Do I own my Sky equipment?

shayser

I've had Sky for years but cancelled. Have just subscribed again for the HD, install should be next week. The contract says that they can use any existing equipment they find at the premises. Just wondering about the dish. Would a new one be better that the one that been up there for 6 years, through all the storms and weather.

Do I own the equipmentment, and if I do can I insist the give me a new dish?

watty

You can't insist on anything new because it is all your own equipement. But unlike cable, you do still get lots of decent TV & Radio if you cancel

shayser

Thanks for the reply watty but I'm not exactly sure what you're saying, sorry! I would have thought that if Sky owned the equipment they could insist on using it as part of the new install but that if I owned it I could do what I like with it, including denying Sky permission to reuse it, or taking the dish down. Then Sky would have to install a new dish.

TheDriver

Could he remove the dish and have it hidden away as he does own it and is theoretically getting an install??

Rippy

If the dish has been up six years it is more than likely in a pretty bad state.
I have seen sky dishes literally falling off the wall after less than 3 years.
I always check alignment when fitting a quad lnb (needed for HD) to an existing dish as the heavier weight needs compensating for. A dish that old would probaly be rusted into position and impossible to adjust.
As the Driver says, if you can get at it , take it down first. If not ,ask the installer to fit a new one. If he does not want to, tell him politely that you have changed your mind and so not wish to proceed. Faced with not getting paid he will fit a new one!

watty

TheDriver wrote:

Could he remove the dish and have it hidden away as he does own it and is theoretically getting an install??

I don't see why not. If it is a new install and not an upgrade!

muffler

watty wrote:

I don't see why not. If it is a new install and not an upgrade!

Mmmm..... food for thought here. My 1 year contract for sky+ and multiroom is up and Im cancelling the multiroom so I might just decide to cancel the whole lot. My dish has been there for about 4 years

byte

muffler wrote:

Mmmm..... food for thought here. My 1 year contract for sky+ and multiroom is up and Im cancelling the multiroom so I might just decide to cancel the whole lot. My dish has been there for about 4 years

If you're after a new dish, you can try just threatening to cancel because the dish is badly corroded, and they may offer to install a new dish for free.

muffler

byte wrote:

If you're after a new dish, you can try just threatening to cancel because the dish is badly corroded, and they may offer to install a new dish for free.

But would they not try to tie you down to another contract period?

byte

muffler wrote:

But would they not try to tie you down to another contract period?

Don't know, wouldn't think so. If they did, maybe 3 months. If they do attempt a contract period, just go ahead with your cancellation.

shayser

It's is a new contract with a full charge install. Expecting them early next week so will take down the dish over the weekend. Hope the cable run is still ok 'cos I'll not be taking that out!

The contract also says that the installer will put down a telephone wire. Says he will run the line along skirting and around doors but will not go through any walls. Didn't know they did that.

watty

The HD needs two cables. The old cable can be left for the existing box moved. The LNB has 4 outlets. 2 are used for SkyHD.
New cable is best.

5h4mr0(k

watty wrote:

The HD needs two cables. The old cable can be left for the existing box moved. The LNB has 4 outlets. 2 are used for SkyHD.
New cable is best.

What's the normal installation in that case? Will they pull the existing cable to feed in 2 cables? Or just run a 2nd cable along skirting?