Sky/UPC dilema

disssco

Hi, I cancelled my Sky subscription because the signal from the satellite was so bad I could barely watch TV.

Sky were anything but helpful. On the phone for aages, eventually told to call another company to fix the connection or whatever to the communal satellite dish (I live in an apartment block).

Needless to say I wasnt impressed and cancelled my subscription. I then registered in store for UPC horizon with broadband. Alas I was told a few days later that no service was available at my apartment block and they could not proceed with the installation.

What are my options now? I do not know how these things worked. I had UPC once 5 years ago when I moved to Dublin, and had only a normal RTE/BBC TV for my life up till then.

Should I go back to Sky and get a better TV/internet package and try to sort out the satellite dish myself.
Are there any other options (cable/satellite) besides a freeview box?

It is ridiculous to have a lovely big TV with nothing but downloaded films able to play on it via USB.

If anyone has been in my situation or can offer advice it would be greatly appreciated. My GF is going mad over the situation so the sooner I can sort it the better!!

Thanks.

el pasco

disssco wrote: »

Hi, I cancelled my Sky subscription because the signal from the satellite was so bad I could barely watch TV.

Sky were anything but helpful. On the phone for aages, eventually told to call another company to fix the connection or whatever to the communal satellite dish (I live in an apartment block).

Needless to say I wasnt impressed and cancelled my subscription. I then registered in store for UPC horizon with broadband. Alas I was told a few days later that no service was available at my apartment block and they could not proceed with the installation.

What are my options now? I do not know how these things worked. I had UPC once 5 years ago when I moved to Dublin, and had only a normal RTE/BBC TV for my life up till then.

Should I go back to Sky and get a better TV/internet package and try to sort out the satellite dish myself.
Are there any other options (cable/satellite) besides a freeview box?

It is ridiculous to have a lovely big TV with nothing but downloaded films able to play on it via USB.

If anyone has been in my situation or can offer advice it would be greatly appreciated. My GF is going mad over the situation so the sooner I can sort it the better!!

Thanks.

Could you try eircom tv maybe?
You could try a bigger dish to improve your signal either what do other people in your apartment do?

wiz569

Could you not install a separate dish on your balcony if the communal dish is so bad?

watty

Talk to the Management company of Apartment. It's obviously faulty. There is no other viable option as you can't get UPC broadband & Digital.

lertsnim

wiz569 wrote: »

Could you not install a separate dish on your balcony if the communal dish is so bad?

1. Not all apartments have a balcony.

2. Not all balconies are facing the right part of the sky.

wiz569

lertsnim wrote: »

1. Not all apartments have a balcony.

2. Not all balconies are facing the right part of the sky.

That answer is exactly why I don't post here much,

Do you really think people live under a shell?

I put the question out there so the OP could think about that option if it was viable.

lertsnim

wiz569 wrote: »

That answer is exactly why I don't post here much,

Do you really think people live under a shell?

I put the question out there so the OP could think about that option if it was viable.

Stop being so touchy. My reply wasn't an attack on your post as you seem to think it was.

I was only pointing out the problems some people have getting Sky while living in an apartment.

greasepalm

thinking outside the box if sat dish was out everybody would be complaining are they?
can you check with neighbors how their picture is,what about an internet box iptv if you got broadband,plenty of things on ebay for sale or users here may have them and not said too shy:eek::D