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SETANTA AND BAD WEATHERHi

whu
whu Posts: 23,461 Forumite
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Hi - is anyone else having trouble with the picture on setanta - all my other satellite channels are working fine - based in SE England
Thanks
Keep the Faith:cool:

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,620 Forumite
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    rain does degrade the signal , I lose ITV channels and discovery first, assume its the way they broadcast their channels. possibly the same with setanta ..don't get it so cannot confirm
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  • whu
    whu Posts: 23,461 Forumite
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    cheers - just seems strange that these were the only channels affected - anyway its been ok for the last couple of mins!!
    Keep the Faith:cool:
  • queenpig
    queenpig Posts: 419 Forumite
    Maybe its the weather down your way.
    We have it on here picture is fine we're in the north east england.
    Grocery Challenge. £400. - £35.22 + £19.80 + £109.01 = £164.03
    Other spends (Clothes Luxuries etc)£11.97 + £1.19 + £7.36 + £69.00 + £38.50 + £5.50 + £23.00 +£2.00 = £158.52:shocked::sad:
  • d900
    d900 Posts: 295 Forumite
    setanta picture quality is pretty much always naff
    The orginal post in this thread has a very very slim chance of being about money saving. The post is more than likely to ask a question that google could answer better than any of us.
  • whu
    whu Posts: 23,461 Forumite
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    the picture is going again!!
    Keep the Faith:cool:
  • M4RKM
    M4RKM Posts: 5,132 Forumite
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    3 things..

    dish could be slightly out of alignment
    lnb could be going
    atmospheric conditions
  • OK_Sauce
    OK_Sauce Posts: 988 Forumite
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    Most likely your dish has gone out of alignment.
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  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    You should only lose channels in severe weather, if it is just rain etc. your dish will require attention as suggested above.
  • beachbeth
    beachbeth Posts: 3,862 Forumite
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    We kept losing Sky altogether whenever it rained and so hubby went up the ladder with his mobile phone while I watched the tv with my mobile. This way I could tell him when the picture had returned. He also gave it a spray of WD40 (don't know if this helped but it didn't hurt?). Sky has been fine ever since, except the other day when it rained really heavily. So I would certainly look into having your dish adjusted.
  • whu
    whu Posts: 23,461 Forumite
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    thanks for all your replies - i will monitor it next time it rains to see if it was a one off or whether I need to adjust the dish
    Keep the Faith:cool:
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