Chivs Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Grrrrr :Fume: Can't get no reception on my "Freeview" digital box. Must be the . Today, all I get is 35 channels not including ITV, Channel 4 or 5 etc.Does anyone know if Sky suffers from the same problem? Does the weather affect Sky reception? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Weather does affect sky yes, when we had all the rainstorms at the weekend, my sky kept going off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinC Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Weather does affect sky yes, when we had all the rainstorms at the weekend, my sky kept going off.As did mine, it was the happiest moment of my day as my daughter couldn't watch dreadful Nickelodeon and other naff American channels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS10 RED Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Telewest has been alright ive never had any trouble with it due to the bad weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Telewest has been alright ive never had any trouble with it due to the bad weather.That might be because it's cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no1cityfan_tucks Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Grrrrr :Fume: Can't get no reception on my "Freeview" digital box. Must be the . Today, all I get is 35 channels not including ITV, Channel 4 or 5 etc.Does anyone know if Sky suffers from the same problem? Does the weather affect Sky reception?I had freeview once, and it had that problem and never returned to all the channels! Was shocking after! So ditched it and paid more for Sky Multiroom. Far better picture and more channels! Are you normal 1-5 channels ok, if yes, then Freeview "should" be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS10 RED Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 That might be because it's cable?Cable sky all the same to me same channels etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Cable sky all the same to me same channels etc... Except one goes through the ground and the other goes through the air? Kinda can see how the weather might affect it, but at least when some dopey engineer cuts through the cable connection, my sky tv from a satelite in the sky still works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OFTBC Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Except one goes through the ground and the other goes through the air? Kinda can see how the weather might affect it, but at least when some dopey engineer cuts through the cable connection, my sky tv from a satelite in the sky still works. But at least when there is bad weather my cable box still got a perfect reception Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRed Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Consider yourselves lucky, here in Nempnet Thrubwell we still rely on carrier pigeon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS10 RED Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 Except one goes through the ground and the other goes through the air? Kinda can see how the weather might affect it, but at least when some dopey engineer cuts through the cable connection, my sky tv from a satelite in the sky still works.And that happens once in a blue moon.How often do we get bad weather?Anyway we all getting into this over bloody whats better sky or cable(telewest) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins72 Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 And that happens once in a blue moon.How often do we get bad weather?Anyway we all getting into this over bloody whats better sky or cable(telewest)Just get a bigger dish. We did and get no trouble now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivs Posted October 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Just get a bigger dish. We did and get no trouble now Umm, sounds too easy! Can I order a bigger dish before they come and install it? I think I'm going to have to ring up and talk to someone who doesn't know the answer in their call centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins72 Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Umm, sounds too easy! Can I order a bigger dish before they come and install it? I think I'm going to have to ring up and talk to someone who doesn't know the answer in their call centre.We got ours from James tv in Patchway think it cost about £60 two years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted October 11, 2006 Admin Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Except one goes through the ground and the other goes through the air? Kinda can see how the weather might affect it, but at least when some dopey engineer cuts through the cable connection, my sky tv from a satelite in the sky still works. How do you think the cable companies receive the feed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 How do you think the cable companies receive the feed? id have thought it would be from a cable, otherwise cable would be called skable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoh Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 We got ours from James tv in Patchway think it cost about £60 two years ago. Patchway place of conception & birth (better than the back seat of a cortina) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivs Posted October 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 How do you think the cable companies receive the feed?Humongous big aerial on top of Telewest's office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted October 15, 2006 Admin Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 id have thought it would be from a cable, otherwise cable would be called skable? By a gurt big satalite dish, which they then send down the cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 Except one goes through the ground and the other goes through the air? Kinda can see how the weather might affect it, but at least when some dopey engineer cuts through the cable connection, my sky tv from a satelite in the sky still works.That happened to us when the driveway was being done. Luckily, it forced telewest to come out and fix the broadband as well, which was playing up at the time.We got ours from James tv in Patchway think it cost about £60 two years ago. Now mobile i believe, no longer have the shop in Patchway, for cost cutting purposes. Still the same excellent service, just operating out of a van instead of a shop.James TV & Electrical Services 18 Eagle Dr Bristol, Patchway, BS34 5RJ, 0117-975 5557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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