hi, im looking into purchasing freeview, but says on the website freeview isnt available in my area, it also says that the postcode checker isnt 100 percent accurate so i thought i might try it and return the freeview box if it dont work. I cuurently have sky digital with the sky aerial it came with, with a "mediumish" connection. Is there a way of using it to get freeview? would i just have to plug another cable into my digibox from my freeview box ???
Search on Sky's site for Freesat. Pretty much the same as Freeview but uses the existing Sky kit and is free after a £20 set up fee.
hmmm i can only see the £150 set up fee which includes the dish, box ect. where did you get this £20 from
Freesat costs £150 including the dish, installation and set top box etc. It costs £20 for a freesat card, it will only cost this if you have a digibox to put the card in and a mini dish already. http://www.freesatcard.co.uk/index.html
i was thinking of using the digibox which is in a different room that has sky digital. obviously it already has a sky viewing card in it which uses the ariel so would i have to buy a new box aswel?
I don't wish to cause offence but your posts are really badly constructed and confusing. Sky does NOT use an Aerial. If you would like Freeview then you need a relatively good signal coming in and a Freeview box. If you would like FreeSAT then you need a Sky Dish, Digibox and Viewing Card. The website isn't 100% accurate so if you email me your post code I will give you a better idea on reception.
my posts dont look confusing to me remember i dont know anything, anything at all about satellites, tv's so im sorry if my posts are confusing at the moment all i have in my bedroom is a tv which is not connected to anything. downstairs in the lounge we have sky digital which obviously uses a sky dish (Aerial). to get freesat what exactly would i have to buy? would i have to get another sky dish and digibox AND veiwing card?
A sky dish is a sky dish or a satellite dish - not an aerial. This is what Tesla was saying is causing confusion. But to answer your question, to get FreeSat in your other room you would need a new Digibox, a new LNB fitted to your existing dish (to get another satellite feed to the bedroom), and a FreeSat card. You could upgrade to Sky+, and use the old box in the bedroom... Not sure which would work out cheapest.
Sky doesn't use an Ariel, it uses a Dish, dont mix the two up. If you want to keep your current Sky setup downstairs whilst having FreeSAT upstairs then yes you will need another Dish, Box and Access Card. You might want to check if you can put up another Dish, as most places you are only allowed one per house.
a sky dish could also be a parabolic antenna </end pedantic mode> Don't need another dish for more than one box- just swap the LNB with a 4 port one (you can get 8 port ones too but they won't fit onto a minidish as they need a dish with a 40mm collar).
Quad LNB - £15 Satellite Quality Coax - £0.50 (per metre - unless you buy bulk) Sky Box - £40 (2nd hand) Freesat Card - £20 Not too bad cost wise imo. OK smarty pants. You are correct though. A Sky Dish is a parabolic antenna.
Quad LNB - £15 Satellite Quality Coax - £0.50 (per metre - unless you buy bulk) Sky Box - £40 (2nd hand) Freesat Card - £20 Not too bad cost wise imo. do you know where i can find info on how to install? thanx
It installs as you would install anything mate, just all completely plug and play. Your dish is already alligned so nothing to do there, simply pop out the old LNB from the arm and plonk the new one in. Run the coax to where you want then plug it into the second box.
does it matter how old the box is pretty sure my dads bird has a well old one somewhere in the back of the garage
also about the LNB, will these specifications be ok this is on the bay for 17.99 buy it now (thought id get a "high performance" one? SPECIFICATION: TITLE:New Titanium Edition .2db Twin LNB Manufacturer Smart Type TTX Feed 40 mm Input Low-Band : 10,7 - 11,7 GHz High-Band : 11,7 - 12,75 GHz Output Low-Band : 950 - 1950 MHz High-Band : 1100 - 2150 MHz Noise Figure 0,2 dB typ. Conversion Gain 50 dB Local-Oscillator-Frequency Low-Band ; 9.75 GHz High-Band : 10,6 GHz Operating temperature -40°C to + 60°C Polarisation Control Vertical Polarisation : 10,5 to14 V Horizontal Polarisation : 16 V to 20 V Band Switching High-Band-Switch : 22kHz Tone Low-Band-Switch : 0 kHz Tone well apreciate your help fellas
That LNB won't fit, seems to be for a dish with a 40mm collar rather than a mini dish. TBH if you're in the UK you don't need a .2db LNB, an el cheapo one will do fine (I use raven quad ones, £15 or so on ebay).
