Retrofitting Sky TV
Discussion
One on my tenants have asked me about the possibility of installing Sky TV at one of the properties. This place has a normal TV aerial that goes into a splitter/amplifier which is then distributed to traditional TV points around the house.
Not being a Sky person I'm not certain how it all works.
I know that for Sky+ a pair of cables are required, however can I add a dish, replace the splitter/amplifier and then get all the Sky/SkyHD services other than plus at each of the normal outlets?
Not being a Sky person I'm not certain how it all works.
I know that for Sky+ a pair of cables are required, however can I add a dish, replace the splitter/amplifier and then get all the Sky/SkyHD services other than plus at each of the normal outlets?
What he ^ said,
Tenant will enter a contract with sky, sky will supply box and install dish.
Once tenant has left you have a free sky dish installed for your next tenant.
Only complication comes with apartments due to access (they won’t climb big ladders, and clauses in covenants saying no dishes, so check this out.
Tenant will enter a contract with sky, sky will supply box and install dish.
Once tenant has left you have a free sky dish installed for your next tenant.
Only complication comes with apartments due to access (they won’t climb big ladders, and clauses in covenants saying no dishes, so check this out.
In terms of distribution to other rooms the tenant can upgrade to multi room if they choose. Alternatively they could run a feed from the main box up the existing coax to the distribution board and then distribute (the non HD) signal to the other rooms. Would need some kind of magic eye device to control the main box from the other rooms though. Personally I wouldn't want to get involved or it becomes your problem. If they want Sky, just let them get Sky.
ndg said:
If Sky install it you will have a cable running down the outside of the house and in through the wall. Depends how nice the house is, but I wouldn't do it to mine.....
Hence why I don't want Sky to install it as such. I've seen some of the previous Sky installations and they just put the dish wherever it's easiest for them (as opposed to what's best for the house), whack the cabling down the wall and straight into the room where the Sky box is to go.This has 2 issues - first that it looks horrible, especially as they're likely to want it at the front of the property and second I strongly suspect they are going to want a multi-room setup which I suspect will be done just as badly.
Finally, they'll pay for my guy to do the installation anyway so I'm not worried about that.
B17NNS said:
If they want Sky, just let them get Sky.
Exactly.Any landlord with any sense wouldnt get involved. So what if there's a cable down the outside?
They have to leave it as the day they moved in.
Sometimes we make good after our tenants but it comes out of their deposit, not a problem.
The Moose said:
Hence why I don't want Sky to install it as such. I've seen some of the previous Sky installations and they just put the dish wherever it's easiest for them (as opposed to what's best for the house), whack the cabling down the wall and straight into the room where the Sky box is to go.
This has 2 issues - first that it looks horrible, especially as they're likely to want it at the front of the property and second I strongly suspect they are going to want a multi-room setup which I suspect will be done just as badly.
Finally, they'll pay for my guy to do the installation anyway so I'm not worried about that.
I'd be less worried about the multi room, they are now installing these new Sky Q boxes as standard, so multi room works off the wifi transmitting the signal from your main box to the "mini boxes" dotted around the houseThis has 2 issues - first that it looks horrible, especially as they're likely to want it at the front of the property and second I strongly suspect they are going to want a multi-room setup which I suspect will be done just as badly.
Finally, they'll pay for my guy to do the installation anyway so I'm not worried about that.
No wires from the main box to the mini, so should be fine
mandos_01 said:
The Moose said:
Hence why I don't want Sky to install it as such. I've seen some of the previous Sky installations and they just put the dish wherever it's easiest for them (as opposed to what's best for the house), whack the cabling down the wall and straight into the room where the Sky box is to go.
This has 2 issues - first that it looks horrible, especially as they're likely to want it at the front of the property and second I strongly suspect they are going to want a multi-room setup which I suspect will be done just as badly.
Finally, they'll pay for my guy to do the installation anyway so I'm not worried about that.
I'd be less worried about the multi room, they are now installing these new Sky Q boxes as standard, so multi room works off the wifi transmitting the signal from your main box to the "mini boxes" dotted around the houseThis has 2 issues - first that it looks horrible, especially as they're likely to want it at the front of the property and second I strongly suspect they are going to want a multi-room setup which I suspect will be done just as badly.
Finally, they'll pay for my guy to do the installation anyway so I'm not worried about that.
No wires from the main box to the mini, so should be fine
Spudler said:
B17NNS said:
If they want Sky, just let them get Sky.
Exactly.Any landlord with any sense wouldnt get involved. So what if there's a cable down the outside?
They have to leave it as the day they moved in.
Sometimes we make good after our tenants but it comes out of their deposit, not a problem.
The Moose said:
How do you expect tenants to repair or have repaired a hole drilled in the side of a double skinned brick wall? It's not practical - whereas if we work together we can come up with a mutually agreeable solution.
Why would you have it repaired - you leave it in situ - the next tenant will also probably want sky, as will the one after that. If they don't want sky, they'll have a readily installed digi system they can plug a box into. AlmostUseful said:
The Moose said:
How do you expect tenants to repair or have repaired a hole drilled in the side of a double skinned brick wall? It's not practical - whereas if we work together we can come up with a mutually agreeable solution.
Why would you have it repaired - you leave it in situ - the next tenant will also probably want sky, as will the one after that. If they don't want sky, they'll have a readily installed digi system they can plug a box into. I was replying to the chap who said the tenants have to leave the property how is was when they moved in.
When we renovate and extend we are now doing Sky throughout by default and have been for a while. This one missed out however.
I'm an engineer for sky
To clear up a few things :
You mentioned tenant would most probably want a multi room setup, sky only offer a sky Q box now as out standard product, any multiscreen 'mini' boxes required wirelessly connect the main box so no cabling to worry about there unless it's a freakishly big house and connection by external Ethernet is required (unlikely)
'Your guy' won't be able to complete the installation as he wont be able to source the required wideband LNB to suit a Q box as these aren't available to trade wholesalers or anyone other than in house engineers at the moment
To clear up a few things :
You mentioned tenant would most probably want a multi room setup, sky only offer a sky Q box now as out standard product, any multiscreen 'mini' boxes required wirelessly connect the main box so no cabling to worry about there unless it's a freakishly big house and connection by external Ethernet is required (unlikely)
'Your guy' won't be able to complete the installation as he wont be able to source the required wideband LNB to suit a Q box as these aren't available to trade wholesalers or anyone other than in house engineers at the moment
David-mbtml said:
I'm an engineer for sky
To clear up a few things :
You mentioned tenant would most probably want a multi room setup, sky only offer a sky Q box now as out standard product, any multiscreen 'mini' boxes required wirelessly connect the main box so no cabling to worry about there unless it's a freakishly big house and connection by external Ethernet is required (unlikely)
'Your guy' won't be able to complete the installation as he wont be able to source the required wideband LNB to suit a Q box as these aren't available to trade wholesalers or anyone other than in house engineers at the moment
Just the man!To clear up a few things :
You mentioned tenant would most probably want a multi room setup, sky only offer a sky Q box now as out standard product, any multiscreen 'mini' boxes required wirelessly connect the main box so no cabling to worry about there unless it's a freakishly big house and connection by external Ethernet is required (unlikely)
'Your guy' won't be able to complete the installation as he wont be able to source the required wideband LNB to suit a Q box as these aren't available to trade wholesalers or anyone other than in house engineers at the moment
May I get in touch by PM please?
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