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Ok I just arranged the sky plus installation for next week.
I have a couple of questions f someone could help me on please:
1. I know they will try to put in a new LNB (quad) on my existing sky dish. Will they put in a new dish if I insist or will they refuse?
2. If they do refuse will they at least move the existing dish to a different location as it is constantly being obstructed by tree branches.
3. Can I get them to put the new sky plus in the bedroom instead of the living room so we will have sky both upstairs and downstairs. That way I can still make use of the existing receiver downstairs (I know I will only get freeview on it). But I can put the new card downstairs so I will watch my subscription channels downstairs in the old reciever and just watch freeview upstairs on the Sky plus.
4. Although I would like to have the sky plus downstairs, but if I do that, I dont think then that they will be willing wire my old box to the bedroom. That is why I would ask them to put the new sky plus box in the bedroom.
Please advise me on these issues, and where I stand. Is there a better solution to this.
Thanks
I have a couple of questions f someone could help me on please:
1. I know they will try to put in a new LNB (quad) on my existing sky dish. Will they put in a new dish if I insist or will they refuse?
2. If they do refuse will they at least move the existing dish to a different location as it is constantly being obstructed by tree branches.
3. Can I get them to put the new sky plus in the bedroom instead of the living room so we will have sky both upstairs and downstairs. That way I can still make use of the existing receiver downstairs (I know I will only get freeview on it). But I can put the new card downstairs so I will watch my subscription channels downstairs in the old reciever and just watch freeview upstairs on the Sky plus.
4. Although I would like to have the sky plus downstairs, but if I do that, I dont think then that they will be willing wire my old box to the bedroom. That is why I would ask them to put the new sky plus box in the bedroom.
Please advise me on these issues, and where I stand. Is there a better solution to this.
Thanks
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Hi,
I think it all depends on the installer to be honest.
Officially if you say you want multiroom then they will do more or less what you ask I think but if you've just ordered a sky+ box then I would make the installer a tea or coffee every 15 mins or so with plenty of chocolate hob nobs.
Sky+ needs 2 coax feeds so if you're unsure where you want the sky+ box then you'll need to have to have 2 cables to each location.
If I were you I’d simply bung the installer a few quid to do the extra work.
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Not sure about all your questions, but could you not somehow remove or damage your current dish so they will have to fit a new one?0
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My installer just automatically fitted a new dish.......he didnt say why.......just left my old one and its cable for me to 'dispose' of!0
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My installer just automatically fitted a new dish.......he didnt say why.......just left my old one and its cable for me to 'dispose' of!
Same here, got a new dish automatically.A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.0
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