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Can you use a sky box as an outdoor aerial?

Upgrading to Sky Hd, Can i use old Sky+ box in bedroom?

  • We just have a TV with channels 1-5 in bedroom so we would like to use the Sky+ box as a freeview receiver. Do we just connect the box to our TV so it can pick up the free channels? Which channels will we get? I believe the engineer will use our old card in the new HD box so we wont have a card to use, do we need one? We wont be able to use the record function will we? Thanks

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    If you haven't already got one the Sky engineer will fit a Quad LNB,2 ports will be for the twin satellite cable for your Sky + HD box but you'll also need single satellite cable from 1 of the other 2 spare ports on the LNB to the Sky + box in the bedroom. You won't be able to use the Sky + Rec/FF/Rwind or pause functions,the cost to continue using these functions is £10.25 p/m, For a one off fee of £25 to Sky you can get a Sky Freesat card which will give access to 240 channels http://www.sky.com/shop/tv/free-to-air-channels/ Freesat From Sky FAQ's http://www.sky.com/shop/freesat/home/faq/#6

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You dont need the card to recieve freeview channels( I dont have one) Im pretty sure you will be able to record on it still and aslong as you connect it to the satilite via a cable to the wall it should be fine :)

Alan

It will need to be connected to the satellite dish to pick up a signal. You'll get much the same channels as freeview, but on freesat. You will probably need a freesat card, which you can get for a one off payment of £20 from Sky. You won't be able to record. you need a Sky+ HD subscription to activate the record function (unfortunately). It might work for a while, but they change the channel frequencies sometimes and line up so if you don't have a card your box wont update and you'll lose channels. It's a one off payment, and that keeps your box updated for life. It's best to make the payment than find out you've lost channels one day in the future.

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You can, but you will need separate cable(s) from your dish. If you have a quad LNB fitted, you will have 2 (necessary) connections available for Sky HD, and 2 for Freesat. Freview is terrestrial reception, and not compatible with satellite equipment. http://www.switchhelp.co.uk/digitaltv.html http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/page10.htm

Gerry Attrick.

You can use it as a Free-sat not a freeview box but you will need a second dish or a Quad LNB on the one you have got.

J M

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