Recent content by bigboy9

Dear Lancelot, Firstly, the basic practical issue I mentioned: The dish ripping off the wall in high winds. OK, I must sound parnoid, but I'm old enough to remember Michael Fish's famous weather forecast "apparently someone has telephoned the BBC........I can asure you.....etc". Within...

Hi all, So, here I am, now ordering my system: I am being told 80cm dish hung off side of house will be fine. My concerns are is this going to pick up the signals? I live in the UK level with nottingham on the map - but well east of it. Secondly, I am worried that the thing will "rip off...

thanks sir lancelot! .com works great.

Bgonastick, Firstly, many thanks for such a comprehensive and structured response. Indeed, thanks to all who have so far offered options to consider. Couple of points; 1. did you mean lyngsat.co.uk ? - I just get a fairly low quality web site via this link. Is the spelling right? 2...

Many thanks for all the replies - it really is appreciated. There seems to be a lot to do - and it is critically important that I "start off right" with the right equipment. Many of you are recommending dream.. etc, and a few others too. Given that I want to "future proof" and "auto scan" for...

Would just like to say, as a newbie to this forum, how delighted I have been with the willingness of others to help me "sort out" a motorised sat system. As someone who openly admits to knowing nothing about the subject, I have gained an incredible sense from this forum of people willing and...

better off with sky basic? I don't think so. Paying murdock et al £20/month for cr*p at present. Bit concerned, of course, as what you seem to be saying is that receving non-sky sat broadcasts takes a lot of time and a lot of knowledge etc - whereas I want to buy a good box with a motorised...

happy-buddah, many thanks for your comments. my location? east midlands - between nottingham and the coast. does that influence your recommendations? equipment - people seem to be recommending technomate, echostar or dreambox. however, surely what matters is not the label but the features...

thanks - that's a great link. What is really "mind boggling" for newbies like me is knowing what equipment to buy - such a confusing array. I want to "pitch" my purchase towards the top end (I always subscribe to the view you get what you pay for etc!). IS there a link or anywhere on this...

Bgonastick, Yep! You understsand me, I'm a "give it to me now" kin of guy who wants a damned good system - not ridiculous, but with all the future proof bells and whistles sensibly needed etc. To be able to sit in my lounge and "move" to another sat automatically would be "cool"! Any...

forgot to add; I want to be able to electronically move the dish between satellites if at all posible - call me a lazy bas*ard - but I can t see myself going outside to manually do this! - all from the comfort of my armchair if possible! Cheers! Mike

Hi, forgive my intrusion, I am new here. I found this site via google! I have a sky digibox and pay out over £20/month for a basic service from them. I live in the UK. I have heard that it is possible to ditch sky and switch to an alternative digital satellite option whereby I do NOT pay a...