English TV Channels in Spain......

lnjk

I have a house in Spain which I am in a couple of months a year so dont really want to pay a monthly subscriptuion and would rather pay a 1 off fee...does anyone have any suggestions which can save me a bit of money?????????

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Thanks

Snowboarder747

If you have sky in this country, why not just take your card out to and from Spain when you go? You would obviously need to purchase another skybox, and then ask Sky to set the card to the box.
I have it from a reliable source (an ex pat Satellite Installer living out in Cyprus) that a good skybox to purchase would be the Pace Mini box (currently selling on Ebay between £85.00-£150) they are supposed to have a good receiver that amplifies the signal.
You might also need to look in to the prospects of purchasing a larger dish out in Spain 160cm should do it. I know all this because I've been researching it for my parents, they’ve just set there’s up in Cyprus.

pinkkipper

Get a Dish installed & take the digibox/card out with you - you may not get all the channels you subscribe to if you just get a 2nd digibox (see clip below from WWW.!!!!!!.UK)
Also you can get some of the Free To Air channels without a card - A dish installer over in Spain is probably a better person to check with.

Will my Sky digital viewing card work in any Digibox?

Yes but NOT usually for the premium channels for which the card is matched to one receiver. In order to use your existing card for premium channels on a different receiver, you will have to ask Sky to re-authorise the card while it is in the new Digibox. They will require various information including the Version Number and the serial number from the menu screen.

A second hand (used) Digibox can be authorised in this way, either with an existing smart card or with a new card.

A card can not be authorised for more than one Digibox at the same time unless the second Digibox has been modified to have the same serial number. (This can be achieved only with identical Digiboxes). If you want a second card for a second Digibox, you will have to pay BskyB an additional (lower) subscription, which is currently £15 per month (March 2003). Both Digiboxes must be connected to one telephone line as part of the "mirror subscription" contract.