Dish supply & install for FTV costing

iplogger1

I've a Pace Sky digi decoder (which I've had for 5+ yrs now).
We moved across town and found the new house we are renting
(while waiting for new house to be built) has good terrestrial
reception from a local licensed terrestrial deflector based system.
So we are getting RTE1/2/TV3/TG4/BBC1/BBC2/C4 all with
very decent signal. I'm not a sports addict nor film buff and I
guess I might occasionally miss not having SkyNews and perhaps
BBC3 & 4 and possibly a few of the FTA radio channels on the
Sky platform.

Question is: How much might I be expected to pay for someone
to supply a Sky dish and install it with no subsidy from Sky itself ?
Unfortunately I left the original dish in the house we moved from
and I'm not in a position to reclaim it (new tenants, closed down
the Sky value pack subscription,etc).

I'm guessing it would cost in excess of 100Euro for a non subsidised
sat dish install + the single LNB dish if not a good deal more.
Sky, of course are still twisting my arm to stay on and trying to
give 2 months free viewing to rope me into a contract.
As a side issue - my son nearly got addicted to the Nick/Cartoon
Network channels and my wife (and I) are happier that we have
him "weaned off" those. So I can only see marginal benefit in
having Sky in the house at all.

Anyway I'm just curious for a ballpark figure for a dish and install
(when not subsidised by Sky themselves)

~ipl

Tony

you did not say where you are?

iplogger1

East Mayo, claremorris

satworld

There's probably a couple of installers for the west of ireland

Tony

Dont know anyone out that way but i guess 150 to 190 would be a good ball park

iplogger1

150-200Euro ...OK. It is steep (and what I expected)...

I think Sky were trying to entice me into 2 free months or reduced
sub for 2 months to try and get me back on board with them
(free installation and I assume a brand new dish).

I've fairly mainstream viewing tastes so given the fact I have the
8 UK/Irl terrestrials from the roof antenna (including C4) I'm
definitely not into the market for paying to install a dish.

The only added value I could imagine I could get by installing
any of Sky's offerings right now would perhaps be to get
Sky+ which would give me a TiVo type of system.
However, what is the deal with Sky+ in Ireland nowadays.
What's the minimum monthly cost of it ?
Sorry - I may seem lazy. I'll check this on the Sky website
now but if anyone knows what the pros and cons of Sky+ are
I'd be interested to hear. Last time i checked I felt it was
pretty expensive and only made sense if one was already
subscribing to the premium channels (which I've never done)

~ipl

satworld

200 yoyos sounds right too me

replytohere2004

why not try a CubSat. No need for an installer.
Not sure if it would work in Maigh Eo, perhaps perple here know.

If you do get one lets us know how you get on.


http://www.itbusa.net/
http://www.cubsat.com/gb.htm

there's always a few on eBay.

byte

I'd be sceptic of the Cubsat being any good. I'd imagine he'd still need somebody to set it. That's the first I've seen of this device.

watty

It isn't much less install, and liable to give no picture in Irish rain.