There are now very few free channels – listed below in the Poland 1 package Free Channels
Platforma Canal (was NC Plus , Canal+ is now a major shareholder) is the biggest broadcaster in Poland, bringing together channels from N, Cyfra+ and Polsat, their prices are very reasonable and equipment has proved to be reliable over the 15 years that I have been installing.
They have a choice of 6 packages Start, Comfort, Extra and Canal+ with Comfort and Canal+ with Extra , lastly the Full pack Premium. If you would like the channel lists in each package, to make your choice, you can download them HERE
Poland Free
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Free Polish channels Package 1
From the Hotbird satellite these free channels are broadcast : TVP Polonia, Polonia1, Focus, 4FunTV, 4 Fun Gold, 4Fun Dance, Polo tv, Eska tv, Eska tv extra, Eska tv Rock, TVSilesia, Music Vox, Mango, Nuta tv, NTL, TO:TV, Power TV, Tele5,
What receiver will I get with this package? The reliable and versatile Amiko Mira X, the latest in the HD mini-series from Amiko.
Single lnb coated steel dish from Triax or Technomate, with tm1 or similar good lnb, with low noise and high gain. This combination gives good signal strength in most uk areas.
Platforma Canal
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Polish Platforma Canal ( was NC+) channels
Choice of 5 packages – start, comfort, extra, Comfort & Canal+, Extra & Canal+
Below are the channels in the most popular “Comfort” package. Download ALL the packages channel lists HERE
What receiver will I get with NC+.
The Official Single Tuner NC+ Receiver
OR
The Official Twin Tuner NC+ Receiver with built in recording drive
The Platforma/NC+ boxes above ONLY have a Polish menu system. If you want to be able to set up and don’t read Polish, choose this Technisat receiver with the Cam fitted.
Single lnb with the single tuner box, or twin lnb for the twin tuner receiver, a coated steel dish from Triax or Technomate, which works in all areas of the UK
If you want to combine Poland with channels from other satellites you can choose a motorised dish or a multi satellite dish
A 1metre dish with a diseqc motor can receive European, African and Asian satellites from 30 ° west to 32 or even 56° east, in most UK locations.
A standard fixed position parabolic dish can be fitted with 2,3 or more LNBs for multi-satellite reception, eg France, Germany, Italy & Spain
read – All Europe dish
A Special fixed position toroidal dish can be fitted with 2,3 or more LNBs for wide angle multi-satellite reception
read – All About Toroidal dishes
Dom Package
Will it work on a sky dish
You may be lucky and it might work ok, but I wouldn’t advise it, I get called in to repair weak signal problems all the time, especially on BIS French, NC+ Polish and Tivu Italian channels, hotbird signal can be tricky and it does vary a lot through the UK. Problems include picture breakup or no signal on some frequencies , sound whistling/popping. IF you’re going to use a Sky dish, make sure to adjust the skew ( rotation of the lnb ) it should be skewed a lot less than for Sky, should be almost vertical when used on Hotbird. You may have to file off the lnb ridges ( clickstops for Sky skew adjustment ) to get it right.
To do it properly with no problems use a 65cm parabolic dish! simple and not expensive.
Can I get a dish and some system tv what will have a polish and English channels?
Yes I can fit 2 lnbs on one dish easily so you have Astra 2 for UK, Hotbird for NC+ Poland. I can supply you with a decoder and card that will work with both.
Hi
looking at having polish tv as a friend gave us a Technomate TM-5400CI+ receiver
have got a 100 cm satellite but all i’m picking up is Polonia
Would NC+ cards work with this device or does have to be NC+ devices
thanks george
Hi George,
The Technomates used to work a year or so back, but not now, they cannot process the encryption nor update.
I can supply a single tuner NC+ box or a Twin tuner NC+ box – these update automatically.
If you need the menu system to be in English, I can also supply the Ferguson Ariva HD, which has fastscan, to update the channels easily when necessary. Email me to order.
Hi, I have moved to Poland from the UK and want to watch the Freesat channels.
Is this possible?
I have a standard polsat dish.
Check the footprints from Lyngsat.com some channels will be easy – ones on the KU Europe beam
some will need a bigger dish – those on the Ku UK beam.
You will need local knowledge. So ideally search for a local installer with experience of Astra 2 reception on UK beam, otherwise, like in Spain, 80cm on North coast, rising to 2.5m on South coast are typical sizes for the UK beam.
You might find reports on some satellite forums, but beware as they often exaggerate ! ie don’t mention that the signal maybe fades at night or – only vertical polarised signals can be received, so you’ll only get half the channels..