SkyConway/RTE

Hailshimmer

hi Folks,,

I don't even know if i have posted this in the right area but here goes....I live in a appt in Dukleek which has sky conway, now I get all the BBC, ITV and C4 channels, but i can not get RTE..
I Just want to know, do I have to pay for RTE or shouls i be able to get them for free on skyconway,,,

This has been driving me mad fro months and I will be very greatful for any info anyone can give me,,,

LEIN

Hailshimmer wrote: »

hi Folks,,

I don't even know if i have posted this in the right area but here goes....I live in a appt in Dukleek which has sky conway, now I get all the BBC, ITV and C4 channels, but i can not get RTE..
I Just want to know, do I have to pay for RTE or shouls i be able to get them for free on skyconway,,,

This has been driving me mad fro months and I will be very greatful for any info anyone can give me,,,

RTE comes as standard i would have thought.

RTE is the state broadcaster so everyone providing cable or satellite have to provide it.

Did you contact your provider?

Solair

They really ought to provide the terrestrial channels through your cable connection.

Seems pretty shoddy service otherwise.

I suppose bolting a UHF antenna to the side of the building's out of the question?

If it is, your property management company are denying you your right to receive non-pay television. I'd say there's a legal issue with that. If there isn't there certainly ought to be!

They're NI-based, so perhaps don't see the point of providing RTE, TV3 and TG4, who knows?!

I assume if you subscribe to Sky Digital through their communal dish, you'll get RTE etc as part of the standard line up.

LEIN

Solair wrote: »

your property management company are denying you your right to receive non-pay television. I'd say there's a legal issue with that. If there isn't there certainly ought to be!

Does paying a TV licence not cover RTE as a fee paying station considering its the national broadcaster.

Hailshimmer

Damo9090 wrote: »

Did you contact your provider?

I did ring sky conway a few weeks ago and to be honest the girl I spoke was a bit thick so it did put me off ringing again..

she went on about what digi box i had ad then stated that it would be 60euro a month so i hung up on her

LEIN

Lol what did she want €60 a month for?

The only advise i can give you is to contact them again and hopefully you will get someone with half a brain.

Then your other option is comreg or equivalent for TV service.

waster81

hi rte is definitely part of their package had them in our last apartment block worst company ever, get in contact with sky direct if you can get 4 other people to sign up to them they will try and install a dish on top of your apartment block it saves you having to pay sky conway any money

LEIN

waster81 wrote: »

hi rte is definitely part of their package had them in our last apartment block worst company ever, get in contact with sky direct if you can get 4 other people to sign up to them they will try and install a dish on top of your apartment block it saves you having to pay sky conway any money

Talking about sky conjob sky conway not the sky that has a pretty good service.

GerardKeating

Hailshimmer wrote: »

hi Folks,,

I don't even know if i have posted this in the right area but here goes....I live in a appt in Dukleek which has sky conway, now I get all the BBC, ITV and C4 channels, but i can not get RTE..
I Just want to know, do I have to pay for RTE or shouls i be able to get them for free on skyconway,,,

This has been driving me mad fro months and I will be very greatful for any info anyone can give me,,,

Do you have Five ???

waster81

yeah i know we are talking about sky conway i used to subscribe to them, all i was saying is if he isnt happy with the service there is another alternative

http://www.skyinyourapartment.ie/

Damo9090 wrote: »

Talking about sky conjob sky conway not the sky that has a pretty good service.

Solair

I'm surprised they're getting away with calling themselves "Sky Conway".

Sky are fairly tough about protection of their trademarks.

Their website www.skyconway.com is pretty rough looking too.

redout

That website looks well dodgy. I always tend to steer clear of any company that cannot invest in a decent looking website. That looks like it was put together by an amateur in no more than 20mins. The other thing is that they do not provide their full contact details. http://www.skyinyourapartment.ie/ is a company called Spectrum.

Solair

For official information about using sky with a communal dish:

http://www.skyhomes.ie/

That's Sky's own service.

LEIN

Solair wrote: »

I'm surprised they're getting away with calling themselves "Sky Conway".

Sky are fairly tough about protection of their trademarks.

Their website www.skyconway.com is pretty rough looking too.

If you think thats bad check out my providers web page

http://www.broadworks.tv

redout

Damo9090 wrote: »

If you think thats bad check out my providers web page

http://www.broadworks.tv

Thats actually quite a marked improvement on the last one.

LOL