Had the IRS install today

All went well (had the route the cable along the air vent) although I was
surprised when they just left me with a cable going down the wall in stick
on trunking which has two f connectors on the end of it which goes straight
into the SKY HD Box, and no new aerial or FM port so basically a TV SAT & FM
wallplate has not been installed... I am right on the end of the cabling...
oh well only need to use the Satellite connection anyway and that works ok,
it took them 2hr 30mins so I should be charged £ 150.

"Nick Le Lievre" wrote in message
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All went well (had the route the cable along the air vent) although I was
surprised when they just left me with a cable going down the wall in stick
on trunking which has two f connectors on the end of it which goes
straight into the SKY HD Box, and no new aerial or FM port so basically a
TV SAT & FM wallplate has not been installed... I am right on the end of
the cabling... oh well only need to use the Satellite connection anyway
and that works ok, it took them 2hr 30mins so I should be charged £ 150.

and I should add that they are bloody hard working guys, I had two of them
round Chris and Alex one was 22 the other 26 it took them some quite
considerable effort to get the cable into my flat, they had to go from the
switch in the communal loft out into the air vent then back into the loft
above my flat through the ceiling and down the wall which sounds easier then
it was, the lofts were not interlinked which made it harder.. I am very
pleased to now have Satellite it was well worth in my opinion.

Don't you get no Poles in Jersey?:-)


"Nick Le Lievre" wrote in message
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"Nick Le Lievre" wrote in message
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All went well (had the route the cable along the air vent) although I was
surprised when they just left me with a cable going down the wall in
stick on trunking which has two f connectors on the end of it which goes
straight into the SKY HD Box, and no new aerial or FM port so basically a
TV SAT & FM wallplate has not been installed... I am right on the end of
the cabling... oh well only need to use the Satellite connection anyway
and that works ok, it took them 2hr 30mins so I should be charged £ 150.

and I should add that they are bloody hard working guys, I had two of them
round Chris and Alex one was 22 the other 26 it took them some quite
considerable effort to get the cable into my flat, they had to go from the
switch in the communal loft out into the air vent then back into the loft
above my flat through the ceiling and down the wall which sounds easier
then it was, the lofts were not interlinked which made it harder.. I am
very pleased to now have Satellite it was well worth in my opinion.

"Nick Le Lievre" wrote in message
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"Nick Le Lievre" wrote in message
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All went well (had the route the cable along the air vent) although I was
surprised when they just left me with a cable going down the wall in
stick on trunking which has two f connectors on the end of it which goes
straight into the SKY HD Box, and no new aerial or FM port so basically a
TV SAT & FM wallplate has not been installed... I am right on the end of
the cabling... oh well only need to use the Satellite connection anyway
and that works ok, it took them 2hr 30mins so I should be charged £ 150.

and I should add that they are bloody hard working guys, I had two of them
round Chris and Alex one was 22 the other 26 it took them some quite
considerable effort to get the cable into my flat, they had to go from the
switch in the communal loft out into the air vent then back into the loft
above my flat through the ceiling and down the wall which sounds easier
then it was, the lofts were not interlinked which made it harder.. I am
very pleased to now have Satellite it was well worth in my opinion.


Will the "new" TV and FM signal be available from your existing wallplate?

"Doctor D" wrote in message
o.uk...

and I should add that they are bloody hard working guys, I had two of
them round Chris and Alex one was 22 the other 26 it took them some quite
considerable effort to get the cable into my flat, they had to go from
the switch in the communal loft out into the air vent then back into the
loft above my flat through the ceiling and down the wall which sounds
easier then it was, the lofts were not interlinked which made it harder..
I am very pleased to now have Satellite it was well worth in my opinion.


Will the "new" TV and FM signal be available from your existing wallplate?

No there is no FM on the existing wallplate all they did was bring in the
satellite cable. I am not really bothered as no doubt I will be able to get
digital tv through the existing wallplate.

"housetrained" wrote in message
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Don't you get no Poles in Jersey?:-)

We do but these guys were british. One of them seemed to do most of the
work and sweat was pouring off him after. Apparently the loft space does not
give you much room to work.

"Nick Le Lievre" wrote in message
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"Doctor D" wrote in message
o.uk...

and I should add that they are bloody hard working guys, I had two of
them round Chris and Alex one was 22 the other 26 it took them some
quite considerable effort to get the cable into my flat, they had to go
from the switch in the communal loft out into the air vent then back
into the loft above my flat through the ceiling and down the wall which
sounds easier then it was, the lofts were not interlinked which made it
harder.. I am very pleased to now have Satellite it was well worth in my
opinion.


Will the "new" TV and FM signal be available from your existing
wallplate?

No there is no FM on the existing wallplate all they did was bring in the
satellite cable. I am not really bothered as no doubt I will be able to
get digital tv through the existing wallplate.


But are they connecting the existing wallplates to the new head end?
This may give you UHF/FM/DAB if you use a diplexer/triplexer.

"Doctor D" wrote in message
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But are they connecting the existing wallplates to the new head end?
This may give you UHF/FM/DAB if you use a diplexer/triplexer.

I don`t think so, I think they just run the new cable in.

"Nick Le Lievre" wrote in message
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"Doctor D" wrote in message
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But are they connecting the existing wallplates to the new head end?
This may give you UHF/FM/DAB if you use a diplexer/triplexer.

I don`t think so, I think they just run the new cable in.

I wonder though if the new cable would also be carrying the aerial and fm
signals and if I split it to a box I would have all the connections
available... the cable they have put in looks rather thin however.

On Sep 8, 1:49*pm, "Nick Le Lievre"
wrote:
All went well (had the route the cable along the air vent) although I was
surprised when they just left me with a cable going down the wall in stick
on trunking which has two f connectors on the end of it which goes straight
into the SKY HD Box, and no new aerial or FM port so basically a TV SAT & FM
wallplate has not been installed... I am right on the end of the cabling....
oh well only need to use the Satellite connection anyway and that works ok,
it took them 2hr 30mins so I should be charged £ 150.

No wallplate? Bloody hell! Never heard of that before.

Bill