Advice needed: Sky+ & Sky in different rooms?

SteveCutler

Hi, I know that Sky offer a multiroom feature which offers Sky TV in different rooms throughout the house for £10pm.

However, if I own 2 sky boxes (a normal Sky one and a Sky+ box) can I plug them into different TVs in different rooms and have Sky in each, without paying the multiroom subscription?

Or alternatively is there any way of watching different Sky channels in different rooms without the extra subscription?

Thanks in advance and sorry for sounding stupid if it's not possible: I don't know much about sky :embarasse

me1000uk

you need multiroom.

Each card will need to be activated by the box call.

I have a sky box and a sky + box in different rooms and you definately have to have the multiroom.

otherwise, you can have the same channel on 2 tvs.

SteveCutler

Ah OK thanks :beer:

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First of all Steve, this should have been posted in the Techie Section.

You can have 2 boxes without paying for multiroom, however you will only get the free channels on the 2nd box.;)

Dopey_Dora_42

sorry to butt in but can someone explain how to get sky free channels in another room please?

I hope Im dont sound too thick but we have sky+ in the living room (just installed) and I have put the old sky box in my sons room and connected it to the telly- but how can I get it on freeview?

Thank you for any advice

Dora x

DAMNOME

Dopey_Dora_42 wrote: »

sorry to butt in but can someone explain how to get sky free channels in another room please?

I hope Im dont sound too thick but we have sky+ in the living room (just installed) and I have put the old sky box in my sons room and connected it to the telly- but how can I get it on freeview?

Thank you for any advice

Dora x

You need to connect the box to the mini dish and get a freesat card from sky for £20.00
without the card you will only get the five channels you get from an arial

sco0ter

DAMNOME wrote: »

You need to connect the box to the mini dish and get a freesat card from sky for £20.00
without the card you will only get the five channels you get from an arial

Not according to here


http://www.choiceforum.co.uk/blog/links/fta.htm

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DAMNOME wrote: »

without the card you will only get the five channels you get from an arial

Utter Tosh, check your facts before giving false info.

What you will get without a card is easy to define, try pulling your Sky Card out.:rolleyes:

MyUserNamesTaken

sco0ter wrote: »

Not according to here


http://www.choiceforum.co.uk/blog/links/fta.htm

That's not an up-to-date list. There seem to be a few more movie channels available now. I've invested £20 in a freesat card to get the other channels (the Channel 5s and Channel 4, Film 4 and Film 4 +1).

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MyUserNamesTaken wrote: »

That's not an up-to-date list. There seem to be a few more movie channels available now. I've invested £20 in a freesat card to get the other channels (the Channel 5s and Channel 4, Film 4 and Film 4 +1).

Are you sure, as far as I was aware, the card only opens CH 4...CH 5's (x 3) and Sky 3, unless things have changed recently..

williams55

Well if each set top box has its feed from the lnb then it would be a matter of bringing the card to bed ( so to speak) . That said if you have premium chs then it is my belief that the card is paired to the box . I base this on my own experiance where we subscribed to the the 2 mixes and had another free to view card . It was often heard in my house the sound of " can we have the cartoon card upstairs tonight please " .
Hope this helps