Questions about freesat from sky

itgoodson

Hi

Thinking of getting freesat from sky because freeview doesn't work in our area.

I've a couple of questions if anyone can help:

1. Is it possible to ask Sky to set the system up so I can watch freesat in another room (I know it will have to be the same channel in the other room if I'm only going to get a single LNB). Any idea how much more this costs?

2. Is it possible to have the PVR/Sky+ capability with freesat from sky? Can I ask sky to fit that for me? If so, how much more will it cost? Am I right to assume I'll need to have a quad LNB fitted for this work properly?

I guess I could just go out and buy myself a PVR from Currys or wherever - will this work just as well?

Thanks!

penrhyn

1 Its easy to do it yourself, Sky used to do it for you if you ordered it at the same time as the system, just ask.
http://www.letsautomate.com/10570.cfm
2 Sky + costs £10 a month in addition to the basic package of £15 a month.
Its not offered as a freesat service.
3 PVR's will not work with Sky boxes, only with freeview.
You could use a DVD recorder with a hardrive but would only be able to record the channel you are watching.

The best way foreward would probably be to go for a normal Sky package with a Sky + box and then cancel after 12 months, the Sky + box would continue to work for non encripted channels.