Can I use my ex-contract sky digital satellite receiver to get Freeview channels
Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV You can get the following Freeview channels on with an ex-contract digital satellite receiver (once it is connected). Items marked with a star require either a Freesat from Sky (fSfS) card, or a expired Sky subscription card to view.
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Wednesday, 1 June 2011
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Gemma10:59 AM
Hi i'm currently usin old sky box & dish 2 get Freeview on tv downstairs. If i get another old sky box,is there anyway i can use Freeview upstairs (its built in2 tv) by runnin it off from downstairs? There's no cable for sky upstairs & dish is on roof so not practical 2 run new cable direct from dish.i was thinkin somethin like when u do ur own multi Room With an Arial extension lead? Any help appreciated.
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Harry 12:15 PM
Gemma - I think your getting a bit confused between Freeview and Sky.
Sky uses a satellite dish and Freeview uses a rooftop aerial.
It doesn't matter about whether your TV's have built in Freeview or not.
If you have a Sky box working downstairs, you can use an aerial extension lead from the RF2 output on the Sky box and run it up to the second TV upstairs. You will not need another Sky box upstairs if you do this, the lead just plugs straight into the RF in socket on the TV. You will need to turn on the RF output on the back of your sky box, you can do so by doing this - How do I change the RF output channel on a Sky Digibox? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
Once you have done all this, tune your TV upstairs to the appropriate RF channel and you will be able to view the Television Picture from downstairs. You will not be able to change the Television channel from upstairs though. (OL37EA)
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Gemma1:33 PM
Thanks Harry,
Yea we're watching the tv through the dish as there's no aerial on roof & the other small aerials dont get good enough signal. If I did want to watch different chanel to the one thats currently on downstairs, I'd have to have another sky box right? Would this 2nd sky box need to be directly connected to the dish on the roof, or is there another way? Sorry I'm a bit of a beginner at this :)
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Harry 1:37 PM
Oldham
Gemma - yes, you would need an additional sky box upstairs for this which would connect to the dish outside. I would have thought you would need an installer to do this for you!
Just give Sky a ring and ask them about Sky multiroom and an installer will come out and supply the new Sky box and wire it to the dish for you.
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Gemma1:44 PM
London
Thanks very much Harry,Think I understand it all now. I have a 2nd box, just need it connected to dish. Thanks again
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Harry 1:48 PM
Oldham
Anytime :)
Another thing to consider, when you do connect your second box upstairs to the dish, you will only be able to receive the free channels and no subscription channels (unless you phone Sky and ask them to upgrade your package). If you only receive the free channels downstairs anyway though, then you won't need to phone Sky.
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elise5:50 PM
Hi.I have an ex contract sky+ box that we want use in granny flat to view just the free channels.I have recieved a card from sky to get the free channels (which is what a friend said i had to do) but need to phone with all serial number details etc.To activate this card do i need to attach the sky+ box to a phone line because i will have to unplug my current hd box to do this which gets very confusing for someone who doesnt know what they are doing.or can i just connect to tv without phone line.
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lizzie6:14 PM
I just got a freeview box and have no signal at all, ive tried it in different areas of the room connecting the whole tv set up to the different sockets moving the aerial to try it in different places. Ive even checked to see if the aerial is freeview compatible and it is. any ideas?
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Thursday, 2 June 2011
lizzie: You need to connect your Freeview box to a rooftop aerial to receive the services, and the aerial needs to point to a transmitter with the digital services.
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elise: No, you don't need to connect the box to a phone line.
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