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SKy + On Canal Boat In Marina

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Old 18-11-2009, 4:09 PM   #1
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Question SKy + On Canal Boat In Marina

Hi

My parents live on a canal boat at a Marina and are wanting Sky.

We have contacted Sky directly and spoke to various instore Sky people and they turned them down citing the following

1 You can't get Sky on a moving boat. (The boat is moored and never moves!)
2 You need a postcode (They have one BD10 0UR, but mail cannot be sent there)
3 They need a landline ( You can pay £25.00 to have an install without one!)

Can anyone offer a solution to there problem in handing over cash to the Murdoch's to enable them to get their beloved sport?



Many thanks
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Old 18-11-2009, 4:15 PM   #2
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Re: SKy + On Canal Boat In Marina

Don't order it from Sky. Just go to an ASA. They'll supply the box, fit the dish etc etc etc.
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Old 18-11-2009, 4:18 PM   #3
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Re: SKy + On Canal Boat In Marina

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Don't order it from Sky. Just go to an ASA. They'll supply the box, fit the dish etc etc etc.
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Sorry it's been a hard day but what's an ASA and would they give them the same deal as Sky, i.e. free box and standard installation?
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Old 18-11-2009, 6:00 PM   #4
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Re: SKy + On Canal Boat In Marina

most of them will give the same deals but some do not. The dish will need to be fixed to the pier/dock, NOT to the boat. Even the slightest up and down motion of the boat, even someone walking from stern to bow will move the dish out of alignment.
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Old 18-11-2009, 6:02 PM   #5
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Re: SKy + On Canal Boat In Marina

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Sorry it's been a hard day but what's an ASA and would they give them the same deal as Sky, i.e. free box and standard installation?
https://www.theskyteam.co.uk
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