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    Sky just lost over 3.1m viewers

    NTL are one of the crappiest companies around, with customer service which is legendary for the wrong reasons, can't see how Richard Bransons involvement will have made any difference in this short space of time. Well I do agree with you on the NTL customer service, however I will say that...
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    Where can you get 3" poles from?

    A Steel Fabricator will have all different sizes of steel poles and can prob make you your brackets also, if u pay him cash, will prob make it while the boss is out for a few quid. Try looking under engineering companies also.
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    Will Five Life & US be FTV or FTA

    I read a link about a month ago abou tthem having paired up with top-up tv, so I am more than sure its a pay to view channel
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    Silvercrest / comag sl65 software patch?

    Well then you can always try a USB to Serial converter Link Below h**p://www.spotonuk.co.uk/cables-adaptors/spot-on/usb-port-rs232-serial-cable-adaptor_38200/
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    SS2 and Keys

    anybody got any tips on what viewers and how to do it, Complete Noob here, I admit it. I dont mind getting another viewer if I dont have what you use. thanks in advance
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    VX4USB software, virtual com port.

    You can buy a rs232 serial post to USB converter cable, they cost around £15if you cant find a program that allows you to use a virtual port, I dont know of any programs that allow a virtual com port.
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    Motors

    Front of the house, My house is south facing so south facing infact its front wall is Due south, Cost isnt a major problem as I only want to do this once and would rather spend the cash now than have it all fall down, by the same thinking I plan on increasing dish size to 1m at some point also...
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    Motors

    21 views and not 1 reply, come on guys, I need hints on types of motors and also best place to resite my 80cm dish.
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    Skystar2 PCI card

    I know there is more stuff out there I can see, just i dont know what it is called or where I can get it. Once I know what things do what I can decide what I want on my PC Thanks for your replys in advance and for any already done
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    Skystar2 PCI card

    Tips on emulators. What you can and cant get with then, Currently have Astra28 and Hotbird but just asked for tips on Motor also so the skys are the limits.
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    Motors

    Ok all cables are in the new house now, so its time to go out and get that motor next, anyway after something simple to install and use. Not to bothered about having to take down my dish and refit it on a different bracket if required as its up there on an old rusty bracket atm. So tips please...
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    Help needed

    I tried that before, for some reason it didnt work, I have just tried the cables the other way around now and it seems to have got it, Hotbird only wants to work on the LNB 1 on both switches. Thanks, Nest thing to get setup is my Skystar2 but that needs a cable running in for that, and its 2...
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    Help needed

    I have just moved house and have an old sky mini dish pointing at 28E I also have a 80cm dish pointing at Hotbird, I have 2 receivers in the house, cables running to both of them, I can change cables and have all FTA channels on both systems, I have 2 DISEqC Swithes also but cant seem to get...
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