watching local tv while in other states?

milo · Senior Member

watching local tv while in other states?

sgntbilko · Senior Member

If you find out how you are able to do this I also would be very interested. I have spent the last couple of months in Mexico (Victoria) and you are only able to watch AFL. Its a type of brain washing material they force into you down this way.

No Rugby league, unless the Melbourne Storm are playing, which they may play on TV late of a night. At least in NSW you have a choice of watching AFL, NRL, Rugby Union or soccer. The choice is yours. Unfortunately down in Victoria you do not have a choice. What ever happened to freedom of choice

BTW out of all the codes of football, Aerial Ping Pong is the only one that you cannot represent you country. Internationally it does not exist or only on a very very small level.

Bout time, that in Victoria you were given a choice and not force fed Aussie Rules all the time.

So, after this gripe, I would also be very interested if you were able to watch Rugby League whilst in Vict or SA. without it costing an arm and a leg. I do not watch much TV whilst travelling, but at times it would be nice to watch a game or two of Rugby League.

Have a nice day

dave06 · Guru

I'm not sure but a satelite tv MAY be the answer, we carry one but dont set it up

Gary and Kerry · Guru

We have one also, but same as Dave never set it up.

Most pubs have Sky and show both codes of footy.

Popeye · Senior Member

In SA rugby league ch9 after 0100

Magnarc · Guru

Sgt Bilko, I cannot let your post on this subject go unanswered. On a recent trip through NSW we tried to get the AFL on our digital, (and analogue) TV to no avail and we were only about a hundred and thirty klm's north of the the Vic border. So I would be obliged if you would tell me how to do it???
Sir Percy.
(Mexican and proud of it!!!)

dave06 · Guru

I still would not swear on this but if you had a sat tv I reckon you'd get it, there was about a hundred channels on the thing last time I used it going through the great ocean road so surely there is a footy match of whatever code in there somewhere

although we did have the premium one that was accesible through our own portable sat system

I would talk to someone who uses a sat tv regularly and just ask them, a lot of places you dont have to be far from suburbia to lose all telly, hills, trees all kill the signal

Ma · Guru

I had the pleasure of working with digital TV for over ten years before I retired. After working out the problems with the Australian standards for DTV, and the intricacies (?sp) of how WE had to do things differently to the rest of the world, watching ALL digital TV transmissions (all 45 channels in 2003) to pick up glitches in the transmissions (mostly on the kids network) I have since decided that the only thing worth watching on TV is when the aussies beat the poms in the ashes series..... needless to say, I was frustrated with the last series, bring on the next ashes series...

Basil Faulty · Guru

I feel that the quality of the programming would not see me bother. Sure if TV was available I'd watch it, and in the past I have gone to great lengths to get it, TV that is - if not then scout around the caravan park and find some takers for some mixed nude doubles scrabble or monopoly or just sit and watch the stars, toast marshmalows, or listen to the tinkle tinkle tinkle as the other happy campers vans vibrate in symphony with their chosen nocturnal activities.......
If you are really desperate and have pay TV take your box and a dish with you, but in the end you will get more fun doing a stir fry in the dish.....

-- Edited by Basil Faulty on Friday 28th of August 2009 05:43:16 PM

Delta18 · Guru

Like some others here we carry a sat system, but unlike the others I can't see the point of carrying it and not using it. wink

There are programs on telly that we both like (usually not the same ones) so I don't hesitate to set it up when we roadside stop.

It is so quick & easy that I set it up while Lynne makes the coffee.

The benefit is we can watch Qld commercial stations as well as WA ones so can get a variety of programming including all codes of footy.

Another benefit is the 'timeshift' ability when watching from different timezones.

Cheers

-- Edited by Delta18 on Monday 31st of August 2009 04:56:27 PM

bill12 · Guru

sattelite tv is the way to go , but is a lot of work to set up and you normally have to have a genny going to run it.I have a long range radio and try to tune it my states stations at night. Go the Cowboys. Also go to King Ash Bay fishing club on the banks of the Mcarthur R. as its on of the nicest places I have been To and has sat tv in the club house. I even got a barra, which was great until the impeller went and I had to row 1k back to the ramp. Great spot, will be back again.