O/T - Lost Sky Signal : Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:53 pm  

Wanted to watch boots'n'all that I recorded last night, but sky box is refusing to let me. Its not that its had enough of Eddy and Stevo's sh!te its just saying that there's no satellite signal being received. I

Is this due to the weather? Anyonelse with same problem?

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:57 pm  

I have lost my sky signal too but you can still watch anything you have recorded on sky+. It's stored on your Sky box hard drive.

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:58 pm  

if its in your sky+ box saved you should be able to watch it, other then that get the snow of your satellite dish and it should work fine

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:04 pm  

Bed & Breakfast Man wrote:

I have lost my sky signal too but you can still watch anything you have recorded on sky+. It's stored on your Sky box hard drive.

I thought that but box says that you need a valid sat. signal to watch anything that has been saved with sky +

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:05 pm  

fc casual wrote:

if its in your sky+ box saved you should be able to watch it, other then that get the snow of your satellite dish and it should work fine

Thats such bad advice in so many way. Firstly, it won't get your signal back, that ruddy snow is causing it, atmospheric conditions. Also I'm not sure advising people to climbing on their roofs in the middle of this weather is a particularly good idea.

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:06 pm  

yello-belly wrote:

I thought that but box says that you need a valid sat. signal to watch anything that has been saved with sky +

Nope, you don't. My Sky box has no signal and play back works fine.

[Kosh]

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:10 pm  

BalearicHullFan wrote:

:lol:

Thats such bad advice in so many way. Firstly, it won't get your signal back, that ruddy snow is causing it, atmospheric conditions. Also I'm not sure advising people to climbing on their roofs in the middle of this weather is a particularly good idea.

Actually, a build up of snow on the dish could easily be causing the problem. Water is a superb absorber of microwaves, which is what the satellite signal consists of. We had the same problem a few days ago, and we also lose the signal temporarily in a downpour as the water can't leave the dish fast enough.

Fully agree on your second point, though.

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:14 pm  

yello-belly wrote:

I thought that but box says that you need a valid sat. signal to watch anything that has been saved with sky +

I cant watch something I taped from Sky anytime saying the same as you. Still no signal.

Had to put on our season review 2004 on DVD...how good was Peter Lupton?

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:14 pm  

BalearicHullFan wrote:

Nope, you don't. My Sky box has no signal and play back works fine.

Just tried again, all very odd. Sky HD box with boots'n'all on still not co-operating. Sky+ box with the wife's recorded neighbours etc seems to work?

Never mind, weather permitting less than 24 hours to the real deal.

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:15 pm  

BalearicHullFan wrote:

:lol:

Thats such bad advice in so many way. Firstly, it won't get your signal back, that ruddy snow is causing it, atmospheric conditions. Also I'm not sure advising people to climbing on their roofs in the middle of this weather is a particularly good idea.