Replace cable TV connection later with satellite TV

I would install a 75mm HT pipe or several smaller pipes vertically downwards. This way you have the option to easily pull cables for an additional LNB, for example for the Hotbird.

You could also install the multiswitch near the antenna and lay empty conduits to the individual rooms from there. However, there should also be a power outlet near the multiswitch.

If an attic is planned, this is certainly possible.

I wonder, however, why you initially rely on cable connection only to switch to satellite later.

For the cable connection, you have to pay several hundred euros. In addition, there are the monthly fees.

Consider that in a few years the cable will cost as much overall as a satellite antenna installed by a professional (self-installation is, of course, considerably cheaper).

I do wonder, though, why you first rely on cable connection only to switch to satellite later.

I have wondered that myself. Why cable now and not SAT right away? In general, I see cable and SAT on the decline. I already know several people who have not installed coaxial cable and only use online services, and in addition, linear TV is also possible there. A good LAN setup is the future here.

We have had a satellite dish hanging here for decades; Internet is simply out of the question for us. Of course, everyone can decide that for themselves.

In the immediate neighborhood, several people have canceled their cable subscriptions in recent years and have preferred to install a satellite dish.

Those I have spoken to all said that cable is ultimately just too expensive for them. Some of them also do not have an Internet connection, so this method of transmission is not an option for them either.

Maybe the OP will tell us why cable now and satellite later.

Generally, I see cable and SAT on the decline.

A question of application. We are a German-British household. Via SAT, we have not only the usual German channels but also the British ones; via the Internet, geofencing kicks in, so I would have to deal with proxies and have annoying intra-family support efforts with every disruption.

A question of application. We are a German-British household. Via SAT, in addition to the usual German channels, we also have the British channels; via the Internet, geofencing takes effect, which means I would have to deal with proxies and have annoying intra-family support efforts with every disruption.

There are dozens of VPN providers like NordVPN, Surfshark, etc. that bypass geoblocking. Or just use IPTV, which is available on certain platforms.

There are dozens of VPN providers like NordVPN, Surfshark, etc. that bypass geoblocking.

For me alone that would not be an issue. However, I am "by default responsible" if any technology in the house does not work, and that also includes OSI-8 errors. Therefore, I keep everything as simple and "familiar" in operation as possible.