Satellite system

Hi Cruiserman

Same vendor sells optus aurora cards for $85. What is the difference between select tv and aurora? Is the card an annual thing? I know 0 about satellite reception, but we get zero to poor reception when out in the sticks with a caravan antenna.

Hi Mothermen,

Satellite TV will give you a perfect picture where ever you are in this wide brown land :)

Select TV gives you several movie channels, discovery channel, some foreign language channels, and others. It does not give you the free to air channels- ABC, SBS, NINE, SEVEN, TEN. You pay $29.95 per month but can stop and start at any time.
For details See here

The Optus Aurora system gives you The ABC TV from each state (5 channels), SBS from 4 states, Seven Central from QLD, Imparja (a mix of ch 9 and 10) from NT, an indigenous channel from Alice Springs, and Ch 31 from Perth. Once you pay for the Optus card you pay no more ever (thats a long time!!). The card fits into any satelitte receiver with an irdeto 2 card slot. When you turn on your system for the first time you call or email Optus and they "activate" your card. You now get the ABC and SBS channels, Ch 31, and the indigenous channel. Also lots of radio stations. To get Imparja and Seven Central you have to contact them both seperatly and tell them you are in an area not covered by regular TV reception, and they will turn you on, suposedly for six months at a time, but we have been "activated" for about 10 months now.

Many people like the Select TV system because it is easy and uncomplicated, pay your money and your on. We have the Optus system because we like to get the "regular" TV programs. It's cheap with no ongoing costs, but it can be a hassle to get Seven Central and Imparja working.

Hope all that is not TOO confusing :)

Cruiserman

Check out these links for a bit more info:

Select TV link this is really a form of 'budget' Pay TV

Aurora TV link

The Optus Card enables the traveller to watch ABC (ABC SA, WA, SE, NT and QLD), SBS, (SBS SA, WA, QLD and SE), Imparja (covers programming from the Nine and Ten networks on a single channel) and Seven Central (Seven frm QLD). GWN and WIN TV are available if travelling throughout WA. There are a large range of radio channels that can be listened to in clear digital format as well.