Thread: Sky digital in Smithfield market

Quote: Originally Posted by Dandelion6 On the bright side Smart is being bought out so maybe the new owners will be an improvement... It's still not clear what wil happen to them, I'd say they will just try to secure further investment in the company and keep it as is. They have 90 or 100 days from a week or 2 ago to get some plans together.

It's beyond a joke, I'm in block a myself. The management company told me they were going to let one block test the sky digital out and then roll it out to everyone else. Probably just fobbing me off. They told me 2 years ago they were getting setanta 1 and that never happened either. It's a disgrace, I can't imagine anyone could possibly be satisfied with the smart vision service.

I raised the anti-competitive thing with them years ago. They said that anyone was free to compete in Smithfield Market if they were willing to invest in the infrastructure. Smart own all the cabling. It means that the developers got to sell the properties as being completely "cabled" without having to pay themselves to put in the cabling - Smart put it in. Sky with the dishes on the roof that can serve multiple apartments...

Quote: Originally Posted by universe777 well I have heard of people in this development that just don't have Smart, no television or just a small aerial for the 4 Irish channels so clearly a lot of people are not satisfied with it. That's me, but mainly because I don't watch enough TV to justify the expense. I have Smart broadband though and it's rubbish - terrible speeds and the customer service is beyond a joke. Quote:...

I was talking with the building management and they said they have been trying out an alternative service provider in one of the other blocks and once thats conlcuded and proven to be economically viable they will roll it out. But in my opinion this is just a load of bull**** and they have no intention of doing anything. I was thinking of installing a satelite dish on my balcony - either for freeview or sky. I know its prohibited by the...