Problems with Sky

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glowgirl wrote: »

Thanks everyone, local engineer quoted around £50 so not that different from Sky, strangely the reception seems to have improved although not perfect on its own so still not sure whats going on, great suggestions though.

Possibly the sky is clear of cloud which would help the situation, the weather can have a detrimental effect on the signal strength if the dish is slightly out of alignment and there is heavy cloud/rain.

HoofeHearted

I eventually fixed my Sky reception problem a couple of years ago by changing the LNB myself (~£12).

I was having problems with some channels whilst others were fine. It took me some time before I realised that the problems only occurred when it was very sunny, so assumed the LNB was 'going off' when hot.:j

Skippy4u

HoofeHearted wrote: »

I eventually fixed my Sky reception problem a couple of years ago by changing the LNB myself (~£12).

I was having problems with some channels whilst others were fine. It took me some time before I realised that the problems only occurred when it was very sunny, so assumed the LNB was 'going off' when hot.:j

Same with me , what a difference the new Quad LNB made, no more picture freeze or drop out :j

glowgirl_2

Looks like a new LNB might well be needed - thanks everyone:beer: btw no luck with Sky they stuck to their guns re the call out charge but still it was worth a try;)

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glowgirl wrote: »

Looks like a new LNB might well be needed - thanks everyone:beer: btw no luck with Sky they stuck to their guns re the call out charge but still it was worth a try;)

Before buying a new LNB, try to see if you can move your dish by hand, if it is loose it may just need tweaking slightly, most LNB's are very reliable and last for years.