Satellite Installations

There are still a lot of places in West Somerset that rely on local relays for terrestrial TV, the service from these is very limited, consisting of only a handful of TV and radio channels. Then again there are a lot of places that can’t get these either, this is where satellite TV comes in. If you find yourself in a position where terrestrial reception is limited or simply not possible…or you just require more channels than even the main transmitters can supply, then satellite may be the only option.

This can fall into a few categories, by far the most popular being Sky and Freesat. We all know what is on offer from Sky’s subscription services, if not you can check it out here

Freesat, on the other hand, is a free service, it may be more limited than Sky but it’s channel line up is greater than that of the terrestrial Freeview service. Whereas Sky install their dish and receiver free of charge, with Freesat you will need to purchase them yourself, with receiver prices starting from around £70 in Argos. This will get you a basic High Definition box, obviously the more you pay the better the equipment you will get. Probably the best range of boxes on the market are the Freesat branded receivers, the range starting around £200, increasing slightly in price dependant on the size of hard drive installed. These boxes will also allow access to catch up tv via a broadband connection. Freesat will run off a standard Sky dish if you have one, or one can be installed by me with prices starting from £120. The channels available on Freesat can be found here

I sometimes find that Sky will refuse to install a dish if it means too much work, for instance if the dish has to go above a certain height, or the cable run is too long. If this happens feel free to contact me, I will install the dish and cables, leaving the Sky installers nothing to do but install the box.

Please note, I only do Sky* and Freesat systems, I don’t get involved in foreign satellites or motorised systems.

* I am not a sky installer and so cannot sign you up to sky products, but I can install Sky dishes, obtain Sky receivers or generally diagnose and rectify a non working Sky system.