Chriscolumbus Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I am moving a UBC system from one house to another. I believe UBC charges 1,000 to do this but I want to try myself. Has anyone had experience doing this? I figure just point the dish in the same general direction that it is pointing already and it should work? Is it harder than looks? If I have to pay I will but it is fun to try and do myself first. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2oDunc Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I figure just point the dish in the same general direction that it is pointing already and it should work? Oh to be the next door neighbour watching this. Sorry to burst your bubble here but thereis a little more to it than pointing it in the same direction. It needs to be pointed at a certain bit of the sky. You need a direction and declanation / inclanation to get a good fix and without a sat finder to plg into the dish you are going to be up and down the ladder like a nutter. Save yourself a load of heartache and sweat and just pay, what to me, is a reasonauble amount of money. Its 15 quid in real money or 30 dollars mickey mouse money. Enjoy your day and have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattias33 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Its 15 quid in real money or 30 dollars mickey mouse money. . Funny one. Topic: Is it really that advanced? If you have neighbours with Ubc and see how they are pointed, couldn´t you just have a guy looking at the tv inside while you are outside turning the disk around?? . That seems to be the way the Thais do it anyway. Don´t work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorro1 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 communication via mobile phone.... Turn it left you on roof... which way is left inside...........the other way on roof ........this way? inside...........which way? up...uh? Plan B. go to bar 1 hour come back and have crystal clear pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriscolumbus Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Got it done with no problems. Just pointed it in the general same direction as other ones and after about 3 or 4 tries it picked up the signal. So I had some fun, learned a little bit and saved a grand. Very exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KohKarrang Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Are the bills still going to your old house? Won't UBC be a bit confused? Maybe they'll charge you B1000 for moving your dish without notifying them - I wouldn't be surprised at all, TiT We paid B1.500 to have ours moved about 6 months ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriscolumbus Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Are the bills still going to your old house? Won't UBC be a bit confused? Maybe they'll charge you B1000 for moving your dish without notifying them - I wouldn't be surprised at all, TiTWe paid B1.500 to have ours moved about 6 months ago... Yea, I'd heard it was up to 1,500 to move now. I was owner of the UBC initially, sold it to a friend (neighbor) and we never changed the name or address and now we've moved it back to my house so they will never be the wiser. The dish only moved a total of about 15 meters so no problems. Now I just have to figure out if I want to keep the platinum package or step it down a few notches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman60 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I moved a dish from home in Ranong to Ratchaburi. Your going to need to have someone who knows what they are doing to sight it correctly. The man who did my was very professional, installed the inwiring and was watching TV again about half hour after they arrived. It's worth the cost to let someone who knows what they are doing do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattias33 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I moved a dish from home in Ranong to Ratchaburi. Your going to need to have someone who knows what they are doing to sight it correctly. The man who did my was very professional, installed the inwiring and was watching TV again about half hour after they arrived. It's worth the cost to let someone who knows what they are doing do it. This post wuld have looked alot smarter if you read the posts before. . He already did it and saved his money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuiRes Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Are the bills still going to your old house? Won't UBC be a bit confused? Maybe they'll charge you B1000 for moving your dish without notifying them - I wouldn't be surprised at all, TiTWe paid B1.500 to have ours moved about 6 months ago... You can change your billing address and magazine delivery address on line. I did this to get them delivered to my office as post to the house was erratic. Did not move the system at that time. Moved recently with no problem. Neither changing the address or moving house attracted any attention from UBC/True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koheesti Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Are the bills still going to your old house? They never sent one bill in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 How To Move Ubc Satellite? erm contact the Kennedy Space centre and book the next space shuttle! :D Now moving the UBC receiver dish is somewhat different and I see you have achieved that, let us know when you move the satellite so we can retune! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khutan Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 If you have the Platinum service, True will move the connection for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattias33 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 If you have the Platinum service, True will move the connection for free. I don´t even have platinum service, i have the cheapest on (400 baht/month i think), and when we bought our bedroom tv, true came for free and gave us an extra box for upstairs. I never paid anything for this. Got me thinking, lets say a neighbour of mine want to use the same, couldn´t we just take one of the boxes and put it in his house, (15 meters away), and share the bill? Two neigbours (like in the op case) moving a dish back and forward between their houses seems a bit crazy. Would it not be possible to just move the box, with a longer cable, and leave the dish were it is? Or is this not possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 If you have the Platinum service, True will move the connection for free. Will they move the satellite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattias33 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 If you have the Platinum service, True will move the connection for free. Will they move the satellite? A little much to ask for, don´t you think? They might move the dish though. With the box and tune it in so it works. Btw, how much does the platinum cost per month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koheesti Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Btw, how much does the platinum cost per month? http://www.truevisionstv.com/eng/ubc_platinum_package.aspx TrueVisions Platinum Package Monthly fee at 2,000 baht and equipment monthly fee at 155.15 baht ------ Although they always charged me just the 2000 baht even each month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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