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Changing from SKY Q to free.

27-07-2021 1:29pm

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mcummins2

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Hi All,
Got rid of SKY Q a couple of months back and returned the box to them. I have and an older Amstrad box and was thinking of plugging it in and getting the free channels that were available on it, but am getting no signal. On some research, I have founf thet the LNB is specific to SKY Q. My question as you may guess is what dual LNB would I have to get to swap out the SKY Q LNB and is it as simple as just swapping the LNB's?

Many Thanks.

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#2 28-07-2021 8:05pm

cooperguy

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I bought this a while back to do the same thing. Stick in on the dish and away you go

https://freesat.ie/products/sky-q-hybrid-lnb?_pos=1&_sid=9fad1dca3&_ss=r

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#3 21-08-2021 3:14pm

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I was in the same predicament too this week. Moved into a new house and had to swap out the sky q wideband LNB for the older standard type LNB.
There are many different options available depending on how many feeds (cables) you have coming from the dish. I got mine here:
https://www.freetv.ie/satellite/dishes/lnbs/
Any of these except the wideband one will work on the sky dish with any free-to-air box/TV.

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#4 22-08-2021 10:35am

eirman

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Please read my post on this topic.
https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058205239/no-need-to-change-lnb-when-moving-from-skyq-to-freesat#latest

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#5 22-08-2021 10:49am

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117787837#Comment_117787837

They already have a box, it'd be much cheaper just to change the LNB.

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