After a couple of stormy nights recently my motorised dish slipped a few inches and as a result I can no longer tune in any Eastern satellites, leaving me with only Hispasat 30W, Telstar 12 15W and Thor 6 0.8W. As matters stand Hispasat is the only reliable one left.
This may be a blessing in disguise, particularly in the context of sport/movies/do***entaries and the like. Most of Portugal gets its satellite tv from Hispasat and for the English-speaker seeking movie stations, the Portuguese practice of using subtitles (instead of changing
the original soundtrack to the local language, as they do in Spain) is a boon. This also applies to tv series and do***entary series such as AXN and National Geographic. On the other hand Sport --what we have of it at the moment-- is almost all in Portuguese, but all the
European soccer leagues are represented, as well as other sports.
So, if you ever find yourself without Astra2, Hispasat could be a decent alternative.
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