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Slingbox ??

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Thanks for that, tried it, got the BBC back and lost Channel 4, not to worry, I will have to try and sort out another ariel.

The irony is agin, all the shopping channels are there, rock solid reception. Do I infer that low budget channels have more budget than nationals for transmitters or do I have to accept I live in QVC's demographic target areas!

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You cannot line up an aerial onto a digital signal accurately without a meter, even then, some installers, although they have tv meters are only able to locate the strongest signals, which are not alays the best, If asking for an installer, always ask if they have a spectrum analyser, that way they can show you every single channel working on their inbuilt screens to give you peace of mind, along with a one year, no quibble guarantee.

As advised above, please use a fully registered RDI who has been in the trade for a minimum 5 years as some of the newer ones, although they have the paperwork, still haven't got a clue what they are doing.

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So anyone who hasn't worked for 5 years in the job is clueless??? Way to go in inspiring confidence in young and old people trying to learn the career.... :(

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Kymmy, I'm not saying that at all, but to be sure that you have someone doing your install actually knows what they are doing, then they have to be time served as well as have all the paperwork.

My boy has been doing it for four years, and even now he doesn't know everything, and he will openly admit it, and he has the qualifications to be an RDI as well, but then I also specialise in IRS systems (blocks of flats etc). and if you read what I said above, I did include the word SOME, I think we can all admit that there are some right cowboys out there, no matter what trade we are talking about. ;)

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Yes there are right cowboys out there but your line is
What about the poor guys who have the training and do actually know what they're doing.. Your lines says do not touch them as they're not part of the old firm :(

Yes there are some cowboys out there, but isn't it better to tell people to ask around, get recommendations from others and if you can't do that then ask the RDI as to who they recommend in the area (there's even a place on thier website for doing such a thing)

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Kymmy, as a new member of the forum, I don't want to get into an argument with you, but let's just say that some of the people listed on the RDI site don't have a clue about how to put an aerial up shall we?

I can take it private if you want, but a lot of those on there who have 'employee of FLD' are completely unaware that they are RDI's, and in fact I know several of them personally who have never installed an aerial in their lives and actually pass any queries they have on to me.

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So we should choose a member of the RDI even though the RDI register clueless people????? :confused:

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That is why I said in my opening post

That way, you can see the results for yourselves before the installer leaves your property, every registration scheme has it's faults, and this is a clear fault with the RDI system.

I'm just giving out advice, if people choose to ignore it, then that is their perogative.

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:clap: At last a comment from a person and not a robotic antenna installer

You'll find that a lot of people on here like to do things themselves and not everyone has a spectrum analyser. Also an installer isn't always an option ;)

All we can do is give advice and possibly options as to what they can do and not what the must do :D

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