Digital Aerial

spike7451

I've just had a look at their website & I can see a few porkies on their already for one..Smyths claim;

Smyth's are Northern Ireland's only “Authorised Sky Homes Agent”.

Not true,Finlay Communications have been Sky's main contractor over here for years,I know I worked for them..,and they do installs all over Ireland.

http://www.finlaycoms.com/accreditations.php
If I were you'I'd call Finlays,they dont charge a call out fee.

spike7451

Flower-power22 wrote: »

The engineer did mention that day that my dish was rusty and that this would effect the signal! So he would be replacing it. Not sure if this was necessary.

Not unless the bracket at the back &/or the frontal face is rusted thru.I live facing the Irish Sea & my dish is rusty as heck,no problems with it.You could give it a spray of WD40 or a coat of paint to protect it if you can reach it,that won't affect the reception.

saverbuyer

Flower-power22 wrote: »

The engineer did mention that day that my dish was rusty and that this would effect the signal! So he would be replacing it. Not sure if this was necessary.

Crap right there

ballyblack

Does your neighbours get a signal thru their aerial??

Flower-power22

ballyblack wrote: »

Does your neighbours get a signal thru their aerial??

Yes and its in the attic! Most of the houses around me have an aerial. That is why I thought it wouldn't be an issue. I also check the digital UK website and checked my postcode and the outcome was good using the Divis transmitter.

D.A.

Do they get a Freeview signal through their attic aerial? If they do, you should have no bother at all with yours, assuming it's a good quality aerial too.

ballyblack

You should also get reception. paying £120+ extra per annum to Sky (multiroom) doesn't make economic sense

You already pay for Freeview thru ur TV licence

Flower-power22

An update from my call to Smyths earlier. I had asked for them to send me the engineers report. They rang and are giving me the refund after all as the report was inconclusive!!! Pulling a fast one I think

saverbuyer

Flower-power22 wrote: »

An update from my call to Smyths earlier. I had asked for them to send me the engineers report. They rang and are giving me the refund after all as the report was inconclusive!!! Pulling a fast one I think

Great result. Happy Days. I suspect there was no phone call recorded or engineer report.

Ballymackeonan

The line about the dish being rusty sounds to me a bit like something I saw a while back on "Rogue Traders"!