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Message posted on 28 Jun 2023 08:13 PM
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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
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Message posted on 29 Jun 2023 03:28 PM
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@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)
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Message posted on 28 Jun 2023 08:14 PM
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Re: Old Sky hd multi room box
The standard Sky Q LNB on the dish is not compatible with non-Sky Q boxes
Message posted on 28 Jun 2023 08:30 PM
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Re: Old Sky hd multi room box
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?
Message posted on 29 Jun 2023 01:38 PM - last edited: 29 Jun 2023 01:42 PM
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Re: Old Sky hd multi room box
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.
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Message posted on 29 Jun 2023 03:27 PM
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Re: Old Sky hd multi room box
Yes thats what I meant but would I need a sky card to get the free channels?
Message posted on 29 Jun 2023 03:28 PM
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@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)
43" Glass TV & Puck Whole Home
Please note I only provide help on the main forums and not via PM, PM's are switched off.
Samsung 75" 4K TV, Sky Glass Gen 2 55", Sky Stream, VM 1 Gig Broadband, Sony 7.1 AV Receiver, Technisat MultiSat receiver.
Message posted on 29 Jun 2023 03:29 PM
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Re: Old Sky hd multi room box
No you shouldn't need a Viewing Card to receive the FTA channels.
Message posted on 29 Jun 2023 03:32 PM
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Re: Old Sky hd multi room box
Thanks
Do you know what free to air chanels I would get with a sky hd box
Message posted on 29 Jun 2023 03:35 PM
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Re: Old Sky hd multi room box
@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
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