Anyone's Sky TV not working? Roadworks?

[Emski]

Before I fork out for an engineer to come round, is anyone else's Sky on the blink? Am just wondering if it's the roadworks outside - we're up by Dulwich Library.

PS Suggest avoiding the Plough area on your way home - it's likely to be jammed.

[Ko]

mine is fine today - we're by silvester rd.

[Chase Dulwit]

Why would roadworks affect SKY it's delivered by satellite?

I find on a breezy day in summer that trees streets away dip down and block the signal from time to time; worse if it's raining and the rain keeps the branches weighed down. I was told by an engineer that now being digital it's either all or nothing. With old analogue system you could still get a usable, if poor signal to work with.

[Emski]

"Why would roadworks affect SKY it's delivered by satellite?"

Yes, initially I thought there were cables involved (getting confused with the Broadband element!), but techie on phone said heavy machinery can affect signal. Now that the diggers have stopped for the night it seems fine at any rate. Could also have been rogue trees...

Thanks for input. Home & Away particularly exciting at the moment;-)