No Signal / Rain Fade often lately

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#51236 27-Nov-2009 14:28

We've started being unable to watch certain channels on Sky due to 'no signal' or 'rain fade' even when the sky it's spotless. For example the day before yesterday we couldn't get 1, UKTV or Vibe, and there was no coud in the sky. When I called Sky, they said there are 'no known issues' and we did the settings & unplug drills. No effect, so the technician was booked. Later at night that same day everything was back to normal. Again today, we are not getting 1, 2, 3, the Box, UKTV or Vibe, to mention a few (haven't gone through them all). Sky said if the problem is not due to a Sky fault, we have to pay for the technician ourselves, fair enough. But what is the likelihood of this not being a Sky fault? Any opinions? Anyone else experiencing this at the moment?

Thanks!

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#276929 27-Nov-2009 14:32

First thing I would be checking is the aerial and coax

John

Mar1

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#276931 27-Nov-2009 14:34

Errr, we have no aerial, just a dish. In 'signal check' the Strength is orange up to 40 and green between 40 & 60. There are no bars in the 'quality' scale which I think is unusual ? I remember seeing bars there before too.

What is coax?

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Mar1

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#276937 27-Nov-2009 14:47

We do get Prime and Living Channel at the moment so I wonder if it can be a connection fault. But we will wiggle things around and wait for the big guy to come home to climb on the roof :-)

Thanks John

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mickeydrip

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#276962 27-Nov-2009 15:36

Mar1: We've started being unable to watch certain channels on Sky due to 'no signal' or 'rain fade' even when the sky it's spotless. For example the day before yesterday we couldn't get 1, UKTV or Vibe, and there was no coud in the sky. When I called Sky, they said there are 'no known issues' and we did the settings & unplug drills. No effect, so the technician was booked. Later at night that same day everything was back to normal. Again today, we are not getting 1, 2, 3, the Box, UKTV or Vibe, to mention a few (haven't gone through them all). Sky said if the problem is not due to a Sky fault, we have to pay for the technician ourselves, fair enough. But what is the likelihood of this not being a Sky fault? Any opinions? Anyone else experiencing this at the moment?

Thanks!

We had the same problem on Wednesday, Channels 5,6,7,11,22,70 & 93 were off. It all returned a couple of hours later & yesterday was fine, but today we have the same problem with the same channels, very annoying!!

Mar1

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#276974 27-Nov-2009 15:43

Yay, I'm not alone!!! So there must be a problem then but they just don't admit it.

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#277009 27-Nov-2009 16:59

mickeydrip: We had the same problem on Wednesday, Channels 5,6,7,11,22,70 & 93 were off. It all returned a couple of hours later & yesterday was fine, but today we have the same problem with the same channels, very annoying!!

Have you tried calling Sky? If so, what did they say?

We have no aerial, just the dish, so we can't watch much if the service doesn't come back. Sigh.

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#277019 27-Nov-2009 17:20

Yes we did on Wednesday, booked an engineer, cancelled it Thursday, booked another today!!!
& now, all the channels are back on again!!

All sky said was turn off for 30 seconds, unplug phone & modem as well!!! None of those have any effect.
Both occasions it has happened has been around the same time (for going off & coming back on).

Mar1

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#277020 27-Nov-2009 17:23

mickeydrip: Yes we did on Wednesday, booked an engineer, cancelled it Thursday, booked another today!!!
& now, all the channels are back on again!!

Oh my gosh, they must have just come back then as I was queueing to talk to Sky when I saw this message. Thanks for letting me know!

It is very annoying indeed and I would love to find out what's going on.

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mickeydrip

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#277021 27-Nov-2009 17:25

Mar1:
mickeydrip: Yes we did on Wednesday, booked an engineer, cancelled it Thursday, booked another today!!!
& now, all the channels are back on again!!

Oh my gosh, they must have just come back then as I was queueing to talk to Sky when I saw this message. Thanks for letting me know!

It is very annoying indeed and I would love to find out what's going on.

Are yours back on now then?

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#277022 27-Nov-2009 17:33

Yes, they came back as I was reading the previous post. Phew.

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mickeydrip

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#277482 29-Nov-2009 15:23

Mar1: Yes, they came back as I was reading the previous post. Phew.

They've gone off again this afternoon!!!!

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Mar1

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#277485 29-Nov-2009 15:29

mickeydrip: They've gone off again this afternoon!!!!

Oh no! Box (5), UKTV (6), Vibe (7) and E! (11) are gone (haven't had energy to check the further channels from our basic package. Well at least Prime is working, tuning in for belated rugby now.

Thanks for letting me know, it is definitely not a coincidence. Maybe due to location? Me near Panmure Basin, where are you?

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Mar1

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#277488 29-Nov-2009 15:34

By the way, I emailed Sky about this problem and explained all including having reset everything & knowing other people who have the same thing happening in exactly the same time... Here's the reply (no help really):

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Thank you for your email.

Please try the following to fix your service:

Double check for any loose cables then

Unplug the decoder (SKY box) from the power point. When you do this the light on the front of the decoder should go out

Wait 1 minute or more

Plug the decoder back into the power point. Check that all of the leads plugged into the back of the decoder are in firmly

Wait for the decoder to reset

If the above has not helped to fix your service, please contact me so we can book a technician. If the SKY equipment has caused the problem, the callout will be free of charge. If it is not the fault of our equipment the callout charge is $39.90 for work completed internally or $79.90 for work completed externally. The technician on site will determine the final charge.

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#277495 29-Nov-2009 15:53

Cordless phone interference maybe. Turn it off.

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#277499 29-Nov-2009 15:59

Thanks for the tip, Spyware. Is it enough if the base station is moved to another room?

I doubt that it is due to phone though as this is happening to more than one person exactly at the same time. Or maybe mickeydrip lives next door and I just don't know it?! Haha!

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