topic Re: Old Sky hd multi room box in Sky+

Old Sky hd multi room box

kazwilko — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:13:00 GMT

Ive got a 2TB Sky Q box in my living room. I recently had to cancel my broadband and won't be getting it back (personal reasons)

I can't cancel Q TV for another 14 months as I'm still in a contract.

I would like sky in my bedroom but I won't be getting the net back ever so I was wondering is it possible to get my old HD multiroom box out and get an engineer to wire it up to my dish outside, would I get the free channels still on it?

This is my old bedroom box

Re: Old Sky hd multi room box

Annie+UK — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:14:46 GMT

The standard Sky Q LNB on the dish is not compatible with non-Sky Q boxes

Re: Old Sky hd multi room box

kazwilko — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:30:41 GMT

I have 2 dishes on my house one is for Sky Q the other one was used for when I had Sky+/hd would it be possible to wire it up to that and get the free channels in my bedroom?

Re: Old Sky hd multi room box

TimmyBGood — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:42:32 GMT

@kazwilko

Sky won't provide any help or book their personnel to do that: it's really nothing to do with them (even if you are planning to use an old Sky+ box) because there's no subscription involved. You could certainly employ an independent satellite dish installer.

Re: Old Sky hd multi room box

kazwilko — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:27:01 GMT

Yes thats what I meant but would I need a sky card to get the free channels?

Re: Old Sky hd multi room box

GD1 — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:28:39 GMT

@kazwilko wrote:

Yes thats what I meant but would I need a sky card to get the free channels?

No as the channels are free (Free to air)

Re: Old Sky hd multi room box

Mark39 — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:29:47 GMT

No you shouldn't need a Viewing Card to receive the FTA channels.

Re: Old Sky hd multi room box

kazwilko — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:32:39 GMT

Thanks

Do you know what free to air chanels I would get with a sky hd box

Re: Old Sky hd multi room box

Annie+UK — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:35:13 GMT

@kazwilko wrote:

Thanks

Do you know what free to air chanels I would get with a sky hd box

Simple web search identifed this site: https://ukfree.tv/channels/all/Sky