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MrsE_2
MrsE_2 Posts: 24,162 Forumite
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Got old sky multiroom cables going into bedroom 2, but no box. If I were to buy a TV how would I get channels (apart from paying for another multiroom)?

Can I buy a sky box & get the "free channels" or another type of box?

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  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    Buy a TV with built in Freesat, or a Freesat set top box.
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,162 Forumite
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    penrhyn wrote: »
    Buy a TV with built in Freesat, or a Freesat set top box.

    Do they have to be connected to co-ax? If so, does it have to go to a roof top ariel or will the exsisting dish be ok?

    Will it get many channels?
    Anything other than the 5 free ones?
  • [Deleted User]
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    MrsE wrote: »
    Do they have to be connected to co-ax? If so, does it have to go to a roof top ariel or will the exsisting dish be ok?

    Will it get many channels?
    Anything other than the 5 free ones?
    Freesat requires a connection to a dish in order to receive signals
    from a satellite orbiting the earth.
    A Freesat decoder will receive many more than the big five terrestrial channels.
    You can even buy a Freesat recorder .
  • Colin_London
    Colin_London Posts: 335 Forumite
    edited 22 July 2012 at 11:38PM
    MrsE wrote: »
    Do they have to be connected to co-ax? If so, does it have to go to a roof top ariel or will the exsisting dish be ok?

    Will it get many channels?
    Anything other than the 5 free ones?

    A Freesat box can use the old multiroom cable to the satellite dish. It's the obvious solution for you, unlike Freeview which would require a roof top aerial.

    You can get a cheap Freesat box for £30 from Argos, or £70 for an HD one.

    Nothing more to pay after buying the box.

    Obviously you don't get Sky Subscription channels, only free channels as shown here: http://www.freesat.co.uk/what-you-get/our-channels
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    MrsE wrote: »
    Do they have to be connected to co-ax? If so, does it have to go to a roof top ariel or will the exsisting dish be ok?

    Will it get many channels?
    Anything other than the 5 free ones?

    The clue is in the name sat =satellite, look up freesat.
    The multiroom cables you have connect vto the box or the TV.
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
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