Thursday, February 24, 2011

TV Aerial Fitting and advice in Watford

My new website has been pretty successfull at getting me jobs in Hemel Hempstead and St Albans and a few other areas. Struggled to work out why I dont get hardly any calls from Watford?! Decided to hit google to try and work out why, and low and behold, my website ranks well for some areas but not Watford.

Ive employed my expert web developer to try and improve my ranking in Watford to try and get me some more work fitting tv aerials in watford, sky dish installation in Watford and any other tv installation work in Watford. Fingers crossed hell crack it and ill start getting some more work in Watford.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

First Job in St Albans

My website has been bringing in a steady stream of customers and im very pleased with the results todate.

Yestarday a lady from St Albans rang me up suggesting that she wasnt happy with her TV reception and that she had an old aerial that had been damaged slightly in the recent winds. Old or poorly fitted aerials are more vulnerable in heavy winds, so getting a new aerial professionally fitted will ensure that your TV reception is not at risk. To some people there is nothing more important than to watch their favourite soaps and TV programmes! Ive even fallen out with a few customers due to that fact!

Pleased to of successfully completed my first TV Aerial Installation St Albans job.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Atlas Aerials in Google places


Atlas Aerials uses Google Local Places for its advertising. Our page gives a full description of our service, along with reviews from our customers.




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Friday, December 31, 2010

Leave us feedback!

If you have appreciated our services and would like to help promote Atlas Aerials i these difficult times, then please email us your testimonial so that we can publish it on our website.

You can also post testimonials on independent websites, these are great and helps us generate new business.

You can post to our google places page, thomson local page, yelp page and many more!

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Confederation of Aerial Industries

Atlas Aerials is a member of the Confederation of Aerial Industries (CAI). You can view a page on their website listing Atlas Aerials CAI membership.

The CAI promises that all of its Members will provide:

Commitment and Professionalism

CAI members only employ competent and trained personnel whose work is regularly monitored by an Inspector. Members have to demonstrate a long-term commitment to the industry and must have been trading for a minimum qualifying period. To ensure that the members are kept up to date with changes in technology and working practices, the CAI runs a comprehensive portfolio of training courses and produces regular informative publications.

Quality

All members must comply with the exacting standards laid down in the CAI's Codes of Practice, using only materials and methods approved to British and other European standards. This ensures the best possible results.

Complaints

In the unlikely event of you being unhappy with the standard of workmanship carried out by the installer, or indeed dissatisfied with any aspect of your installation, firstly contact the Member and then if you are still not satisfied, the CAI can help through its official complaints procedure. The CAI will fully investigate any complaint that it receives against one of its members and is empowered to impose sanctions on its Members if necessary! Provided that the problems are within the realms of the original guarantee the CAI will arrange to have the work corrected - at no extra cost to the consumer.

Double Guarantee

CAI members guarantee their installations for a minimum of 12 months and, in addition, the CAI guarantees all domestic installations for the first year. In the unlikely event that the member does not honour their guarantee in the first 12 months, please contact us!

Insurance

Accidental damage to your property is covered by the full insurance cover that all CAI members have. There is a minimum requirement of £2 million public liability insurance, which should give you the peace of mind that you require before any work commences.

*Our guarantee covers the first £500 of any one claim relating to defective workmanship, materials or installation, but does not covers any consequential damage or loss caused to persons or property.

Identification

Members of the CAI are advised to have their identity cards on them whilst working. The card show clearly the members name, company details and a photograph. If there is any doubt on an installers validity as a member of the CAI, please call the CAI on 01923 803030.

Television interference facts

Poor television reception can be extremely frustrating! Sometimes your reception can go from good to bad very quickly without an obvious cause or reason. Some time this is because of a fault in your television system, however external factors maybe causing interference and hampering your television reception.

Picture drop-out, pixelation and sound quality issues are common issues when suffering from from interference. Rather than spending time trying to diagnose complicated problems and risking injury by climbing rooftops to inspect an aerial; its a good idea to hire a professional.

Atlas Aerials offer a friendly father and son service in the Hertfordshire area. Please contact us for a free, no obligation quotation.

Here are some common reasons for interference.

Too much signal?

Its possible that you are living to close a a television signal transmitter. To much signal can overload your Freeview receiver. This problem is solved by installing a aerial attenuator into your television system to reduce the signal. Professional television installers will be able to diagnose this problem and install a attenuator to correct the issue.

Check your aerial

Damaged, poorly aligned or not up to the job aerials can reduce signal strength and give external television interference a chance to take hold. For best results you need a good quality rooftop aerial, aligned perfectly at the correct digital transmitter.

Electrical interference

Inteference from other electrical items around your house is a an occasional cause of poor reception/interference. For example your picture quality may suffer when a light is switched on, the washing machine is on. Terrestrial digital TV in particular is susceptible to interference of this kind.

There is many solutions to interference of this kind, usually it can be solved by combining a good quality external aerial with a high quality unbroken cable to your set top box.

Radio interference

If you live close to a police station, taxi firm, amateur radio/CB radio enthusiast it is possible that the signals transmitted from these can be interfering with your television.

There are special filters and ferrite rings which can be installed to remove this form of interferance as well as electrical interference.

Channel interference

Video recorders and some set-top boxes 're-broadcast' their signal via aerial cable. Often known as 'modulating', it allows equipment without SCART sockets to view the equipment's output. If you're seeing interference to channels, it is possible its caused by something in your setup clashing with other channels.


Monday, December 20, 2010

Virgin Media information

What is Virgin Media?

A digital TV service delivered through a fibre optic cable network. Virgin Media also offer broadband, home phone and mobile phone. Services can be bundled with a TV package or bought separately.

How much does it cost?

From £6.50 to £23 a month including a V+ HD box. A phone line is required (£12.24 a month).

Standard installation by an engineer costs £40 or you can self install for free.

What equipment do I need?

A digital V box is provided with standard subscription or upgrade to a V+ box.

How is Virgin Media installed?

You can self-install or arrange for an engineer to come out to install for you (from £40).

How many channels will I get?

This depends on what package.
Size M: over 40 digital channels including BBC3, E4, Virgin 1 and ITV2
Size L: over 85 digital channels including everything on M, plus extras like LIVING, Bravo, UKTVGold and MTV
Size XL: up to 160 digital TV channels including everything from size L

Does Virgin Media offer an HDTV service?

Yes. The V+ box is an HD-ready personal video recorder that lets you record, pause and rewind live TV.

What other services does Virgin Media offer?

  • ‘On demand’ including Catch up TV, BBC iPlayer, Movies and Music Videos
  • Parental control
  • Equipment fixed at no extra cost while you are a subscriber

Does Virgin Media offer any accessible services?

Yes, subtitles and audio description.

www.virginmedia.com