All Sky customers lose service!

**Derek** · 30-03-2006, 16:40

Yep, just not in the UK but in Oz and New Zealand

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/30/sky_satellite/

Oops.

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Originally Posted by Sky NZ

Due to an outage of SKY's Optus B1 there are no satellite services at this time.

We regret any inconvenience this may be causing you. We are working with Optus, the service provider, to restore service as soon as possible.

We expect that the phone lines will be extremely busy during this time so to be able to keep you informed we will be placing updates and information on this website.

**Rob** · 30-03-2006, 17:15

Almost makes you grateful to have ntl

Neil · 30-03-2006, 18:15

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Originally Posted by dezzo

Yep just not in the UK but in Oz and New Zealand

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/30/sky_satellite/

Oops.

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Originally Posted by El Reg

SKY viewers in Australia and New Zealand have lost their TV service following a snag on the broadcaster's satellite.

Where does it mention the UK?

**Derek** · 30-03-2006, 18:16

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Originally Posted by Neil

Where does it mention the UK?

It doesn't.

Thats why I said not in the Uk but in Oz and NZ.

Neil · 30-03-2006, 19:21

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Originally Posted by dezzo

It doesn't.

Thats why I said not in the Uk but in Oz and NZ.

Ah-sorry, it was just that your 1st post implied it was not only the UK, but OZ & NZ too.

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Originally Posted by dezzo

Yep, just not in the UK but in Oz and New Zealand

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/30/sky_satellite/

Oops.

**Paul M** · 30-03-2006, 19:30

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Originally Posted by Rob C

Almost makes you grateful to have ntl

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but if the uk satellite went off the air, wouldn't ntl lose their sky feed as well ?

Chris W · 30-03-2006, 20:03

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Originally Posted by Paul M

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but if the uk satellite went off the air, wouldn't ntl lose their sky feed as well ?

yup think so.

martin27 · 30-03-2006, 20:10

Well I'm on Telewest Broadband and the service is all up and running, maybe Sky is bankrupt...lol. Glad to have cable instead of a dish...

Gareth · 30-03-2006, 20:11

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Originally Posted by martin27

Well I'm on Telewest Broadband and the service is all up and running, maybe Sky is bankrupt...lol. Glad to have cable instead of a dish...

er, did you not read the part that says it's not in the UK...?

martin27 · 30-03-2006, 20:14

Well where ever it is, maybe the Murdochs havent paid their bills on time.lol

**Derek** · 31-03-2006, 12:19

Whats that Skippy? The service is back?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/31/sky_eclipse/

Yup 13 hours laters its been blamed on the solar eclipse causing the satellite to lose power.
Sounds like bovine excrement to me but hey, who am I to doubt the honest and integrity of Rupert Murdoch and his fine organisation(s)

**Graham M** · 31-03-2006, 12:28

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Originally Posted by Neil

Ah-sorry, it was just that your 1st post implied it was not only the UK, but OZ & NZ too.

Yeah I read it as "Not Only" .. perhaps the OP should ammend his post slightly

**Derek** · 31-03-2006, 12:32

Well it read as Yep, just not in the UK but in Oz and New Zealand

If I had put down Yep, not just in the UK but in Oz and New Zealand as well I could understand the confusion.

quadplay · 31-03-2006, 13:50

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Originally Posted by Paul M

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but if the uk satellite went off the air, wouldn't ntl lose their sky feed as well ?

If the Astra 2 satellite were to fall out of the sky, the Sky feed would be lost, but ntl customers would still get BBC, ITV, etc. as they are recieved at the local headend via DVB-T, and some other channels which are received via Landline (i.e., fibre link)... so they'd get more than Sky customers would!