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Saorview not working in my area

  • 20-10-2012 5:54pm
    #1
    Diamond Dust
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭


    Ok not sure what section to post this in move if in the wrong place.

    I bought a Saorview box yesterday and already have the aerial. Assumed that was all I needed to get Saorview and wasnt advised either of anything else... connected the box and no channels found. Went back to a different shop and was told thats its not available in my area and I have to get a digital saorview box and dish at a cost of €350.

    Anyone else come across this ???


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  • #2
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,806 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    Diamond Dust wrote: »
    Ok not sure what section to post this in move if in the wrong place.
    j
    I bought a Saorview box yesterday and already have the aerial. Assumed that was all I needed to get Saorview and wasnt advised either of anything else... connected the box and no channels found. Went back to a different shop and was told thats its not available in my area and I have to get a digital saorview box and dish at a cost of €350.

    Anyone else come across this ???

    what area are you in?


  • #3
    Diamond Dust
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭Diamond Dust


    Apologies, just came across this thread, and it looks like it is Saorsat we need to get.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056194520&page=39

    Price is crazy though, bit unfair


  • #4
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    Diamond Dust wrote: »
    Apologies, just came across this thread, and it looks like it is Saorsat we need to get.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056194520&page=39

    Price is crazy though, bit unfair

    What area are you in? There is a coverage checker on the soar view website which should show which mast if any that you should be able to connect with and it also shows the direction to point your aerial.

    Is your aerial pointed in the right direction?


  • #5
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Diamond Dust wrote: »
    already have the aerial
    What sort of aerial is it? Rabbit ears are generally useless indoors.
    Which way is it pointed?
    Where are you based?

    Without these answers, we can't help you much.


  • #6
    Diamond Dust
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭Diamond Dust


    foggy_lad wrote: »
    What area are you in? There is a coverage checker on the soar view website which should show which mast if any that you should be able to connect with and it also shows the direction to point your aerial.

    Is your aerial pointed in the right direction?

    Sorry I am in the Kerry area and checked on the website and it said coverage is a problem in my area, Im one of the lucky 2%.

    @ the_syco : I'm using a UHF aerial

    Saorsat is my only option and its quite expensive

    Summary of average SAORSAT costs:

    SAORSAT box: €80-100
    Standard Installation cost including dish and LNBF: €200
    Additional LNBF for free-to-air: €35


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  • #7
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Diamond Dust wrote: »
    @ the_syco : I'm using a UHF aerial
    Is it pointing at one of the following masts?
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    http://www.saorview.ie/make-the-switch/coverage-map/

    and is the aerial in the attic, or on the house?


  • #8
    RoboRat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭RoboRat


    Here is a full Saorsat kit for under €160... you will have to install yourself though..

    http://www.did.ie/triax-saorsat-kit-for-irish-free-to-air-channels-hds100kita


  • #9
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    the_syco wrote: »
    Is it pointing at one of the following masts?

    Don't forget Kerry is kind of full of mountains too: for a lot of people the only station that will offer any hope of reception is Mullaghanish, due to its height, power output & use of the lowest frequencies in the UHF tv band.


  • #10
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    RoboRat wrote: »
    Here is a full Saorsat kit for under €160... you will have to install yourself though..

    http://www.did.ie/triax-saorsat-kit-for-irish-free-to-air-channels-hds100kita

    The detail on that kit mentions a TD 54 dish. You would need something nearly twice that size for reliable all-weather reception in parts of Kerry.


  • #11
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    Don't forget Kerry is kind of full of mountains too: for a lot of people the only station that will offer any hope of reception is Mullaghanish, due to its height, power output & use of the lowest frequencies in the UHF tv band.
    Aye. My grandad is in Scartaglen, but luckily is on the "correct" side of a hill to get the saorview. Cheers for the info regarding Mullaghanish; will pass it on to the other relatives I have in Kerry should they encounter problems with saorview.


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