jeallen01
Specialist Contributor
- Joined
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- My Satellite Setup
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- My Location
- Somewhere in England (possibly?)!
I felt I needed to make a plea on behalf of the members because of the number of recent (and many not so recent!) questions from (especially, but not always!) NEW members that resulted in a lot of confusion and "wasted time" to answer until we were given a lot more info - and that means it took a lot longer (or was even impossible) for you to find out what you want to know.
Please understand that the forum members are NOT "mind-readers", and many do not have English language as their first language, and so, if we are to help you, then PLEASE give us all the relevant info that you can, and in clear and precise English, such as:
a) your location (& longitude & latitude if you can as that can be a critical factor)
b) the satellites you are receiving &/or want to receive,
c) your level of experience of satellite dish installations &/or using & connecting satellite cables
d) where the dish is/is-to-be located (eg house wall, garden, fence, etc.),
e) your dish or antipated dish & its size,
f) the satellite receiver/ system/piece of equipment that you want advice on getting or "fixing",
g) Any specific issue that you have with an existing system - please describe it in as much detail as possible as others may already have had the same problem and, hopefully, found the solution(s).
AND, if you have no answer to any of the above questions, then just say you don't know, or something like that (we've all "been there" at some time, and so there's no shame in admitting it up front!).
OTOH: Don't ask questions about how to illicitly receive paid for/encrypted channels as this forum does not, and will not, help you with decryption codes and the like!
Please understand that the forum members are NOT "mind-readers", and many do not have English language as their first language, and so, if we are to help you, then PLEASE give us all the relevant info that you can, and in clear and precise English, such as:
a) your location (& longitude & latitude if you can as that can be a critical factor)
b) the satellites you are receiving &/or want to receive,
c) your level of experience of satellite dish installations &/or using & connecting satellite cables
d) where the dish is/is-to-be located (eg house wall, garden, fence, etc.),
e) your dish or antipated dish & its size,
f) the satellite receiver/ system/piece of equipment that you want advice on getting or "fixing",
g) Any specific issue that you have with an existing system - please describe it in as much detail as possible as others may already have had the same problem and, hopefully, found the solution(s).
AND, if you have no answer to any of the above questions, then just say you don't know, or something like that (we've all "been there" at some time, and so there's no shame in admitting it up front!).
OTOH: Don't ask questions about how to illicitly receive paid for/encrypted channels as this forum does not, and will not, help you with decryption codes and the like!
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