We've lost too many of the best FTA channels on Optus D1 over the last year; Channel 9/Gem/Go!, Stratos, SBS 1 and 2, and we're soon to lose TVNZ7. There doesn't seem to be anything for your typically linguistically challenged Kiwi on Optus D2. Aurora on Optus C1 requires some slightly dodgy dealing in order to get the Aurora Irdeto card, and the service is closing down next year anyway.

It might be worth considering getting a bigger dish so that we can get BBC World and Australia Network on Intelsat 5, but how long is this service likely to last? Apparently the satellite was launched in 1997 with an expected life of 15 years which presumably means its days are numbered!