jacko
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Sky free sat
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/8/viewthread.php?tid=151113
Hi all after all my problems with sky they are giving me a FREE sky + hd box
What i would like to know is if i keep my old box / dish can i use it in my caravan for freesat ? if so do i need a card from sky ? to make it work
If not Sky who from ?
Thanks
Jacko
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RazMan
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 07:50 PM |
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You can use it anywhere you like but you will need a card from Sky to view Freesat.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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big_wasa
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 08:20 PM |
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You will only get a handfull of channells if you just plug it in with no card.
You can add the channells manually. Do a search on google and people offering all sorts on ebay..
[Edited on 6/3/11 by big_wasa]
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balidey
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 08:24 PM |
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You can't use a Sky box for Freesat.
What you see on Sky for free are Free to view satellite channels. There is a very distinct difference
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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nickw2000
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 08:25 PM |
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try just freesat info on website
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nickw2000
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 08:25 PM |
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try just freesat info on website
http://www.freesat.co.uk/
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nickw2000
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 08:25 PM |
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http://www.freesat.co.uk/
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scudderfish
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 08:32 PM |
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You also lose the PVR functionality.
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slingshot2000
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 08:34 PM |
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Put the spare 'Murdoch money box' in the caravan and rig it up. When you leave home, remove 'Murdoch card' from home
'Murdoch money box', slip it in your wallet and take it with you.
When you get to your caravan, remove the 'Murdoch card' from your wallet and slip it into the caravan 'Murdoch money
box'.
Unless you can be in two places, watching two lots of 'Murdoch money' at the same time, I cannot see any drawbacks to this!
My brother-in-law does this every Friday night when he leaves home for his caravan.
Result ?
Regards.
Jon.
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balidey
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 08:37 PM |
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Not sure that works all the time. I tried using my parents card in my old sky box and it said something like 'this is not the correct card,
please call sky on.... '
So don't pin your hopes on that working.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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jacko
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 08:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
You also lose the PVR functionality.
What is the pvr ?
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jacko
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 08:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nickw2000
http://www.freesat.co.uk/
If i get all that on your link it will do me for in the caravan 
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balidey
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 08:41 PM |
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Nope, as I wrote above, Freesat is NOT available on Sky boxes
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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stevebubs
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 08:49 PM |
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Yawn.
http://www.sky.com/shop/freesat/home/
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scudderfish
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 08:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
You also lose the PVR functionality.
What is the pvr ?
The ability to record programmes or play back anything you've recorded before.
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balidey
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 09:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
Yawn.
http://www.sky.com/shop/freesat/home/
I stand corrected. Freesat IS available on Sky boxes. But only if you pay them £25 for a card.
I am sure this is a new feature as before they never used to allow Freesat on Sky.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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jacko
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 09:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
quote:
Originally posted by jacko
quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
You also lose the PVR functionality.
What is the pvr ?
The ability to record programmes or play back anything you've recorded before.
not bothered about that as long as the wife and Daughter can get corry etc
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blakep82
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 09:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
Nope, as I wrote above, Freesat is NOT available on Sky boxes
yes it is lol
anyway, you can't just remove the card from one box and plug it in the other when you go to the caravan as suggested above, as you'd have
to phone up to pair the card to the old box, then phone to pair it to the new box when you get home. there is a way you can do it yourself through the
box, but it would have to be in a phone line to do that.
freesat yes you can do it. if you've got no card in the box you'll get some channels, bbc, itv etc, a freesat card (one off payment of
about £20 from sky i think?) will give you all freeview channels, and a few more.
with no card in, you'll automatically get bbc london, the freesat card will set you to the correct local region
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 09:08 PM |
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There seems to be some confusion here between 'Freesat' (run by Freeview), and 'Freesat from Sky' (run by Sky).
http://www.freesat.co.uk/
http://www.sky.com/shop/freesat/home/
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balidey
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 09:10 PM |
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Yes, i did correct myself above after reading the link. But just removing a card from a Sky box still does not make it freesat. They are just the free
to view channels.
But, does anyone else see the irony on spending £25 for something called FREEsat ?
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blakep82
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 09:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
Yes, i did correct myself above after reading the link. But just removing a card from a Sky box still does not make it freesat. They are just the free
to view channels.
But, does anyone else see the irony on spending £25 for something called FREEsat ?
same as spending anything on a freeview box i guess, how much are they? 20-30 quid for a cheap one,
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jacko
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 09:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
quote:
Originally posted by balidey
Nope, as I wrote above, Freesat is NOT available on Sky boxes
yes it is lol
anyway, you can't just remove the card from one box and plug it in the other when you go to the caravan as suggested above, as you'd have
to phone up to pair the card to the old box, then phone to pair it to the new box when you get home. there is a way you can do it yourself through the
box, but it would have to be in a phone line to do that.
freesat yes you can do it. if you've got no card in the box you'll get some channels, bbc, itv etc, a freesat card (one off payment of
about £20 from sky i think?) will give you all freeview channels, and a few more.
with no card in, you'll automatically get bbc london, the freesat card will set you to the correct local region
Thankyou Blake
That is just what i was hoping for so all i have to do is ask sky for a freesat card and pay £20 -25 great news
I wonder if the engineers fitting my new box will have them on there van 
Graham
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blakep82
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 09:17 PM |
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i er, had the misfortune of working for sky for a while last year...
don't think the engineer will, or at least they're not supposed to you can always ask
edit: foret that, they definitely won't have cards on the van, cards are always posted out, because they are set against your name and address,
engineers never have any sort of cards on the van.
[Edited on 6/3/11 by blakep82]
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jacko
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 09:21 PM |
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Thankyou all for this superb info his forum know every thing
Thanks
Jacko
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ChrisW
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| posted on 6/3/11 at 09:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
anyway, you can't just remove the card from one box and plug it in the other when you go to the caravan as suggested above, as you'd have
to phone up to pair the card to the old box, then phone to pair it to the new box when you get home. there is a way you can do it yourself through the
box, but it would have to be in a phone line to do that.
This used to be the case years ago, but not now. Once the card is activated for the first time (which you will have to do in your 'home'
box) it will work in any Sky box. Whether all the functionality will work is another question, but if it's just viewing channels you want to do
it will be fine. I've got several Sky boxes on various rigs and often swap my card between them when I wouldn't want to take my expensive
HD box eg Le Mans last year we ran on an old Pace box and I just stuck the card in my wallet every time we left camp.
The only downside is that the home Sky box stops working when there is no card in it so any shows you've got recording will fail.
Chris
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