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  • 12-08-2020 11:46am
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    holly_johnson
    Registered Users Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭


    Hi everyone, I'm looking to get free to air satellite tv installed in my house. I had it before in my previous home and it was a terrible installation - the box was messed up and I got very few channels on it so I'm looking to avoid them if possible!

    Can anyone recommend a good & reasonable installer?


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    Bulmers
    Registered Users Posts: 622 ✭✭✭Bulmers


    Any responses, am looking into the same myself.


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    holly_johnson
    Registered Users Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭holly_johnson


    Bulmers wrote: »
    Any responses, am looking into the same myself.

    Nope. Not a single one.


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    beauf
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    Most people do it themselves. Because there a certain amount of updates to this boxes that you kinda have to dob yourselves.


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    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    holly_johnson wrote: »
    Nope. Not a single one.

    Are you looking for someone to install a satellite dish and Saorview aerial, plus provide a combo box which can bring in both feeds to your TV?

    Any satellite installer will be able to do this for you, this is very basic stuff for them. I have installed a few in Dublin 7/15, i normally put the antenna in the attic which works really well and mount the dish outside.

    Once they are installed they/you can plug in a combo-box receiver and you should get all the irish / uk channels. I normally order combo boxes from the likes of free TV.ie but the likes of powercity also sell them. There's a few threads over in the satellite forum as to what is the best combo box, i'm most familiar with Edison and walker, both which work really well.

    Try adverts / google, most installers offer a package. Although if you have a working sky-dish you might just need the antenna.


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    Bulmers
    Registered Users Posts: 622 ✭✭✭Bulmers


    Tks guys,am happy enough on the technical side but need the help on the physical install. Will look around.


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    Where are you? Lad in swords I use is very good. Used him a few times after he successfully fixed a bitch job I had gotten done by someone else.

    Pm me if that suits


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