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Old 19-05-2008, 04:50 PM
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whats the crack with these channels that keep coming up 'THIS CHANNEL HAS A TECHNICAL FAULT PLEASE TRY LATER' its gettin right on my nerves now everytime i want to watch sumthin it does it whats the point in payin for channels if you cant get them
Old 19-05-2008, 04:55 PM
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You tried turning the box off at the wall for 2mins then plugging it back in and turning it on?
You will have to wait another minute while it sorts it self out and comes back on.
If mine freezes thats what i normally do and its fine after that.
Old 19-05-2008, 04:58 PM
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As said a unplug and wait for a minute ot two usually sorts it, did with mine but with FREESAT now!!
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mine goes a bit crap when its bad weather or storm.

also why were here does anyone know if i go from standard sky digital box to upgrade to having sky plus AND another sky plus box in another room do i have to pay 2 installation fees? cause i know there is more cables with sky plus.

ps i know its extra a month for another box.

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you don't have to pay for the sky+ subs anymore

but you will have to pay for the multiroomo, a tenner extra

instalation shouldn't be a problem thoguh, we've got one dish running one room and another running another, so it's all cool

(but only because the guy who was doing the sky+ install couldn't reach the other dish as it was up too high, so beware they don't con you into coughing up another Ł40 for the "higher instalation team" to be sent out, which is just a bloke with a longer ladder)
Old 19-05-2008, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by VW_08
You tried turning the box off at the wall for 2mins then plugging it back in and turning it on?
You will have to wait another minute while it sorts it self out and comes back on.
If mine freezes thats what i normally do and its fine after that.
will give that a go and see if it works cheers
Old 19-05-2008, 05:16 PM
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It worked ive been sittin here for days with it like that aswel cheers peeps
Old 19-05-2008, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by picky775
It worked ive been sittin here for days with it like that aswel cheers peeps

no problem
Old 19-05-2008, 05:58 PM
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How do you go about improving the signal quality ??

Mines rubbish apperently
Old 19-05-2008, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexF
How do you go about improving the signal quality ??

Mines rubbish apperently

larger dish,

the sky mini dish ( zone 1 ) is pretty much the limit for reception in avarge rain, and the further north of the uk you go, the worse it gets until they start using the zone 2 dish.

if you on the 43cm zone 1 dish, the fit the about 70cm zone2
Old 19-05-2008, 06:46 PM
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been looking on AVforums and there seems to be a lot of issues with SKY at the moment, a lot of people had Lost fail to record last night
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this freesat,

is it any good ? are there going to be any decent channels coming to it ?

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Originally Posted by tabetha
As said a unplug and wait for a minute ot two usually sorts it, did with mine but with FREESAT now!!
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Which service? The Sky Freesat or the new BBC/ITV Freesat? If the BBC/ITV service, how are you finding it? I am intruiged(sp) by it, but have heard several reported problems (regional programming errors, unavailable channels etc). Did you go for the HD version? What box are you using?

Sorry for all the Q's
Old 19-05-2008, 07:29 PM
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i get the planes messing up my signal,and i'm nowhere near an airport
Old 19-05-2008, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by morcheen
i get the planes messing up my signal,and i'm nowhere near an airport

Never heard that one before


I would sugest your dish needs realining, if still no change, your lnb may be on its way out, or water in it, same then for the cable, water damage
Old 19-05-2008, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by FasterFords
been looking on AVforums and there seems to be a lot of issues with SKY at the moment, a lot of people had Lost fail to record last night
Interesting...our Sky+ box shit itself this morning, recorded Lost OK last night, but lost the whole planner and wouldn't turn on earlier, I sussed that with a software update and system reset / defrag and it's now back on but can't pause / record etc, as system fault

Tried ringing Sky all evening and their systems have been down since 6pm, can't support anyone useless
Old 19-05-2008, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Fil
Never heard that one before


I would sugest your dish needs realining, if still no change, your lnb may be on its way out, or water in it, same then for the cable, water damage
all works fine until a plane comes along the line the dish is pointed in,can't hear the plane at first,but it's there holiday times is goes into overdrive!!
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Thought the problem was fixed but now every few minutes the screen goes of and a message comes up sayin no signal being received
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The dish hasnt been moved or nowt so how can i have a signal one minute and none the next its not windy,rainin or even bad weather outside so why is it doing this
Old 19-05-2008, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by picky775
The dish hasnt been moved or nowt so how can i have a signal one minute and none the next its not windy,rainin or even bad weather outside so why is it doing this
exactly the same as mine!!!

There is a tree in the way of mine - but it was there last year fully in leaf and I had no problems!!!


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Old 19-05-2008, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexF
exactly the same as mine!!!

There is a tree in the way of mine - but it was there last year fully in leaf and I had no problems!!!


alex
feckin sky is bollox sky gremlins thats what it is,ive just hit my dish with a brush handle and its back on againbut the dish is well soloid on the wall
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