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Satellite dishes in Borough Green
Under the North Downs, Freeview can be patchy, but satellite rarely is. We fit Freesat and Sky dishes across Borough Green and the villages around it.
Established 2000. £5 million public liability insurance. Dishes fitted, moved and repaired across TN15.
Freesat, Skyand TV from abroad
What we do with dishes in Borough Green
New dishes, repairs, Freesat, Sky and channels from abroad, all from the same Borough Green engineers.
Freesat in Borough Green
Over 170 channels, including the main ones in HD, with no monthly bill. It uses the same satellites as Sky, so an old Sky dish can often be reused.
What we doWe check or fit the dish, connect a Freesat recorder or the Freesat tuner inside your TV, then sort the channel list and series links.
Sky dishes in Borough Green
Sky Q still runs from a dish in millions of homes. Moving, replacing or adding a box all need the dish and LNB set up correctly.
What we doWe move and replace Sky dishes, fit wideband LNBs for Sky Q and run cable for extra mini boxes.
Repairs and realignment in Borough Green
A dish knocked a fraction of a degree out of line, a failing LNB or a wet cable will all cause “no satellite signal” messages.
What we doWe test the dish, LNB, cable and box in turn, fix only what has failed and realign the dish on a meter.
TV from abroad in Borough Green
Channels from Poland, Turkey, Romania, the Middle East and beyond come from satellites such as Hotbird, Türksat and Nilesat.
What we doWe fit a dish for the satellite you need, or one dish with two LNBs so you keep Freesat as well.
Multi-room and flats in Borough Green
One dish can feed several rooms, or a whole block of flats, so the walls aren’t covered in separate dishes.
What we doWe fit quad and octo LNBs for multi-room homes, and multi-switch systems for converted houses and blocks.
Getting dish placement right in Borough Green
The Downs are to the north of Borough Green, and the satellite is to the south, so the hills do not affect satellite reception. That makes Freesat a reliable choice for homes that struggle with Freeview.
In the wooded villages of Ightham and Plaxtol, trees can block the view to the satellite. We test several positions before fitting, including high on the chimney.
Satellite dish questions from Borough Green
Satellite questions we hear in Borough Green. Anything else, just ring.
Is Freesat better than Freeview in Borough Green?
For many homes under the scarp, yes. The Downs sit to the north and the satellite is in the southern sky, so the hill that weakens Freeview does nothing to a dish.
Will the Wrotham radio mast interfere with my dish?
No. It broadcasts FM and DAB radio on completely different frequencies from satellite TV, so a dish nearby works normally.
Can a dish go on a cottage in Plaxtol or Ightham?
Usually, though tall trees around those villages can block the view south. We try the chimney or an outbuilding if the wall is shaded.
Which way does a satellite dish point in Borough Green?
For Freesat and Sky, towards the Astra 2 satellites: a bearing of about 146°, which is south-east, tilted 25.7° above the horizon. Anything tall in that direction, such as a tree, a gable or the house opposite, will block it, so we check the view with a meter before fixing the bracket.
Quicker with a picture
Snap the aerial or dish from the garden, or the error on the TV, and WhatsApp it to us with your postcode. An engineer looks at it and replies with the likely fix and a price.
WhatsApp a photoWe also fit dishes around Borough Green
Each town has its own satellite page. For aerials and everything else in Borough Green, see the Borough Green area page or Borough Green aerial repairs.
Talk to a Canterbury engineer
Ring the office, or WhatsApp us a picture of the roof, the dish or whatever your TV is showing. Most of the time we can say what the fault is and give you a price there and then.
WhatsApp us- Our base
- Canterbury, since 2000
- Open
- Monday to Saturday, 8am to 7pm
- Where
- Every part of Kent: Thanet, the coast, Medway, Maidstone, Ashford and the Weald
- Cost
- Repairs from £99. Fixed quotes for everything else