Sky info needed

[Questions]

I have a spare Sky box that I was going to wire up for my garage but will it still receive the free channels even though I am going to cancel my multi room subscription. The old card is still in the box.

Thanks.

 

[RM-Taylor]

Yes.

 

[R. Slicker]

Should be ok. you may lose channel 4 & 5 eventually.
I think you can get a card for the free channels for about £30 (one off payment)

 

[BensGrandad]

I got a box off of freecycle to use in my trailer tent when away but it will not owrk without a card in it, not even the free channels or terrestrial ones.

 

[Questions]

Thanks so far...... would I just be able to wire up from a spare point from my dish to my garage then and just get a freeview decoder ? if I bought an HD one would that work. I`m concerned about the cards when they have to be reviewed in the old Sky box.

 

[Uncle C]

Thanks so far...... would I just be able to wire up from a spare point from my dish to my garage then and just get a freeview decoder ? if I bought an HD one would that work. I`m concerned about the cards when they have to be reviewed in the old Sky box.

Freeview uses an aerial. You need a Freesat or sky decoder. And yes HD freesat would work That is what I use. You dont need cards with Freesat.

 

[Questions]

Freeview uses an aerial. You need a Freesat or sky decoder. And yes HD freesat would work That is what I use. You dont need cards with Freesat.

Got it cheers. So its just a question of which freesat box I get. I`ll look up which channels I get now then.

 

[R. Slicker]

Got it cheers. So its just a question of which freesat box I get. I`ll look up which channels I get now then.

Freesat is fine, but I thought you wanted to use your old Sky box?

 

[Questions]

Freesat is fine, but I thought you wanted to use your old Sky box?

Only for non-subscription channels though. I thought HD might be the way forward after that if I can wire it into existing dish. I`m getting stick from the lads when they come round and footie on the BBC is not in HD.

I dont want to subscribe again R. S. to multi room with Sky.

Does that make sense ?..... I thought not.

 

[Uncle C]

Only for non-subscription channels though. I thought HD might be the way forward after that if I can wire it into existing dish. I`m getting stick from the lads when they come round and footie on the BBC is not in HD.

I dont want to subscribe again R. S. to multi room with Sky.

Does that make sense ?..... I thought not.

Careful, although Freesat will give you HD its normally only BBC1 and ITV1 at present. You wont get the Sky HD channels without some form of subscription.

 

[R. Slicker]

Only for non-subscription channels though. I thought HD might be the way forward after that if I can wire it into existing dish. I`m getting stick from the lads when they come round and footie on the BBC is not in HD.

I dont want to subscribe again R. S. to multi room with Sky.

Does that make sense ?..... I thought not.

Perfect sense. You can get free channels on the old sky box, so would cost you nowt, but as you say, not HD.
If you want a price on freesat HD box, Get my number off Geoff.

 

[Questions]

Perfect sense. You can get free channels on the old sky box, so would cost you nowt, but as you say, not HD.
If you want a price on freesat HD box, Get my number off Geoff.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Should be ok. you may lose channel 4 & 5 eventually.
I think you can get a card for the free channels for about £30 (one off payment)

Channel 4 and 5 will go "free to air" instead of "free to view" in a couple of years or so as there are replacement satellites being launched which will have tightly focussed spot beams to stop viewers picking up a signal in mainland Europe (ex-pats in Spain watching British TV will be f***ed)