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Gav · 09-03-07, 08:50 PM

A friend of mine just moved into a house that contained one of the first satellites in the UK. It was a 3.5 Meter dish complete with mounts and all. It was in near mint condition and was still working. I said to him that I'll have it and he agreed (he had allready called Sky to have them put in a minidish). But the cheeky buggers at Sky very kindly offered to take away the 3.5 Meter dish (which according to some sources is worth about £2000), he wasn't in at the time (his wife was) and she quite happily gave it away.

It would have been sooo amazing.

Oh well. I'm getting payed Friday, so I'll be ordering my 'small' 1.1 Meter dish then.

:'(

Analoguesat · 09-03-07, 09:20 PM

Aaargh - thats grounds for divorce!

wod · 09-03-07, 10:36 PM

if that was me i would have hit the roof, how dare they take it away

Mickha · 10-03-07, 01:07 AM

You'll probably find the person that took it on one of the satellite forums, a few of the installers might work for s*y, but they are also avid satellite enthusiasts, either that or look for it on eb*y

BGonaSTICK · 10-03-07, 11:49 AM

Yeah, I bet it'll turn up on eBay. That's sick. It would have been so cool if you have the space for it.

jontydog · 10-03-07, 04:51 PM

I am afraid I would have been straight on to the installers and ask for it back.

09-03-07, 08:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gav Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 542 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I'm really, really sad now. A friend of mine just moved into a house that contained one of the first satellites in the UK. It was a 3.5 Meter dish complete with mounts and all. It was in near mint condition and was still working. I said to him that I'll have it and he agreed (he had allready called Sky to have them put in a minidish). But the cheeky buggers at Sky very kindly offered to take away the 3.5 Meter dish (which according to some sources is worth about £2000), he wasn't in at the time (his wife was) and she quite happily gave it away. It would have been sooo amazing. Oh well. I'm getting payed Friday, so I'll be ordering my 'small' 1.1 Meter dish then. :'( __________________

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Mickha Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,713 Thanks: 5 Thanked 276 Times in 218 Posts	Re: I'm really, really sad now. You'll probably find the person that took it on one of the satellite forums, a few of the installers might work for sy, but they are also avid satellite enthusiasts, either that or look for it on eby

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BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,633 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Re: I'm really, really sad now. Yeah, I bet it'll turn up on eBay. That's sick. It would have been so cool if you have the space for it. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W


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jontydog Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,230 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: I'm really, really sad now. I am afraid I would have been straight on to the installers and ask for it back. __________________ TM 1000D Super. SS2 PCI. Echosmart Dsb 791 1M Dish. Edon 2120 Positioner. 80cm Mesh Dish Motorised. 28E to 30W