Installing old Sky digi box in another room

oldbill1969

I have recently had Sky+ installed and would really like to put the old sky box in daughters room for her to use as freeview.Can anyone provide idiot proof instruction on how to do this including what cable and fittings I will need to connect the box to one of the spare lnb slots. Cheers

Bear_family

Sky satelite receivers and Freeview boxes are two completely different things, so you can't pick up Freeview from a Sky box.

Bf

lottyxx

i think maybe oldbill meant the free channels on sky without subscription...i was thinking of doing the same..i also wondered how...good post.

cledor

Yes just buy some satellite coax and a pair of F connectors, plug one end into the LNB and the other into the Digibox. You will need a Freesat viewing card if you don't have one, believe this is £20 from Sky.

lottyxx

cledor wrote: »

Yes just buy some satellite coax and a pair of F connectors, plug one end into the LNB and the other into the Digibox. You will need a Freesat viewing card if you don't have one, believe this is £20 from Sky.

what are f connectors please?

cledor

lottyxx wrote: »

what are f connectors please?

Edit :- Search on satcure dot co dot uk (this URL won't display correctly)

You'll also need some self amalgamating tape to protect the outdoor connector.

One thing I'm not 100% sure about is whether you'll need to turn off the LNB power output from the 2nd Digibox.

lottyxx

cledor wrote: »

See http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/accs/page8.htm or search on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as this URL won't display

You'll also need some self amalgamating tape to protect the outdoor connector.

One thing I'm not 100% sure about is whether you'll need to turn off the LNB power output from the 2nd Digibox.

the link does not work.

cledor

You will find these on satcure dot co dot uk
For some reason the satcure url refuses to display...

lottyxx

lottyxx wrote: »

the link does not work.

ahh i see what u mean now thanks.

edna_clouds

THESE are the ones on ebay.. Not that you need 10...:)

oldbill1969

cledor wrote: »

Yes just buy some satellite coax and a pair of F connectors, plug one end into the LNB and the other into the Digibox. You will need a Freesat viewing card if you don't have one, believe this is £20 from Sky.

Is it easy to put the f connectors on the cable and do i need any special tools to do this, I'm really hoping it is as easy to do this as you have mentioned,knowing my luck I wiil blow the whole system if I attempt this