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Tv channels

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  • 20-10-2017 7:08pm
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    Dringe123
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭Dringe123


    Free to air dish out of action since storm and is probably finished. Wondering does anyone have Eir Tv (have Eir broadband & phone). Never had Sky & would prefer not to get it. Would be grateful for suggestions of TV providers.
    Thanks


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    TequilaMockingBird
    Registered Users Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭TequilaMockingBird


    Dringe123 wrote: »
    Free to air dish out of action since storm and is probably finished. Wondering does anyone have Eir Tv (have Eir broadband & phone). Never had Sky & would prefer not to get it. Would be grateful for suggestions of TV providers.
    Thanks

    It's very basic. If you don't mind paying the extra for what is really just BBC1, 2 and Channel 4 then it's alright. You don't get UTV. The rest of the channels are rubbish, to me anyway!


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    dingding
    Registered Users Posts: 4,931 ✭✭✭dingding


    Might be worth replacing the dish. THere were some posts on the Sligo pages in the past with recommendations for installers.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=103929310

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=99077718


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    Genesis Hallowed Blob
    Posts: 0 ✭ Genesis Hallowed Blob


    How do you know it's the dish that's faulty? Is it a rust bucket? How old is it?

    It could very well be the cable that's faulty which would cost very little to replace if you are able to do it yourself.


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    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Get your self down to Satplanet in town. Sell pretty much everything in relation to FTA (satalite) and Saorview. Boxes, cables, dishes, and Aerials, etc. Lads there are great, set up my new dish, cabling to my selected rooms, and tested before they left.

    My set up is Freesat. FTA box, marketed and sold in the UK, gives you all the UK stations, the same as you would get on the basic Sky/Virgin/Eir packages, apart from the Irish and their own branded ones. Satplanet sell a couple of their boxes, but it's only a short trip to Currys in Enniskillen, and Amazon deliver.


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    Dringe123
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭Dringe123


    Thanks folksm. Storm Brian landed the very rusty dish on the ground! Still,lasted well over 10 years Think we'll get another dish so Mint Sauce really appreciate your advice especially regarding installation, that would beyond me!


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    Malmedicine
    Registered Users Posts: 500 ✭✭Malmedicine


    Mint Sauce wrote: »
    Get your self down to Satplanet in town. Sell pretty much everything in relation to FTA (satalite) and Saorview. Boxes, cables, dishes, and Aerials, etc. Lads there are great, set up my new dish, cabling to my selected rooms, and tested before they left.

    .

    Highly recommend these guys


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    sligo camper
    Registered Users Posts: 195 ✭✭sligo camper


    Any ideas on getting sat channels in areas with lots of tall trees? I'm on Strandhill road and renting. Guys from Adelaide St and Sky said no can do...I hate it when installers or plumbers make funny noises when looking at a job... Any advise

    Price per month and a 12 month contract are important as are broadband


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    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    sligo camper wrote: »
    Any ideas on getting sat channels in areas with lots of tall trees? I'm on Strandhill road and renting. Guys from Adelaide St and Sky said no can do...I hate it when installers or plumbers make funny noises when looking at a job... Any advise

    Price per month and a 12 month contract are important as are broadband

    Could try virgin media via cable


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