topic Re: Will I ever need a dish again? in Sky Stream

Will I ever need a dish again?

Aloysius1972 — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:50:29 GMT

I am having some external work done to my house and would like to remove two old sat dishes and all the connect exterior cables . One of these is the dish from my last sky installation about 7 yeara ago. Since then I have had BT and now Sky Straam. Is there any reason why I might want to leave this Sky dish up?

Re: Will I ever need a dish again?

Mark39 — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:58:35 GMT

Contingency, perhaps, if your tv has a compatible dish connection. Otherwise, if you're happy with Sky Stream, probably not.

Re: Will I ever need a dish again?

Aloysius1972 — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:01:37 GMT

Thanks. I can't say I am totally happy with sky stream (for some reason there seems to be a 'technical fault' preventing me from watching catch up sport when I really want to) but I don't think it is bad enough for me to want to revert to dish.

Re: Will I ever need a dish again?

Hunter2660 — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:20:54 GMT

Thinking in advance, then TV by satellite will probably become extinct during the 2030's anyway, so do you really need it now as a back up in case the broadband drops? Do you have a TV with a satellite tuner built in? Will your property look more pleasing without the dish and wiring? Only you can make that decision.