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Need a sky mini dish installed

  • 14-04-2006 2:13pm
    #1
    Gegerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 899 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm in a bit of a complicated situation. At the moment I am on a communal dish provided by Sky Conway but in order to use it I must subscribe to their brutal cable service as well at a cost of 13 euro per month. If i cancel their cable service I lose my Sky signal.

    I rang Sky to ask them will they install a minidish for me and they will not. They only provide minidishes to new customers. they told me to ring Sky Conway and get them to install a dish for me. Obviously they are unwilling to do this as well because they will lose their 13 euro per month.

    What do I do now? Where can I get a minidish and are there any companies out there that sell them and install them considering they're usually installed by Sky for free?


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  • #2
    Heinz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 107 ✭✭Heinz


    Where to get a dish at a reasonable price?

    Try on ebay.

    Installation?

    Try DIY (it's not difficult).


  • #3
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,341 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    where are you located? Do you have a south facing wall or balcony? Those showing on Ebay seem to be all 48cm and you need a zone 2 60cm dish to get good reception in all weathers.

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  • #4
    Gegerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 899 ✭✭✭Gegerty


    I'm sure its not difficult but I'd rather an expert did it, DIY was not my forte! I would buy one on eBay but first I want to find someone to install it and they may be only willing to install one of their own dishes.

    I'm located in Stepaside, near Sandyford. I'm in a terraced house but I have a south facing wall.


  • #5
    Skyuser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,680 ✭✭✭Skyuser


    Sky don't refuse because your not a new customer. They only give it free to new ones, pay them and they'll come.


  • #6
    Gegerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 899 ✭✭✭Gegerty


    Skyuser wrote:
    Sky don't refuse because your not a new customer. They only give it free to new ones, pay them and they'll come.

    I got the impression they don't have a retail price for the dish. I asked them how much it would cost and they avoided the question by saying that its cheaper to buy it from a shop. They couldn't even tell me the name of a provider she told me to use the yellow pages! I'm in a contract with them until August, maybe if i ring after August and tell them to cancel because I can't find a dish then maybe they'll change their tune. I don't want to cancel though if they call my bluff because there's no alternative in my estate :(


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  • #7
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Any reputable installer within normal driving distance will sell and install a suitable dish. But they will want permission in writing from the landlord.


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