Getting connected!

When we moved to Spain we knew that, technically, we were not supposed to have Sky TV but, there were ways to receive the Sky channels providing you can keep a UK address. Most people use an address for a family member or a friend, and we were no different. We couldn't get all the channels we could in the UK but we got enough to give us the variety we needed.

Not long after we arrived in Spain our Sky+ box developed a problem and wouldn't do any of the Sky+ features, such as record or set program reminders, and so it was just a receiver for the programs. To get past the problem of it not recording we bought a DVD recorder, which worked fine except we could only record the channel we were watching so if we went out and forgot to put the tv onto the right channel, we missed our program.

There wasn't much we could about it in Spain and so we just carried on with the old Sky box.

Now that we are back in the UK it was time to get the box sorted out and finally, we had the Sky engineer here yesterday who installed a new box, an upgraded dish and left us with a brand new remote. Last night we spent all night playing about with the record facility, series links and instant pause - just because we could.

Next week we get our phone line installed and proper broadband again. All this and mobile reception at the house, I really feel as if we are back in the modern age.