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Discussion topic: No signal

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This message was authored by: Isabella6

No signal

On certain channels it says no satellite signal well a lot and I'm paying for these channels even when the weather is ok ?

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This message was authored by: Daniel0210

Re: No signal

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@Isabella6 
A message displaying ”no signal” (as per your thread title) tends to be generated from your TV and normally means your TV’s not seeing the Sky box on the relevant HDMI input.

If you’re seeing a “no satellite signal” message check that the connections from the Sky dish going into the back of your Sky Q box are still finger tight. Otherwise it’s very likely a dish misalignment so check the troubleshooting on this link
https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-tv-no-satellite-signal-sky-q
It may then give you the opportunity to arrange an engineer to check the alignment of your dish. If it doesn’t you’ll need to contact Sky to book an engineer appointment.

If you are connected to a communal dish you need to liaise directly with your building management company / landlord who will have their approved engineers to contact.

It’s worth noting that:

1 - a misalignment is not necessarily something that will be visible to the naked eye and could only affect one or two channels and

2 - a Sky Q box requires a periodic 'Keep alive' signal that is delivered via the satellite so if that isn’t received the box will close down until the satellite signal is restored.


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This message was authored by: Invisiblename

Re: No signal

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@Isabella6 wrote:

On certain channels it says no satellite signal well a lot and I'm paying for these channels even when the weather is ok ?


Sounds like your dish has been blown out alignment.  You'll either need to book an engineer with Sky, and the wait for that could be many weeks, or contact a local independent and accept the cost.

I am just another Sky customer!
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