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punky · 12-05-2004, 19:10

Nah, it is true what the installer said, but he isn't lazy. Before I went to NTL DTV, I wanted Sky. We got the official installer over, and he said he couldn't get a signal over the trees. I said, "Why not removed the old analogue dish, and put the new one in it's place?". The response: "Can't do that mate, i'm not insured to". Then I said, "mount it on the chimney, which should clear the trees by miles". The response? "Can't do that mate, i'm not insured to". I think they definitely need a better insurance underwriters.

I just said sod it and got NTL (I was going to get NTL BB at the time anyway, no home ADSL was over 512k, and NTL had just started the 1meg service). I've since found out that some independent installers have better insurance and will mount it anywhere you like. They will also take down the old equiptment too.

But Paul is right, the phone line is free with the TV rental, so you might as well have it. It might come in useful if you want a second line for your kids/fax machine at some point.

12-05-2004, 19:10	#11
punky Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Age: 44 Posts: 14,750	Re: What are the chances of this happening? Nah, it is true what the installer said, but he isn't lazy. Before I went to NTL DTV, I wanted Sky. We got the official installer over, and he said he couldn't get a signal over the trees. I said, "Why not removed the old analogue dish, and put the new one in it's place?". The response: "Can't do that mate, i'm not insured to". Then I said, "mount it on the chimney, which should clear the trees by miles". The response? "Can't do that mate, i'm not insured to". I think they definitely need a better insurance underwriters. I just said sod it and got NTL (I was going to get NTL BB at the time anyway, no home ADSL was over 512k, and NTL had just started the 1meg service). I've since found out that some independent installers have better insurance and will mount it anywhere you like. They will also take down the old equiptment too. But Paul is right, the phone line is free with the TV rental, so you might as well have it. It might come in useful if you want a second line for your kids/fax machine at some point.