Sky Dish - Use for FTA?

Jenny_H · 19-12-2005 12:11PM #1

Sorry if these have been asked before.

I have a FTA receiver and have signed up for Sky+.

When the engineer installs the Sky dish, can I use the spare LNB (will there be a spare LNB) to run a cable to my FTA Receiver? If not what can I do?

Also, do I need to have my telephone line connected to the sky+ box? Why?
Will the Sky+ box work without being connected to the line?

mjsmyth · 19-12-2005 12:24PM

If you are getting Sky+ you will have an LNB with 4 connectors, 2 of which are needed for Sky+. One of the others can be used to connect to your FTA box.

MJ

Mossy Monk · 19-12-2005 12:30PM

Jenny_H wrote:

Also, do I need to have my telephone line connected to the sky+ box? Why?
Will the Sky+ box work without being connected to the line?

unless you bought the Sky box yourself it will need to be connected to the phone line. it is a condition Sky have put in the terms and conditions. it will work without it being connected to the phone line but Sky may not like that

watty · 19-12-2005 01:48PM

On the ordinary Sky box free installs you can pay extra (once) to have no phone and after 12months no phone.

It is less clear about Sky+

If you have a 2nd box and a mirror sub for Sky+ and ordinary Digibox (or 2nd Sky+) then you do need the phone connected on both (the same line).

Sky Dish - Use for FTA?

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