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Post by Joepublic on Dec 17, 2012 13:50:10 GMT 1
I've just blagged a sky+ box off freecycle ;D does anyone know of an alternative to sky and how to set it up? Linky maybe? Note to Mr Mod, can we have a new "Scrimpers" section for money saving tips etc I can't just keep posting ebay links   and unless we start posting the forum will die an early death |
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Post by Karl on Dec 17, 2012 14:03:23 GMT 1
Is that not illegal? Are you asking for free subcription to sky? Or want to just set it up as a free view player?
Anyone know any cable guys who do cash in hand
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Post by Noberator on Dec 17, 2012 14:04:49 GMT 1
I've just blagged a sky+ box off freecycle ;D does anyone know of an alternative to sky and how to set it up? Linky maybe? Note to Mr Mod, can we have a new "Scrimpers" section for money saving tips etc I can't just keep posting ebay links and unless we start posting the forum will die an early death Is it an old type sky box Digger without HD?  Have you tried searching on the SKY website? |
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Post by Rhubarb on Dec 17, 2012 14:13:52 GMT 1
I've just blagged a sky+ box off freecycle ;D does anyone know of an alternative to sky and how to set it up? Linky maybe? Note to Mr Mod, can we have a new "Scrimpers" section for money saving tips etc I can't just keep posting ebay links and unless we start posting the forum will die an early death I know on the normal Sky boxes you can pay £20 to Sky to get a white card that gives you all the freeview channels, but I don't know if you'll be able to record them..You should be able to mind. Every forum I go on has been quiet the last few days, everyones out in there cars shopping ;D I've just bought a freeview plus box for £90..Can record 2 channels at same time, can watch one and record another.. Also pause/rewind/forward live telly  |
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Post by Noberator on Dec 17, 2012 14:23:44 GMT 1
I've just blagged a sky+ box off freecycle ;D does anyone know of an alternative to sky and how to set it up? Linky maybe? Note to Mr Mod, can we have a new "Scrimpers" section for money saving tips etc I can't just keep posting ebay links and unless we start posting the forum will die an early death I know on the normal Sky boxes you can pay £20 to Sky to get a white card that gives you all the freeview channels, but I don't know if you'll be able to record them..You should be able to mind. Every forum I go on has been quiet the last few days, everyones out in there cars shopping ;D I've just bought a freeview plus box for £90..Can record 2 channels at same time, can watch one and record another.. Also pause/rewind/forward live telly Got a dish to connect to? Not them in the kitchen ffs. ;D    |
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Post by Rhubarb on Dec 17, 2012 14:26:43 GMT 1
I know on the normal Sky boxes you can pay £20 to Sky to get a white card that gives you all the freeview channels, but I don't know if you'll be able to record them..You should be able to mind. Every forum I go on has been quiet the last few days, everyones out in there cars shopping ;D I've just bought a freeview plus box for £90..Can record 2 channels at same time, can watch one and record another.. Also pause/rewind/forward live telly Got a dish to connect to? Not them in the kitchen ffs. ;D Nope, threw it away a couple of years back, been on freeview since silly boy ;D |
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Post by Noberator on Dec 17, 2012 14:44:57 GMT 1
Got a dish to connect to? Not them in the kitchen ffs. ;D Nope, threw it away a couple of years back, been on freeview since silly boy ;D Not you ......... you turkey has Digger got a dish to connect his sky box too? Anyway Digger wants a "Scrimpers" section please Mr Moderator. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2012 14:47:21 GMT 1
Got a dish to connect to? Not them in the kitchen ffs. ;D Nope, threw it away a couple of years back, been on freeview since silly boy ;D threw away sky ages ago, years and years, freeview does me, hd box from the dump and a £1 hdmi cable from poundland, and if I want to watch football or racing I use front row sports on net for free. None of that £90 a month shite from sky for me ta |
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Post by Joepublic on Dec 17, 2012 17:12:50 GMT 1
She We already have Sky+ HD, I wondered if there was an alternative? hotbird or something? I don't have a second dish, but I know where there is one but that will need a double LNB and some satelite stations will need a larger dish etc I've installed satelite way back when they had the 600mm dishes, I'm just not sure what's available now |
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Post by Rhubarb on Dec 17, 2012 17:32:55 GMT 1
Nope, threw it away a couple of years back, been on freeview since silly boy ;D threw away sky ages ago, years and years, freeview does me, hd box from the dump and a £1 hdmi cable from poundland, and if I want to watch football or racing I use front row sports on net for free. None of that £90 a month shite from sky for me ta I've never seen the point either...About 6 - 7 years ago we packed up paying for Sky, just had the family package for £16 a month..We cancelled and got Broadband instead People that I know of that whinge that they are skint every month, have Sky, live on takeaways, smoke and drink heavy ;D |
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Post by Karl on Dec 17, 2012 17:39:13 GMT 1
Awww mrs Benz keeps harping on about getting sky telly and I keep saying no:D
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Post by rhyds on Dec 17, 2012 17:45:37 GMT 1
She We already have Sky+ HD, I wondered if there was an alternative? hotbird or something? I don't have a second dish, but I know where there is one but that will need a double LNB and some satelite stations will need a larger dish etc I've installed satelite way back when they had the 600mm dishes, I'm just not sure what's available now If you want to just use the box as a satellite reciever/decoder (not recording) then you simply need an LNB with enough outputs. I think you need a sky+ subscription to enable recording, but for plain reception of all the free to air channels you can just plug in and go. Without the £20 card you'll get BBC1 london, BBC2 england and ITV Central (birmingham). Have a look at the LNB fitted to your normal dish to see if its a double output LNB or a Quad (four output). If there's a spare output just run some satellite coax (shielded stuff) to the number 1 input on the sky+ box, if your not wanting to use the record function there's no need to connect owt to the no 2 input. If you've got no feeds spare then you can find a quad LNB quite easily. If you want other satellites the sky+ box can be manually tuned but it's not a very slick interface. You can however get mounts for sky minidishes that pick up other satellites to get free F1 coverage (In German). Check out www.satcure.co.uk for more info. |
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Post by Welshy on Dec 17, 2012 17:56:54 GMT 1
threw away sky ages ago, years and years, freeview does me, hd box from the dump and a £1 hdmi cable from poundland, and if I want to watch football or racing I use front row sports on net for free. None of that £90 a month shite from sky for me ta I've never seen the point either...About 6 - 7 years ago we packed up paying for Sky, just had the family package for £16 a month..We cancelled and got Broadband instead People that I know of that whinge that they are skint every month, have Sky, live on takeaways, smoke and drink heavy ;D Ah well, 3 out of 4 for me ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by rhyds on Dec 17, 2012 18:01:03 GMT 1
I'm very happy with my freesat setup. We can get a good freeview signal here but as we're on a relay mast we don't get all the freeview channels. A good spread of channels for a one-off payment and the Humax recorder I'm using is connected to my network so I can watch recorded films and change channels on my laptop and phone anywhere in the house.
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Post by Rhubarb on Dec 17, 2012 18:03:50 GMT 1
I've never seen the point either...About 6 - 7 years ago we packed up paying for Sky, just had the family package for £16 a month..We cancelled and got Broadband instead People that I know of that whinge that they are skint every month, have Sky, live on takeaways, smoke and drink heavy ;D Ah well, 3 out of 4 for me ;D ;D ;D So no whinging ;D I smoke a bit ;D |
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