DStv installer accreditation is not a sham says MultiChoice

[jes]

DStv installer accreditation is not a sham says MultiChoice

Installers can’t get around quality checks, says MultiChoice

[Garyvdh]

But I don't want anyone to install for me... in fact I want someone to come and remove my dish!

[nkawit]

BS.

I had a PVR + Dual view installed, the installer broke a pipe in my roof that caused my kitchen ceiling to bulge and become very discoloured. Cost me about R2,500 to get that fixed.

[Beri]

just install the thing yourself. Easy to do.

[cozinsky]

just install the thing yourself. Easy to do.

Don't you need some meter to check the signal strength to know which direction to turn the disc to?

[nkawit]

Nope, look where your neighbor is aiming , aim same place and watch on the signal bar in the setup menu.

[Tns]

the meter is dirt cheap to get R250, then you can install dish wherever you want.

[ToxicBunny]

Quality of workmanship se voet....I had to redo a bloody installation an "accredited installer" did because he fscked it up properly, and the cabling in my roof was a nightmare thanks to him... (granted I also had to do the same for an alarm company that came in and screwed everything up as well but hey)

Oh and this "complex product" thing is bollocks... its a dish and some cables.. point the dish in the right direction, run cables and plug it in.. then phone the call centre and get them to activate.

[Tns]

actually it isn't so easy to get the right angle direction as you think, with that meter it's easier.

[kilobits]

I always thought Multichoice accreditation meant you scratch our back, we scratch yours by maintaining the monopoly we have and fixing the prices even before the actual set-top box is plugged in.

Quality of workmanship se donkey!

[ToxicBunny]

actually it isn't so easy to get the right angle direction as you think, with that meter it's easier.

Which would you rather pay.... R1000+ for someone to come and install and makes a complete dogsbollocks of the wiring and just do a messy job? Or spend a few hours yourself plus a few hundred ronds to get the meter and cable and such yourself?

I am going to have to replace the dish at my house in the next year or so, and i'll be doing that myself thank you very much.. at least I know the quality of the workmanship will be up to MY standards and not MC's pathetic idea of what quality workmanship is.

[Meteor]

Installers must use recommended equipment...

So which one is it, a must use or recommended ?

[ToxicBunny]

So which one is it, a must use or recommended ?

They must use recommended... which basically isn't the best by the way.. its whoever MC thinks should be recommended.

[rrh]

My LNB was blown by a lightning strike. Since the insurance were paying I had to use an 'official' installer.

I must admit to being pleasantly surprised when the guy pitched, clutching a device that looked like an oscilloscope, which he then used to align the dish/LNB.

The device made it so much easier for me to check his work ...

[DELEVEX]

I'm ashamed to say there was a time when we advocated the use of "accredited" installers - http://www.blog.mydstv.org/?p=74