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  • 01-12-2017 03:02PM
    #1
    Threeofnine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭


    Hi all. Just moved into an apartment in bohermore and have no TV set up yet. I'm told there is a satellite dish for the whole block to share for sky and a connection on the wall that looks like a satellite lead thing. Would it be possible to get an old sky box to receive the free stations? Is there someone that fits those boxes at a price? I want to eventually pay for a subscription so I suppose I would need a new enough box?

    I definitely can't get saorview or any aerial type things as there is simply no reception!

    What's my best option for freeview?
    Thanks in advance!


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  • #2
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    If you go onto adverts, you'll find people selling old Sky boxes for small money. Think you need a viewing card as well though. There's actually a Satelitte forum here on boards you'd probably have more success asking in.


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Moved to said forum.


  • #4
    winston_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭winston_1


    Threeofnine wrote: »
    Hi all. Just moved into an apartment in bohermore and have no TV set up yet. I'm told there is a satellite dish for the whole block to share for sky and a connection on the wall that looks like a satellite lead thing. Would it be possible to get an old sky box to receive the free stations? Is there someone that fits those boxes at a price? I want to eventually pay for a subscription so I suppose I would need a new enough box?

    I definitely can't get saorview or any aerial type things as there is simply no reception!

    What's my best option for freeview?
    Thanks in advance!
    Freeview is the UK terrestrial service received through an aerial. So you can't get it.
    You should be able to get free to air satellite with an old sky box.
    Better still get a new Freesat box.


  • #5
    winston_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭winston_1


    Threeofnine wrote: »
    Hi all. Just moved into an apartment in bohermore and have no TV set up yet. I'm told there is a satellite dish for the whole block to share for sky and a connection on the wall that looks like a satellite lead thing. Would it be possible to get an old sky box to receive the free stations? Is there someone that fits those boxes at a price? I want to eventually pay for a subscription so I suppose I would need a new enough box?

    I definitely can't get saorview or any aerial type things as there is simply no reception!

    What's my best option for freeview?
    Thanks in advance!
    Freeview is the UK terrestrial service received through an aerial. So you can't get it.
    You should be able to get free to air satellite with an old sky box.
    Better still get a new Freesat box.


  • #6
    winston_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭winston_1


    Threeofnine wrote: »
    Hi all. Just moved into an apartment in bohermore and have no TV set up yet. I'm told there is a satellite dish for the whole block to share for sky and a connection on the wall that looks like a satellite lead thing. Would it be possible to get an old sky box to receive the free stations? Is there someone that fits those boxes at a price? I want to eventually pay for a subscription so I suppose I would need a new enough box?

    I definitely can't get saorview or any aerial type things as there is simply no reception!

    What's my best option for freeview?
    Thanks in advance!
    Freeview is the UK terrestrial service received through an aerial. So you can't get it.
    You should be able to get free to air satellite with an old sky box.
    Better still get a new Freesat box.


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  • #7
    winston_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭winston_1


    Threeofnine wrote: »
    Hi all. Just moved into an apartment in bohermore and have no TV set up yet. I'm told there is a satellite dish for the whole block to share for sky and a connection on the wall that looks like a satellite lead thing. Would it be possible to get an old sky box to receive the free stations? Is there someone that fits those boxes at a price? I want to eventually pay for a subscription so I suppose I would need a new enough box?

    I definitely can't get saorview or any aerial type things as there is simply no reception!

    What's my best option for freeview?
    Thanks in advance!
    Freeview is the UK terrestrial service received through an aerial. So you can't get it.
    You should be able to get free to air satellite with an old sky box.
    Better still get a new Freesat box.


  • #8
    winston_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭winston_1


    Threeofnine wrote: »
    Hi all. Just moved into an apartment in bohermore and have no TV set up yet. I'm told there is a satellite dish for the whole block to share for sky and a connection on the wall that looks like a satellite lead thing. Would it be possible to get an old sky box to receive the free stations? Is there someone that fits those boxes at a price? I want to eventually pay for a subscription so I suppose I would need a new enough box?

    I definitely can't get saorview or any aerial type things as there is simply no reception!

    What's my best option for freeview?
    Thanks in advance!
    Freeview is the UK terrestrial service received through an aerial. So you can't get it.
    You should be able to get free to air satellite with an old sky box.
    Better still get a new Freesat box.


  • #9
    winston_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭winston_1


    Threeofnine wrote: »
    Hi all. Just moved into an apartment in bohermore and have no TV set up yet. I'm told there is a satellite dish for the whole block to share for sky and a connection on the wall that looks like a satellite lead thing. Would it be possible to get an old sky box to receive the free stations? Is there someone that fits those boxes at a price? I want to eventually pay for a subscription so I suppose I would need a new enough box?

    I definitely can't get saorview or any aerial type things as there is simply no reception!

    What's my best option for freeview?
    Thanks in advance!
    Freeview is the UK terrestrial service received through an aerial. So you can't get it.
    You should be able to get free to air satellite with an old sky box.
    Better still get a new Freesat box.


  • #10
    winston_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭winston_1


    What happened? Why did my post appear 6 times?


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