Dr. Antenna

Satellite Sales & Service
Toronto ON M3J 2P1
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Achim
Achim
0 reviews Pickering, ON
10/10

Excellent results

We have terrible FM reception. The house has vynil siding and aluminum foil wrapped insulation. The doctor installed the antenna on an old TV tower. Reception is now excellent and the work was done neatly and fast.

Approximate cost of services:
$430.00
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Thanks Achim
Glad you are happy

Anne
Anne
0 reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Antenna replacement and installation

Chris and his helper were reliable, helpful and fast. He installed a new antenna for me and replaced the old cables in record time. Plus... he is a really nice guy. Anne

Approximate cost of services:
$475.00
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Thanks Ann

janell in Toronto
janell in Toronto
0 reviews Lucan, ON
10/10

TV Tower Removal

Christopher was great
His helper excellent as well
Lots of fun while doing professional job
Chris likes to sing to his great country music
while working and his partner very engaging in interesting conversation
I would highly recommend
Chris was willing to travel 250 km and back
to take down my tower
Very few people to do this job in my rural
town area who are bonded and have liability insurance
Clean up down completely
The whole process about 1/12 hours
I struggled to find anyone I could trust to do this
work as my neighbor ‘a house close to mine with overhead hydro wires
Ja’Nell M Brenner

Approximate cost of services:
$960.00
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Thank you Ja Nell
Glad we were able to help you

cw foster from East Gwillimbury
cw foster from East Gwillimbury
4 reviews East Gwillimbury, ON
10/10

Replaced defective antenna / pre-amp with a European Deep Fringe Yagi on 40 ft tower.

Chris is the third antenna installer I contacted to do this work. The first one, who claims to have been in the business most of his life, did everything he could to dissuade me from installing an antenna he was not familiar with even though I had provided him with all the manufacturer's technical literature and pictures of my existing antenna and tower. Finally after numerous emails he simply backed out and refused to do the work. The second contractor I found was also familiar with my location and had numerous years in the business. At the last minute, he advised that he had hurt his knee and would not be climbing any towers any time soon.

Christopher was a real breath of fresh air! He had no problem in agreeing to take on the work as long as I acknowledged that he would not guarantee the performance of my "customer supplied antenna". To make this long story short, Chris arrived yesterday (the July 1st holiday) with his wife and did an incredibly professional job in removing my old antenna and pre-amp and installing my new antenna. His cost, on a time and materials basis, was significantly lower than I had anticipated and is entirely fair.

This is the third time I have had work done on this antenna tower over the last 25+ years. Christopher was, by far, the best equipped, most professional person who has climbed my tower to install an antenna. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending him for this type of job.

I am located in a deep fringe area. My old deep fringe yagi antenna did a pretty good job until the pre-amp died. The new antenna is even better. The total number of Channels I now get, including sub channels is 36. This is 10 more than with the previous antenna when it was working.

Approximate cost of services:
$450.00
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Thanks Mr. Foster was a pleasure to work for you

Laura R
Laura R
6 reviews Toronto, ON
3/10

Antenna raise and reposition

We had Christopher raise and reposition our antenna. Prior to the work we were lucky to get 30 channels (and many of those would drop periodically). Christopher mounted the antenna on a pole to give it better height and also aimed it properly and now we get about 13-15 channels extra. Signal seldom drops now and we rarely lose Buffalo channels any longer. We even get a few Rochester stations on occasion were we never saw any before. Dr Antenna knows his stuff and is a friendly individual and great worker/technician.

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Approximate cost of services:
$270.00
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Thanks Laura pleasure to work for you

Craig in Milton
Craig in Milton
0 reviews Milton, ON
10/10

Antenna Installation

Excellent work. Very professional. Did a great job. Worked to what we wanted with no issue. He arrived on time and ready to work. Did the job efficiently. Kept to his estimate with no question. Left the job site immaculate. I highly recommend this company for antenna work and installation.

Approximate cost of services:
$300.00
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Thanks craig

Harley in Toronto
Harley in Toronto
1 review Toronto, ON
10/10

Antenna removal

I called Christopher about an HD antenna that had become loose on my roof. He said he was in the area and would be at my house shortly. He arrived within an hour and a half, and had the antenna down in less than an hour after that. I wish all contractors were as prompt, responsible, and efficient as Christopher. Bravo to him and his company.

Approximate cost of services:
$100.00
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Thank you sir it was a pleasure working for you

Wilson in Richmond Hill
Wilson in Richmond Hill
1 review Markham, ON
0/10

Ketchen TV Antenna

Chris did not get my Kitchen TV Antenna working. Amateur and He made a mess of my house by walking up and down with his shoes on for 2 hours. I realized too late that he could not do the job and asked him to leave and he charged me $125.

I am not angry and I think this is a fair review. I paid Chris because I felt that I had to pay for my own mistake for hiring an Amateur. I am writing so other will not make the same mistake.

Approximate cost of services:
$125.00
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I'm sorry you feel that way Mr. Wilson
I'm a good technician but I'm not a magician I can't make wires appear in your attic that aren't there spent an hour and a half checking your system checking all the wires you said they were in the attic and none of them lead to your kitchen Should I have not been paid for my attempt to trace wires that are not there anyone who reads your review is going to realize you're just an angry man definitely not an accurate review of me
After reading your response to my response I hope you found someone to find the wires in your attic and get your TV working
After all I'm only an amateur

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Antenna Removal

Christopher and Kathy came to help us remove an old, tall (60ft) metal antenna attached to our house.

They did a quick efficient and cost effective job removing the antenna, which speaks to his depth of experience with this kind of work. Christopher also handled our many questions about the risks of the job with patience and cheerfulness, and we saw as soon as he began to work that he worked with care to mitigate any risks.

He stayed on his quote and time expectations as well.

Thanks Christopher, so happy to have that thing gone!

Approximate cost of services:
$300.00
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Thank you very much I'm glad it's gone and I'm glad it went well Enjoy your new house

Navaz
Navaz
2 reviews Mississauga, ON
10/10

Installation and aiming hdtv antenna

Called Christopher yesterday cause antenna had broken off the wall and was hanging. He came today and reinstalled it properly,aimed it and grounded. Bonus we got more channels than before. Greatly recommend him.

Approximate cost of services:
$300.00
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Thanks Navaz
It was a pleasure to work for you thanks

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More about Dr. Antenna

Can you believe Doctor Antenna has been around for fifteen years? I can't!
What I can believe is I must be doing something right. This year alone I have had at least seven people re use my service on the new houses they purchased. I can't even begin to count how many people have referred me to their friends and families.
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When you call Doctor Antenna, I am proud to admit that you deal with me and only me. It's still a small company and I believe it's strength is derived from it's person-ability. As my ninety-two year old dad always said: "I'm the Chief Cook and Bottle Washer".
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Another thing that surprises me every day is that so many people call me asking me to fix an antenna that was installed by someone else....why aren't they getting the original person to fix their own work? My take on that is that the other installer is not big on the after sales service, or they simply aren't in the Antenna Installation business any more!
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At Doctor Antenna we (I) install, guarantee and fix my own work and apparently other people's work as well!!! I'll even go as far as giving you a guarantee on my repairs of other people's work! If I am putting my company's reputation on the line to fix other's mistakes, heck, I'll give you that guarantee and stand by my work.
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And don't forget about Doctor Antenna's other services. We have been safely removing old TV Antenna Towers from both residential and commercial properties for ten years. Those old, out of date satellites that litter almost everyone's house, the huge old black satellite dishes that you find in peoples back yards and on top of old sports bars, never to be used again are all removed by Doctor Antenna.
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More recently, Doctor Antenna has a new website called "starlinkinstallationtoronto.com" as our official site for Starlink Satellite Internet Installations.
In closing, Doctor Antenna will provide you with the best quality, insured, safe install your dollar can buy.

As I have said all along...."Tune Into the Logical Solution", let me be the next Doctor that makes a house call to your home.
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Thank you again for your patronage to Doctor Antenna,
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Christopher MacDonald, Founder, President and CEO​

CATEGORIES
Satellite Sales & Service
PRODUCTS
Startlink Internet Antennas
SERVICES
Antenna tower removal HDTV Antenna installation Starlink Satellite Antenna Installation Set Top Box
BRANDS
Startlink
WEBSITE
https://starlinkinstallationtoronto.com/
YEAR ESTABLISHED
2008
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
3
PAYMENT METHOD
Cheque, E-Transfer, Cash
LICENSES
Working in Heights
LIABILITY INSURANCE
Yes
WORKERS COMPENSATION
Yes
BONDED
Yes
WRITTEN CONTRACT
Yes
WARRANTY TERMS
We fully guarantee our work
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