Well, after waiting months and trying several different Sky installers i finally got it put in this morning, although it was a close call - they had to go throgh the block of flats next door to get up on the roof after they discovered that my Skylight in the close was "too high" (WTF?) and that the neightbours above me werent in.
So now i have Sky+ in and a new Pace box which is rather smart.
Nothing on the telly though
Unfortunately, the buggers never gave me a cm more coax than would stretch to the box so i have had to buy some more from an online supplier to give me some extra length in my Coax run, but apart from that - im happy.