Had SKY Q, cancelled 2 yrs ago. Want to put old Sky + HD Box on for free channels, gettin No Signal

[Eir1]

Hi,

I had SKY Q, cancelled 2 yrs ago so set it back with mini boxes. Now I have no internet currently due to storm and want to put old Sky + HD Box i had kept in the attic on only to watch free channels BB1 ITV etc....  However  i am getting "No Signal" message when i try to connect the old box up.  The dish is still up as it has been for 20 od years.  (i cant remember if we had to change the dish togo from Sky HD to Sky Q??)

I still have the old sky card in the box.

Is this possible to do at all or will i not get a signal because i had cancelled 2 years ago and not used the sky +hd box for about 4 years until i've tried this week?

Thanks,

Eir

[Mark39 · Accepted solution]

It won't work because the LNB on your dish (the electronic bit on the arm) was changed when you had Sky Q, and isn't compatible with Sky+.

[TimmyBGood]

@Eir1 

Only a 'Freesat 4K' box will function through a Q LNB, and unfortunately those are c£150 even for the non-recording version.