RetireJapan

Dear all,

I am moving to a new house (aka kodate) where NTT Nishi Nihon will install internet and hikari denwa but not TV connections as all technicians are booked till middle of June (we are told so. NTT also suggested contacting TV selling shops to make arrangements on making TV constructions.

So how do you recommend watching TV when there is no built-in terrestrial antenna and no plan to build one too. The house has built-in terebi bunpaiki and LAN connections in every room and I have Wi-Fi router too.

We now live in a manshon where I mainly watch movies via Skyperfect and also BBC world service and my wife watches NHK programs (like English News) and wants to continue to watch them. We are installing flets TV and getting a 4K TV, but there are too many choices (and different costs). How to be frugal here while getting Netflix and NHK, at the least?

If anyone watches hikari TV, please describe your experience.

NHK is available via terrestrial digital broadcasting, which means you just need to buy an antenna and stick it in your window, for skyperfect you would need either cable tv, internet tv, or a satellite dish installed.

OkLah, all the things you posted are new to me. I really can't do these without more information. My manshon has Starcat through which we get regular Japanese TV channels (no terrestrial antenna) and on top of it, I subscribe to Spyperfect who installed a dish antenna. I am still at a loss on how to proceed.

Disclaimer: I don't watch TV so I might not be much help.

regular wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 7:14 am So how do you recommend watching TV when there is no built-in terrestrial antenna and no plan to build one too.

regular wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 1:27 pmMy manshon has Starcat through which we get regular Japanese TV channels (no terrestrial antenna) and on top of it, I subscribe to Spyperfect who installed a dish antenna.

I don't know what Starcat and Spyperfect are, but what do you want to watch that isn't provided by these two services?

Following on this topic...

I tend to swap service to service every few months, but usually end up coming back to Netflix.

I was thinking about trying NHK plus but of course they register your email and home address... it makes me a bit worried that they will harass me for the rest of my life if I subscribe for a while and then cancel. Does anyone have experience with them?

Also, does anyone know how much NHK plus costs?

NTT uses sub-contractor companies to do the TV part of the 'construction'. What I think they are suggesting is that you go directly to one of these companies if you want someone to come out sooner. So you just need to search in the area of your house and find a company that does TV installation work.

To get NHK over your fiber internet connection, you need this extra (non-NTT) setup. This is the only way to get terrestrial TV without a dish/antenna.
The cost is often not included in the campaigns that the internet service providers offer to entice you in, so be careful about those initial costs.

TV over internet is an extra optional service on your internet plan. It will cost 500-1000yen a month extra, depending on your plan and how many years you commit for.

To @7-seasons, be careful about signing up for NHK casually. Once you agree to the contract terms and start paying them, it will be difficult to escape. It seems relatively easy to fob off those numpties who come come to your house if you have never signed up, but once you do sign up, good luck with canceling in the future...