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<blockquote data-quote="Gewitty" data-source="post: 613298" data-attributes="member: 306897"><p>Thanks for the reply. The situation has become a little more interesting this week.</p><p></p><p>The property company who are responsible for the maintenance of our estate have come back to us to say that: </p><p></p><p>a) They don't think an IRS system is the right solution (they don't say what would be) </p><p>b) Because there are three apartment blocks on the estate (all within about 20m of each other) there will need to be an individual aerial array and distribution system for each block</p><p>c) They cannot offer this system to properties outside of the apartment blocks, because these are freehold houses not within their remit</p><p></p><p>They say that they have had three separate quotes from installation companies, all of whom say the same thing.</p><p></p><p>I might be getting a bit cynical here, but none of this makes much sense to me. </p><p></p><p>Firstly, an IRS system seems to be exactly the right solution in this case, because of its flexibility and ability to provide a broad range of services.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, given that the apartment blocks are all within a short distance of one-another, opting to go for three separate installations looks like an unnecessarily expensive way to go about it.</p><p></p><p>And thirdly; if a system is installed to provide services to the apartment blocks, why would it not be possible for the freehold properties to enter into a separate contract with the installers to provide them with a feed from the same system? Any additional cabling, equipment and maintenance would be paid for separately and an annual contribution could be made towards the maintenance of the main aerial and distribution system through our annual estate service charges.</p><p></p><p>It seems that what we need is a fully independent assessment of the site, but since we don't know which companies have already been approached, this could prove tricky.</p><p></p><p>Final point: As we are in a conservation area, cabling will always be an issue (which is why we don't already have Virgin et al available to us). As an alternative, would it be possible to link the various apartment blocks, and possibly the houses, via some sort of wireless system? I'm not at all sure about what, if anything, may be available that could do this, or if it would be cost-effective, but if anyone can educate me, I'd be grateful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gewitty, post: 613298, member: 306897"] Thanks for the reply. The situation has become a little more interesting this week. The property company who are responsible for the maintenance of our estate have come back to us to say that: a) They don't think an IRS system is the right solution (they don't say what would be) b) Because there are three apartment blocks on the estate (all within about 20m of each other) there will need to be an individual aerial array and distribution system for each block c) They cannot offer this system to properties outside of the apartment blocks, because these are freehold houses not within their remit They say that they have had three separate quotes from installation companies, all of whom say the same thing. I might be getting a bit cynical here, but none of this makes much sense to me. Firstly, an IRS system seems to be exactly the right solution in this case, because of its flexibility and ability to provide a broad range of services. Secondly, given that the apartment blocks are all within a short distance of one-another, opting to go for three separate installations looks like an unnecessarily expensive way to go about it. And thirdly; if a system is installed to provide services to the apartment blocks, why would it not be possible for the freehold properties to enter into a separate contract with the installers to provide them with a feed from the same system? Any additional cabling, equipment and maintenance would be paid for separately and an annual contribution could be made towards the maintenance of the main aerial and distribution system through our annual estate service charges. It seems that what we need is a fully independent assessment of the site, but since we don't know which companies have already been approached, this could prove tricky. Final point: As we are in a conservation area, cabling will always be an issue (which is why we don't already have Virgin et al available to us). As an alternative, would it be possible to link the various apartment blocks, and possibly the houses, via some sort of wireless system? I'm not at all sure about what, if anything, may be available that could do this, or if it would be cost-effective, but if anyone can educate me, I'd be grateful. [/QUOTE]
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