Sky+ Questions

IceAx · 18 May 2006 at 08:23

lo peeps just have a few questions on sky.

Have just bought a second hand box, do i just need to call sky and
match my card to the box and ask them to turn on *** recording
feature? (then give them a tenner a month)?

also is it easy enough to change over the LnB so i can have dual
tuners etc.

Cheers

Andy

BIGbungle · 18 May 2006 at 18:21

you should just be able to ring sky and match the box card etc. As for the dish you will have to run another cable to the lnb or replace your existing cable with a dual one. Depending on the make of your dish and the make of your dual lnb you might have to tweak the angle of you dish to get a decent signal

Jez · 18 May 2006 at 18:49

-=BAF=-AXE said:
lo peeps just have a few questions on sky.

Have just bought a second hand box, do i just need to call sky and
match my card to the box and ask them to turn on *** recording
feature? (then give them a tenner a month)?

also is it easy enough to change over the LnB so i can have dual
tuners etc.

Cheers

Andy

I did exactly as you have done, to change the LNB couldnt be simpler, the old one will have a little pin to push through the arm and then it just slides out. You obviously need another run of coax to carry the second feed to the box.

Changing the box just pull the card from the old one, phone sky and tell them that you have just bought a sky+ box and you need the 2nd tuner turning on, they will take the box details and it'll come on instantly

IceAx · 18 May 2006 at 19:34

Thanks Guys

Andy

Winston · 19 May 2006 at 18:29

Jez said:
I did exactly as you have done, to change the LNB couldnt be simpler, the old one will have a little pin to push through the arm and then it just slides out. You obviously need another run of coax to carry the second feed to the box.

Changing the box just pull the card from the old one, phone sky and tell them that you have just bought a sky+ box and you need the 2nd tuner turning on, they will take the box details and it'll come on instantly

Still charge you £10 a month though i'm guessing :confused:

Jez · 19 May 2006 at 18:34

Unless you have premium channels, then yeah, its £10pm for sky+

poltergeist666 · 25 May 2006 at 07:21

I'm sure that if your mix of channels is over 30 quid a month, then Sky+ features are included, as long as you request them, and register your box/card etc. ( I was going to say free, but somehow, that wouldn't have sounded quite right!)

IceAx · 25 May 2006 at 16:51

Yeah my box came today so gonna replace my old one tonight
and pair up my box and card, and pay the tenner a month.

At least for now ill have a "single channel PVR", just about to order
my Quad LnB so i can change that over!

Can anyone reccommend me a good one or are they all pretty much the same?

Cheers

Andy

IceAx · 25 May 2006 at 19:39

All done dead easy

Andy

MuvverRussia · 26 May 2006 at 07:32

in the UK (for 28.2e/28.5e (astra and eurobird- sats sky is tx'd from)) LNBs are LNBs really. Only for fringe reception do they really vary- I use £15 raven ones (ebay), cheap and do the job.

IceAx · 26 May 2006 at 08:08

saw the ravens ones thikn im gonna order that
and a run of co-ax and F connectors for £28

Andy

MuvverRussia · 26 May 2006 at 08:41

remember self amalgamating tape as well to waterproof the lnb->coax connection.

IceAx · 26 May 2006 at 09:51

Yup it comes with Clips, Cables, Tape, Gromits F Connectors
I have requested a LnB that has a cover over the connections
under it

Andy