Alternative to Sky Multiroom

Hrududu

We are currently on NTL at the moment but some SKY TV guys were around earlier trying to drum up business. One of the questions we had was about getting multiroom in. But the guy said that we didn't need to do that, all we needed was a splitter.

Firstly I thought it was a bit odd that he would suggest that, seeing as us ordering multi room means more money for them. But he was trying to make a sale. So what is the deal with watching different channels in different rooms? Would a splitter work? And if so what is the quality of the picture like?

niceirishfella

To watch 2 different channels, you need 2 sky boxes.

Tony

He was talking BS

Hrududu wrote: »

But the guy said that we didn't need to do that, all we needed was a splitter.

Digifriendly

Hrududu wrote: »

We are currently on NTL at the moment but some SKY TV guys were around earlier trying to drum up business. One of the questions we had was about getting multiroom in. But the guy said that we didn't need to do that, all we needed was a splitter.

Firstly I thought it was a bit odd that he would suggest that, seeing as us ordering multi room means more money for them. But he was trying to make a sale. So what is the deal with watching different channels in different rooms? Would a splitter work? And if so what is the quality of the picture like?

He must be mixing up analogue terrestial signals with digital satellite!

Digifriendly

Hrududu wrote: »

We are currently on NTL at the moment but some SKY TV guys were around earlier trying to drum up business. One of the questions we had was about getting multiroom in. But the guy said that we didn't need to do that, all we needed was a splitter.

Firstly I thought it was a bit odd that he would suggest that, seeing as us ordering multi room means more money for them. But he was trying to make a sale. So what is the deal with watching different channels in different rooms? Would a splitter work? And if so what is the quality of the picture like?

He must be mixing up analogue terrestial signals with digital satellite! I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination but even I know the difference!

Hrududu

I thought it didn't add up but surely they can't just come out and tell you a bare faced lie? He was really desperate to make a sale. When I told him I wouldn't sign up there and then and needed time to think he said he'd come back tomorrow. I tried to put him off by saying we wouldn't know by then but then he kept naming days. That type of thing drives me crazy, but my housemate thought it was him being a good salesman and is really keen to sign up.

Liam Byrne

Hrududu wrote: »

.....but my housemate thought it was him being a good salesman and is really keen to sign up.

A good salesman knows their stuff. This guy is an idiot!

To watch different channels on different TVs, the VERY least you'd need an additional LNB and one of the sat4free boxes or an equivalent.

You can put a Sky distributor box AFTER the Sky box and add the ability to change channels in every room, but it changes the one channel on EVERY TV.

Hrududu

Thanks for the advice. I spoke to a different guy in a Sky shop yesterday and he pretty much confirmed everything people said here. The guy is due to call back tomorrow so that should be interesting.

kbell

Print off this thread and ask him to read it.

Really annoys me when i arrive at a house to do an installation and the sales person has filled them full of it just to get the sale.

I once came to a property and was told by the customer, that the sales rep had assured them that the dish would be mounted on his Solar panel on the roof as he didn't want it fixed to his walls

Tony

kbell wrote: »

the sales rep had assured them that the dish would be mounted on his Solar panel on the roof as he didn't want it fixed to his walls

I'm surprised he did not say that the digibox would be solar powered too