: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:16 pm  

Kosh wrote:

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.

Oh yeah, I appreciate that. What I mean is though is that you would still be very unlikely to get your signal back while we still have this bad weather and due to the shape and design of the dish snow shouldn't stay on them particularly long.

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:17 pm  

yello-belly wrote:

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.

Do a google on how to get the service engineers menu on your sky box and do a clean up on it. See if that helps.

[Karen]

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:17 pm  

yello-belly wrote:

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.

It's not just you. We have no satelite signal and couldn't watch our recorded stuff either until about 10 minutes ago when it decided to play ball...still not got a signal though!

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:19 pm  

Karen xx wrote:

It's not just you. We have no satelite signal and couldn't watch our recorded stuff either until about 10 minutes ago when it decided to play ball...still not got a signal though!

I think I remember this happening to me once a few years ago. Its a software problem rather than a Sky restriction, as I say, try sorting it out via the Service Engineer menu, providing of course you have tried the oldest trick in the book first, killing the power to it.

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:21 pm  

nothing thats been recorded with sky+ is working due to lack of signal for me here aswell

[Karen]

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:22 pm  

BalearicHullFan wrote:

I think I remember this happening to me once a few years ago. Its a software problem rather than a Sky restriction, as I say, try sorting it out via the Service Engineer menu, providing of course you have tried the oldest trick in the book first, killing the power to it.

Did that a couple of times and it worked evenually.

I'm loath to play with any service menus at the moment as I have about 80% worth of stuff to catch up and I'd be fuming if I lost it!!!

Maybe after Half Term when I've got rid of some!!

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:23 pm  

You dont need to climb on the roof though

Hang out the bedroom window with a hair dryer

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:27 pm  

signals back

Re: Lost Sky Signal : Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:28 pm  

yello-belly wrote:

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?

Aye another one here who has lost the signal.

Re: Lost Sky Signal : Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:31 pm  

A unknown superstar wrote:

Aye another one here who has lost the signal.

can u reach your dish to clear it?