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Discussion topic: Not working

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This message was authored by: Carly420

Not working

About 2weeks ago we had a really bad storm which seems to have moved my dish and since then my tv isn't working. It didn't bother me too much as I normally let the kids watch Disney app on main tv and could still watch sky on my phone and tablet. But now it won't play the apps either so has obviously became an issue. We have tried everything but moving the dish as I didn't want to damage it. 

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This message was authored by: Daniel0210

Re: Not working

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@Carly420 

Firstly 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

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.

3 - due to the storms there’s still likely to be a significant delay in getting an appointment so it may be quicker to contact a local satellite company but that would be at your own expense.


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