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Newbie Sat question : Sky and FTA on one dish ?

  • 20-06-2009 8:29am
    #1
    whackball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭


    Hi all. I am a complete newbie at the sat and free to air stuff and would like to know the following.

    I am thinking of switching from NTL to Sky.

    Can I get an octo lnb dish and have 1-2 freeview boxes as well as my sky box of it.

    I dont have phone line so that rules out sky multiroom, hence looking at free view for other rooms.

    Any help is much appreciated

    regards,

    jay.


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  • #2
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    You sure can. I have 2 Sky receivers running one is a HD box and I also have 3 FTA receivers running from mine.


  • #3
    whackball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭whackball


    Aquos76 wrote: »
    You sure can. I have 2 Sky receivers running one is a HD box and I also have 3 FTA receivers running from mine.

    Cheers mate. Thats great to know. Does anyone know if i can specify that id want an octo lnb dish from sky or should i look at an independant installer.


  • #4
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    Depending on what you are subscribing to with Sky that will determine what LNB you get. If its just a standalone Sky sub, then you will get a single LNB, if its Sky+, then you will get a quad. Very unlikely you will get a octo from them.

    Octo's can be purchased separately though and easily switched over to


  • #5
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Or you can use a Quad or Quattro and a 16 way multiswitch for less weight/cables on arm, only 4 cables to house and up to 16 feeds. Multiswitch systems can be extend to drive nearly 1000 receivers.


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