and accessories are always available from stock.

Sky TV in Brittany

Don’t leave your Sky system behind when you move to Brittany: we can make it work here for you!

This is what you need to do:

1. Don’t cancel your direct debit with Sky: leave your subscription running.
2. Bring your box and card with you.
3. Contact us when you get here and we’ll set up your own equipment, or can supply you with replacement dishes and boxes if needed.
4. If you’re feeling brave, why not have a go at setting up your own equipment.
5. If you have installed everything but need help aligning the dish, we are happy to do that for you.
6. If you don’t have a current subscription to Sky, don’t worry, you can still get many UK channels.

UK TV abroad

You’ve moved to the good life in Brittany, but you don’t want to leave The Good Life behind?

This is what you need to do:

• If you have a Sky box (but no card), you can still receive most BBC and ITV channels. We can install this for you, or you can install it yourself.
• Alternatively, we can supply guaranteed second-user or brand new boxes which will allow you to receive most BBC and ITV channels.

What channels can I receive?

Here is a list.

What will it cost?

All prices are here.

Looking for something else?

We’ve connected people with the television they want from many different countries, from Turkey to Italy to the US! Let us know what you’re looking for, and we’ll do the rest!

Broadband Anywhere

Installing Astra2connect

This is not meant as a definitive installation manual, rather it is a guide to the processes involved in installing Astra2connect so that you can make an informed decision as to whether it is a job that you can do or if you need to call an installer.
The kit is designed for self installation and if you are happy that you can install the mounting bracket then the rest should achievable. The kit is supplied with a comprehensive instruction manual and a short video of an installation.

What’s in the Box?

Dish and Interactive LNB
Pointing tool
Alan key
30mtrs twin co-ax cable
4 cable connectors (with 2 gaiters for outdoors)
Satellite Modem
Ethernet cable

What you need to supply

Appropriate mounting bracket/pole 40-70mm diameter
and fixings
Cable ties
Grounding cable

Tools:
2 X cross tipped screwdriver (large and small)
10, 11 and 13mm open ended spanners
Spirit level
Compass

Choosing the site for the dish

The mounting site for the dish should be carefully chosen, it needs to have a clear view approximately 30degrees east of south (towards the sun at around 11.00am), it will be pointing upwards at approximately 30degrees and at this angle there must be NO obstructions.

For ease of installation the ideal position is around 3mtrs from the ground on a wall adjacent to the site of the modem, in any event the cable from the dish to the modem must be no more than 30mtrs

Installing the Bracket

Having chosen the site, secure the bracket (or pole) so that it is vertical…. Time spent at this stage will make the whole job easier.

Dish Assembly

The dish should be assembled following the instructions enclosed in the box with the elevation and skew angle set to the figures in the documentation , all the adjustment bolts should be set loose enough so that the dish can be moved but tight enough so it doesn’t slip.

The dish should then be mounted on the bracket pointing I approximately the correct direction and the clamps tightened, again these should be tight enough to hold the dish but still allow adjustment.

Pointing the dish

To correctly align the dish it must be connected to the modem. At this stage it is probably best to simply pass the cables through an open window rather than drill holes in the wall!

Fit connectors to both ends of both cables, if you look at the cable you will see that one half is marked TX (for transmit) and the other is marked RX (for receive).

Both cables should be connected to their respective terminals on the modem and the receive connected to the iLNB on the dish.
Connect the outdoor end of the TX cable to the pointing tool.

Using the supplied ethernet cable connect your computer to the modem and switch on.

Opening a browser window should bring you straight to the modem’s control panel, select pointing mode

Check the compass again and find a distant landmark that is in the correct direction and point the dish at it.

Now switch on the pointing tool an adjust the volume so you can hear a “hum” , if you now slowly move the dish (first in a horizontal plane then a vertical one) you should notice that the pitch changes, becoming higher pitched as you approach the correct angles. When you are very close you will hear an intermittent whistle and when you are spot on this changes to a continuous whistle. Tighten all the clamps/adjustments continue listening to the pointing tool to ensure that you do not move anything!

Now connect the TX cable.

Finishing off

Back indoors the modem will now update it’s internal software and should go on line after a few minutes.

Once the modem is on line check that the connection is working properly then turn off, disconnect and install the cables in their final positions (shortening if necessary) fit the gaiters to the outdoor connections and tighten the connectors.

The earth terminal on the iLNB should be connected to the bracket and this in turn should be connected to a good earth, either an earth rod in the ground or to the fuse/breaker board.

When all is secure and tidy return to your computer and enjoy your new connection