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Sky and free to air satellite

  • 12-05-2013 8:54am
    #1
    dublinjock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭


    At the moment i have a paid subscribtion to Sky in my front room.
    What i want is a tv in the kitchen.

    Can i buy a free to air satellite box and add a cable to the satellite dish and connect them and get the free to air channels on my spare tv in the kitchen. I think the lnb has to slots one of which is free.

    I just dont to pay for muilti viewing because dont need it. Just want to get all the bascic channels ie bbc itv etc .


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  • #2
    SPAWKER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 793 ✭✭✭SPAWKER


    dublinjock wrote: »
    At the moment i have a paid subscribtion to Sky in my front room.
    What i want is a tv in the kitchen.

    Can i buy a free to air satellite box and add a cable to the satellite dish and connect them and get the free to air channels on my spare tv in the kitchen. I think the lnb has to slots one of which is free.

    I just dont to pay for muilti viewing because dont need it. Just want to get all the bascic channels ie bbc itv etc .

    You can indeed once your LNB has one or more free ports.


  • #3
    Zimmerframe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭Zimmerframe


    Remember you will also need to run a second cable from an aerial if you want to see RTE, TV3 etc as those channels will not be available fta from your existing dish.


  • #4
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,713 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    If its just the standard lnb with 2 ports and only one is used for Sky you wont have any problems. But just remember that should you change to Sky+ you will need two ports for that so maybe consider fitting a quad LNB now to future proof your viewing.


  • #5
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    muffler wrote: »
    If its just the standard lnb with 2 ports and only one is used for Sky you wont have any problems. But just remember that should you change to Sky+ you will need two ports for that so maybe consider fitting a quad LNB now to future proof your viewing.

    The 'standard' multiple output lnb for Sky installations is a quad. They don't fit twin output lnbs.

    OP says there are 2 free outputs.


  • #6
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,713 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    dublinjock wrote: »
    I think the lnb has to slots one of which is free.
    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    OP says there are 2 free outputs.
    Really :)


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