buying a snipe (1 Viewer)

dshague

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any one know the different ,, buying on ebay supplied from Germany cheaper than uk for a snipe ..Germany supply mounting kit for free ..any problems with warrantee... is £70 to £100 more worth it to buy in uk thanks for any advice
 

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No difference that I am aware of . But what's interesting is that one on ebay now for £534 was £485 before Xmas .same company ...
 
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have you got a snipe ?

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Bought mine from Germany via Ebay last Summer. Not had a problem with it and as previously stated was considerably under £500.

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Bought mine from Germany via Ebay last Summer. Not had a problem with it and as previously stated was considerably under £500.
did you fit it to the roof of your van ,installer or your self
 
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thanks judge

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I have one from eBay / Germany, bought circa March 2015. Had the AV guy who does installs for a well known MH dealer install it at home. I think the total purchase/install price would have been cheaper than just buying the unit from said MH dealer.

It's still working ok, although it has had a couple of minor operational issues, not parking correctly (just locked on to Sat and it then parked ok) and once had a grinding noise like the motor/cogs not properly engaged, just have to give it a nudge, the manual even appears to references this. See page 16 of the attached manual:-

ii. In case of the antenna make a noise while the movement was stuck in certain position.

Try to power OFF/ON again. If it does not work, please contact your local distributor for assistance.
 

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just had email back from Germany saying two year warrantee but I have to pay shipping cost back to Germany for any warrantee claim ..
 

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Price fluctuation reflects current low rate of exchange £ to euro, last year 1.37 now 1.26

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Why a Snip thread is back up:-

When using with the tuner in my TV I had the TV setup with power OFF to LNB as assumed LNB gets it's power from Snipe control box.
I have just fitted a Icecrypt S1600CHD receiver with this I can only get a signal if I turn the LNB power ON in the receiver.

Works fine, but any ideas why?

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1.28 travelex rate now, never managed to get bank rates.
 

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OK but who should I use, thanks

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Why did mine come from Germany with mounting plate/kit included in the box/unit price?
Why do the Snipe marketing materials explicitly show the unit mounted to vehicles?
Perhaps it depends if there is any subsequent explicit exclusion clause clearly communicated at the time of sale (I know not)?
No such exclusion was communicated in my transaction.
 

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Supercard currently not available, Halifax etc charge interest from day 1 for cash withdrawl, can be awkward to payoff immediately, Revolut looks interesting.
Thanks for info

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