berti Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 we are having problems since installing a freesat box from argos about 4 weeks ago .. it all worked ok at first but has just packed up....checked the box on our home system and it works fine....our next thought is that the lnb on the dish has failed for some reason has anyone experienced any similar problems with this dish? can you just fit a replacement lnb? we have had the dish for 3 yrs any comments appreciated cheers berti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I'm not sure, but I think it has bolt on LNB as per centre feed dish, if so I think it can be replaced, roadpro should confirm this. Have (can) you check cable, maybe it is damaged/dislodged from moving dish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jondiane Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Hello when its working is the dish ok we are thinking of getting one,have you used it in france /italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berti Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 the dish is very good when working we can get signal down as far as vitoria gastiez in spain not been to italy yet we are going in sept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 LNB's do fail, had to replace two this year, both where about 10 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berti Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 checked the cable looks ok had a word with a sky sat fitter he said if its not the box then it must be the LNB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berti Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 thanks colin just found the receipt and we bought it from riversway at preston but we are going to pickering show so may be able to sort something out with roadpro as they usually have a stand as i remember cheers berti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4petedaniel Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 berti - 2009-07-11 10:28 AM thanks colin just found the receipt and we bought it from riversway at preston but we are going to pickering show so may be able to sort something out with roadpro as they usually have a stand as i remember cheers berti Can you use a freeview box with a dish I was under the impression that you needed a digi box. I am forced to carry my sky box with me. I only want to use it on rainy days but it always seems to fail in the rain so I wonder why I bother. I am using a Maxeview Dish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenewellhome Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 4petedaniel - 2009-07-13 7:00 AM berti - 2009-07-11 10:28 AM thanks colin just found the receipt and we bought it from riversway at preston but we are going to pickering show so may be able to sort something out with roadpro as they usually have a stand as i remember cheers berti Can you use a freeview box with a dish I was under the impression that you needed a digi box. I am forced to carry my sky box with me. I only want to use it on rainy days but it always seems to fail in the rain so I wonder why I bother. I am using a Maxeview Dish Berti said its a FREESAT box which is not the same thing as a FREEVIEW box. If your dish is struggling to pull in a decent signal in the UK in poor weather it might be the LNB failing but check the skew angle of the LNB first. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikyenfo Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 If you can get any signal response from the dish when rotating then probably the lnb is ok but I did experience difficulties in france this year with my sky box acting just like yours with zero response. I had to resort to switching off the 22kz and the lnb on the service menu 'saving changes the re-entering the menu and red button reset and save then it picked the signal up. This was so annoying that I am taking a non- sky box next year and using all sats as Hispasat Hotbird Thor Sirius and others have english progs and film channels so sod Rupert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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