Marooned in Maywick Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Anybody know of a reliable Sky dish supplier in Shetland? Ours just fell off yesterday.....in time for the rugby world cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Jesus B Christ fae cunningsburgh hes a handy man we a penchant for red tins and if you believe in him he might just save you. Yun sky T.v is da wark o da Deevil n du wid be better hayin neathin ta dae we it , jesus will advise you of this when he comes to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marooned in Maywick Posted September 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Haes du his foan number? Or ir dey da wirk o'da deevil as weel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Tam at Springbank Electrical in Scalloway certainly used to supply and fit Sky dishes. Not entirely sure he still does as he was very busy with terrestrial installations. Worth a call though, from personal experience i can vouch for his quality of service and economical pricing.His number is readily available, but if directory enquiries doesna hae it then i'll hock it oot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooks Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 I find that anytime that my Sky dish falls off you can easily get a replacement by calling Sky and threatening to cancel. The only problem with this is that you are likely to have at least a two month wait before they install the new one. Oh, and they will try and charge you for the two months that you are receiving no service from them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 The bits they use to put up the dishes are totally poor and rust away in no time. Cheap tat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 On a more positive note re: Sky, I, in a minor temper tantrum the other day, chucked the Sky remote out the window into the St. Bernard's territory where he promptly devoured it. Astonishingly enough it still works! (new remote from e-bay on it's way though). sorry.. might be rambling again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooks Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Just noticed in the Shetland Times today, under the Classified Ads section, there is a dish and LNB with all mounting brackets for £50. They are offering to fit and tune it for extra cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 I'm watching this thread with interest. My dish is flapping around like nobodys business and the today wind is bound to be the final straw. I'm surprised it's lasted this long actually, the mounting brackets are really not much use in the Shetland climate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 I should have mentioned, Tam (Springbank) does/did fit superior dishes & brackets than the standard Sky ones. (as did Work Aerials, i believe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crofter Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Copious amounts of grease, denso tape and waxoyl will help slow down the rusting of the dish and fittings. The engineer won't thank you though if it needs attention in the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 There's Sky dishes attached to the walls of at least two hooses next door to me that's haven't been connected up to anything for quite a while, cross my palm with a suitable amount of silver, and the addresses can be PM'd, plus I promise to be looking the other way when you come by. Is du game Marooned, only 7 mile sooth ower? Disclaimer: I accept no responsibility whatsoever for any future "problems" which may arise from following the above suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marooned in Maywick Posted September 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 I'd just like to say that if Ghostrider's neighbours' dishes disappear.....it's nothing to do with me Psssst......I'll be there with the spanners about midnight. Shhhhhhh!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marooned in Maywick Posted September 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Unfortunately Tom Deyell (Springbank Electrical Services) has a notice in the paper to the effect that he's not going to be working from the 21st for a wee while due to health reasons. Hope it's nowt serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marooned in Maywick Posted September 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Wahey!!! Thanks to Pooks for reading the Shetland Times more carefully than I'd usually have done.....and much gratefulness to the gentleman who came out this morning and did the necessary. I'd heartily recommend 07900 333003 for your dish-ly requirements. Cheers, Bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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