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Getting sky multi-room in. Just a few questions

  • 31-12-2008 1:14am
    #1
    swingking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,258 ✭✭✭


    Sorry if these have been answered recently. I looked on the website and couldn't find the information.

    I'm thinking of getting sky multiroom in my house. I already have the normal sky package and am wondering what the costs are with getting multi-room. Ideally I'd like to have sky + in the bedroom.

    Is the installation expensive? and is there much hassle with the installation?

    I'm deciding between this or getting in NTL. I heard that multi-room is 15 euro a month.


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  • #2
    glineli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭glineli


    I was also thinking of getting multiroom, but do you know is there a cancellation option with it?


  • #3
    slegs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,038 ✭✭✭slegs


    swingking wrote: »
    Sorry if these have been answered recently. I looked on the website and couldn't find the information.

    I'm thinking of getting sky multiroom in my house. I already have the normal sky package and am wondering what the costs are with getting multi-room. Ideally I'd like to have sky + in the bedroom.

    Is the installation expensive? and is there much hassle with the installation?

    I'm deciding between this or getting in NTL. I heard that multi-room is 15 euro a month.

    Why not go for a freesat box or combo DTT/FTA box instead. No monthly charge with most channels you could want for a second room.


  • #4
    swingking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,258 ✭✭✭swingking


    slegs wrote: »
    Why not go for a freesat box or combo DTT/FTA box instead. No monthly charge with most channels you could want for a second room.

    I was thinking of getting that but then I heard that there is a lot of messing around with satellite dishes and cables. I would need to know where to point the dish.

    Is the installation for this complicated?


  • #5
    von Smallhausen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭von Smallhausen


    swingking wrote: »
    I was thinking of getting that but then I heard that there is a lot of messing around with satellite dishes and cables. I would need to know where to point the dish.

    Is the installation for this complicated?

    If there is already a dish on the wall for Sky then that will do fine! all you need is a quad lnb to feed the cable to the second box and your done!


  • #6
    von Smallhausen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭von Smallhausen


    glineli wrote: »
    I was also thinking of getting multiroom, but do you know is there a cancellation option with it?

    Standard 12 months
    swingking wrote: »
    Sorry if these have been answered recently. I looked on the website and couldn't find the information.

    I'm thinking of getting sky multiroom in my house. I already have the normal sky package and am wondering what the costs are with getting multi-room. Ideally I'd like to have sky + in the bedroom.

    Is the installation expensive? and is there much hassle with the installation?

    I'm deciding between this or getting in NTL. I heard that multi-room is 15 euro a month.

    The second box has to be connected to a landline for a minimum of 12 months and its just a matter of connecting it to the dish via an extra cable

    Standard installation is €50


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  • #7
    slegs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,038 ✭✭✭slegs


    swingking wrote: »
    I was thinking of getting that but then I heard that there is a lot of messing around with satellite dishes and cables. I would need to know where to point the dish.

    Is the installation for this complicated?

    For Combo DTT/FTA you need
    - a uhf aerial for the irish DTT connected to back of combo box (if you are in high signal area rabbits ears may even work for perfect digital picture)
    - quad lnb on your sky dish and second cable run to back of combo box

    Tune the channels, sort and delete stuff you dont want and there you go. Single EPG with irish and UK FTA for nowt per month.


  • #8
    swingking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,258 ✭✭✭swingking


    Thanks for the replies guys.

    My dish is located on the roof and because of this, I'll need to get someone to install all this. I'm just factoring in what this is gonna cost.

    I am using a VHF aerial at the moment on this tv and am getting the digital signal for RTE. What I do find strange however is that I only get sound through digital and not any picture. I'm now resorting to analogue; whichi I know will be phased out soon, so even if I do get the Freesat box, I'm not gonna be able to get the RTE channels at decent quality.

    For the sky multi-room connection, is it possible that the original box could be connected to the phone line and not one in the bedroom. This would save a lot of trouble in installing a phone line upstairs; which I'm not sure there is one.

    I don't mind paying the 50 euro installation fee and 15 a month for sky multi-room. Which ever is easiest


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