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<blockquote data-quote="darin73" data-source="post: 561817" data-attributes="member: 304267"><p>hi, soo...i just had a new dish (1.2meter) installed, not in front of a brick wall! ;-) but on the roof of my appartment complex. its above the the 9th floor, and has clear view to the sky. on the Arion box i selected astra 28 satilite, i have now both bars of signal, as b4 i had only 9% on top bar and zero on the bottom bar...now on top i have apprx ~40% and the bottom is about 55%, but they go +/- 5% constantly moving..but steady at those general % signal strength.</p><p></p><p>just wanted to keep you posted, any1 whos interested anyway..maybe i will be first behind the iron curtain to have sky?? not that i care about making history, just be nice to hear some proper english! lol</p><p></p><p>but, i do wory about one thing now,, maybe sum1 can help,</p><p></p><p>i have been reading posts about the boxes (sky) that need to call for updates, but of course, i dont have a uk land line here in russia..now my sky card is "married" to a box (sky) in scotland..i plan to have this box shiped to me, as this was the box i activated the card in..does any1 have an opinion about the need for land line?? in scotland i unpluged the land line after activation and the chanels all came in fine,, so i can say box +card dont need phone line to watch tv..but for how long i wonder?? i heard somthing about an "auto dialer", also sumthing about pluging the phone jack into a phone cord that "doubles back on itself" as to "trick" the box into thinking the line is busy???</p><p></p><p>ohh..also, the "sputnik master" wants to sell me a "booster" because, he says i got like 30 meters of cable going up the side of the building, from my flat on the 4th floor to the 9th floor...he said it will boost the signal from 55% to 80%..does any1 think i should buy this?? its a hassle cause i gotta bribe the lift 'Master' who will unlock the roof soo to install a booster?? but, maybe it a good idea??</p><p></p><p>cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darin73, post: 561817, member: 304267"] hi, soo...i just had a new dish (1.2meter) installed, not in front of a brick wall! ;-) but on the roof of my appartment complex. its above the the 9th floor, and has clear view to the sky. on the Arion box i selected astra 28 satilite, i have now both bars of signal, as b4 i had only 9% on top bar and zero on the bottom bar...now on top i have apprx ~40% and the bottom is about 55%, but they go +/- 5% constantly moving..but steady at those general % signal strength. just wanted to keep you posted, any1 whos interested anyway..maybe i will be first behind the iron curtain to have sky?? not that i care about making history, just be nice to hear some proper english! lol but, i do wory about one thing now,, maybe sum1 can help, i have been reading posts about the boxes (sky) that need to call for updates, but of course, i dont have a uk land line here in russia..now my sky card is "married" to a box (sky) in scotland..i plan to have this box shiped to me, as this was the box i activated the card in..does any1 have an opinion about the need for land line?? in scotland i unpluged the land line after activation and the chanels all came in fine,, so i can say box +card dont need phone line to watch tv..but for how long i wonder?? i heard somthing about an "auto dialer", also sumthing about pluging the phone jack into a phone cord that "doubles back on itself" as to "trick" the box into thinking the line is busy??? ohh..also, the "sputnik master" wants to sell me a "booster" because, he says i got like 30 meters of cable going up the side of the building, from my flat on the 4th floor to the 9th floor...he said it will boost the signal from 55% to 80%..does any1 think i should buy this?? its a hassle cause i gotta bribe the lift 'Master' who will unlock the roof soo to install a booster?? but, maybe it a good idea?? cheers [/QUOTE]
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