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Satellite dishes in cork????

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  • 11-10-2009 11:56am
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    twig
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭


    Just wondering does anyone know where i could buy a satellite dish in cork? in shops or by private sale? thank you
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    tomslick
    Registered Users Posts: 546 ✭✭✭tomslick


    Maplains in Backpool do fortec star dishes. What do you want to pickup? I live down the road so I may be able to assist in size requirement.


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    twig
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭twig


    tomslick wrote: »
    Maplains in Backpool do fortec star dishes. What do you want to pickup? I live down the road so I may be able to assist in size requirement.

    well i want the freeview and foreign channels too for football and stuff? i was told between 1.1 and 1.4 metre. would this big big enough? also u wouldnt happen to know what the prices are like down there?


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    tomslick
    Registered Users Posts: 546 ✭✭✭tomslick


    I have a 90cm dish and motor both Fortec Star which I bought in a bundle(including LNB,STB,cable and beeper) for around E160 in Maplain. I am able to pickup perfectly 42,39,28,23,19,16,13,9,7,5 east & 1,5,8 west. The dish&motor are 3 years old and are working as good as the day I installed them.
    Yes 1m+ is better but your getting into a lot more expense for I think no real gain. The available football and stuff FREE is very very limited in english. Subscriptions for most of these are more reasonable than Sky IRL with Supersport for 12months around E300.

    These sats are more than enough for your football and stuff requirements. It takes me about 45mins to go flicking through the whole lot. Imagine Sky and multiply by 12.


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    twig
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭twig


    Oh right thanks for your help im gonna call out to malpins this weekend and have a look around. You know anyone who can put them up hopefully on the cheap side?


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    tomslick
    Registered Users Posts: 546 ✭✭✭tomslick


    twig wrote: »
    Oh right thanks for your help im gonna call out to malpins this weekend and have a look around. You know anyone who can put them up hopefully on the cheap side?
    Sorry can't help you with that one. My motorised dih was a DIY job and It took an age to do( It is quite difficult ). If your going down the Freeview and 1 other sat on the same dish, you'll put that up yourself in about 2 hours. There is plenty of help available here.


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    twig
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭twig


    oh ok. doubt ill do it myself tho but if it costs too much to hire someone ill have to. so what i need? just a satellite, motor, receiver, LNB,STB,cable? anything else? patch cables?


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    St Senan
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,584 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    www.signalsolutions.tv are in cork


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    twig
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭twig


    scaller wrote: »
    www.signalsolutions.tv are in cork

    i just emailed them a minute ago but thanks anyway. They supposed to be good?


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    Tony
    Registered Users Posts: 11,325 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    twig wrote: »
    They supposed to be good?

    Rippy who runs this is a top satellite guy

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    twig
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭twig


    You know what the prices would be?


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    Tony
    Registered Users Posts: 11,325 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    Surely you can ask him that yourself or click on his website given a few posts ago.

    twig wrote: »
    You know what the prices would be?

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    Owen
    Registered Users Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    To be fair, I emailed him sunday night, and got a written quotation back on Monday morning at 8am. Going to go with him, his work ethic so far seems fantastic.


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    twig
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭twig


    PaintDoctor wrote: »
    To be fair, I emailed him sunday night, and got a written quotation back on Monday morning at 8am. Going to go with him, his work ethic so far seems fantastic.

    As of yet i have not got any reply from him. What was your quotation for if u dont mind me asking?


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    Tony
    Registered Users Posts: 11,325 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    twig wrote: »
    As of yet i have not got any reply from him.

    This is surprising, maybe a PM to "Rippy" might get a response

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    twig
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭twig


    Tony wrote: »
    This is surprising, maybe a PM to "Rippy" might get a response

    i just sent a pm to him there thanks for help. i went to a place on tramore road today dont know what it is called but he was saying that a motorised dish would cost alot to get install? he didnt mention figures tho not yet expecting a call off them tonight or tomorrow. anyone know how much roughly iit should cost?


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    Tony
    Registered Users Posts: 11,325 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    No problem. From my own experience mototised installs typicially take about 3 times as long as a standard install and not many guys seem to do it so it can be pretty expensive. Would you consider the DIY route?

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    Barr
    Registered Users Posts: 6,991 ✭✭✭Barr


    twig wrote: »
    i just sent a pm to him there thanks for help. i went to a place on tramore road today dont know what it is called but he was saying that a motorised dish would cost alot to get install? he didnt mention figures tho not yet expecting a call off them tonight or tomorrow. anyone know how much roughly iit should cost?

    Are you getting a motorised dish from there or have you got one already? I am also looking at getting setup with foreign satellite.


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    twig
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭twig


    Tony wrote: »
    No problem. From my own experience mototised installs typicially take about 3 times as long as a standard install and not many guys seem to do it so it can be pretty expensive. Would you consider the DIY route?

    Tony i wouldnt be able to to be honest. They said they do it but im afraid of price haha. they have not called yet prob tomorrow


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    twig
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭twig


    Barr wrote: »
    Are you getting a motorised dish from there or have you got one already? I am also looking at getting setup with foreign satellite.

    nope barr i dont have my dish or motor yet. They said 80 for big dish which im prob gonna buy but im gonna get the motor of ebay cause they said 80 aswell but on [URL="(http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Technomate-TM-2600-Super-DiSEqC-Motor_W0QQitemZ290357257081QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_AudioElectronicsVideo_Video_TelevisionSetTopBoxes?hash=item439aa42379&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_679wt_939)"]ebay[/URL] there around 50 euros so it only makes sense. Id say call in to them if u get a chance.


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    slegs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,005 ✭✭✭slegs


    Installing a motorised dish is a great fun project if you are anyway DIY inclined


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    twig
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭twig


    slegs wrote: »
    Installing a motorised dish is a great fun project if you are anyway DIY inclined

    I am a small bit but im afraid ii would break somethhing


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    Owen
    Registered Users Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    Ian from Signal Solutions is landing on Friday morning to do my install for me. I've got Sky+ at the moment, and need to get Cyfra for herself, but I don't want 2 dishes, so the setup I'm getting is :

    78cm Triax dish
    Multi LNB bracket
    Quad LNB for Sky+
    Single LNB for Cyfra
    Bracket for the dish
    Diseq switch
    Technomate 5400 ci USB decoder

    So I'll end up with one dish, 2 decoder boxes, and everything running sweetly. Seems like a very knowledgeable guy, and even when I questioned some of the setup, he was patient and explained everything's purpose - most installers would just get iffy, insulted and put you on the back burner. So far, a big thumps up!


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    blackbetty69
    Closed Accounts Posts: 485 ✭✭blackbetty69


    im not from that area so cant help you out im afraid..


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    Barr
    Registered Users Posts: 6,991 ✭✭✭Barr


    PaintDoctor wrote: »
    Ian from Signal Solutions is landing on Friday morning to do my install for me. I've got Sky+ at the moment, and need to get Cyfra for herself, but I don't want 2 dishes, so the setup I'm getting is :

    78cm Triax dish
    Multi LNB bracket
    Quad LNB for Sky+
    Single LNB for Cyfra
    Bracket for the dish
    Diseq switch
    Technomate 5400 ci USB decoder

    So I'll end up with one dish, 2 decoder boxes, and everything running sweetly. Seems like a very knowledgeable guy, and even when I questioned some of the setup, he was patient and explained everything's purpose - most installers would just get iffy, insulted and put you on the back burner. So far, a big thumps up!

    Im looking to get setup at the moment as well , just curious why you got the Technimate receiver ?. Theres so many options out there Im abit confused what to go for .


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    #26
    Owen
    Registered Users Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    It's what Ian recommended for use with what I wanted, it has USB too so it can act as a PVR and record programmes setup on the EPG.


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    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,096 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Technomate are very popular receivers and very reliable and stable.

    You'll not go wrong with the TM5400!

    Surprised you didn't opt for an LNB on Astra 1 too, for a bit of extra channel choice? Mind you, not hard to add one in future, I suppose.


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    Rippy
    Registered Users Posts: 966 ✭✭✭Rippy


    byte wrote: »
    Technomate are very popular receivers and very reliable and stable.

    You'll not go wrong with the TM5400!

    Surprised you didn't opt for an LNB on Astra 1 too, for a bit of extra channel choice? Mind you, not hard to add one in future, I suppose.

    If he provides decent coffee and biscuits i might throw one in !:D


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    Owen
    Registered Users Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    Rippy wrote: »
    If he provides decent coffee and biscuits i might throw one in !:D

    Christ, coffee and biscuits it is!


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    Tony
    Registered Users Posts: 11,325 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    Business must be goodRippy if you can afford a helicopter:)

    PaintDoctor wrote: »
    Ian from Signal Solutions is landing on Friday morning

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    Rippy
    Registered Users Posts: 966 ✭✭✭Rippy


    Tony wrote: »
    Business must be goodRippy if you can afford a helicopter:)

    Hadn't seen this before speaking to you on the phone. Now I know what you were on about ! :D


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