Dish or aerial?

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Originally Posted by harmitage

I've no intention of moving from VM at the moment but I may make use of my old Sky dish in the future.

I was wondering if Freesat was as vulnerable to weather conditions as Sky? I would have thought it would be.

Freesat uses the same satellites and probably the dishes as Sky, so yes, it does.

Originally Posted by harmitage

I've no intention of moving from VM at the moment but I may make use of my old Sky dish in the future.

I was wondering if Freesat was as vulnerable to weather conditions as Sky? I would have thought it would be.

If your satellite reception is compromised in bad weather, I'd say your installation is poor. I live in the middle of a forest in the Scottish highlands, so I know a few things about 'difficult' satellite reception areas, in terms of physical obstructions as well as severe weather - but in all honesty, we've not had a single problem in five years.

As TM has said, Freesat uses the same transmissions as Sky, so if you had problems with Sky you will have problems with Freesat. However I'd advise you to get a professional to check your cables and the position of your dish, should you consider pressing it back into service.