Adaptor to get signal from satellite dish?

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Hi,
I've just moved into a new flat, and there's a satellite dish so presumably the previous owners had Sky. I'm not interested in Sky, I'm happy with the Freeview channels. However, when I set up my TV and plugged the aerial cable into the wall I found that the signal is awful. The aerial is in the loft and I tried moving it around, but at best I get intermittent signal.
Is there a way I can use the Sky dish to get a Freeview/Freesat signal on my TV? There are coax to satellite adaptors on Amazon, if I get one of those would that work? I know I could buy a separate Freesat box, but I'd prefer the adaptor option if it would work.
Thank you!
I've just moved into a new flat, and there's a satellite dish so presumably the previous owners had Sky. I'm not interested in Sky, I'm happy with the Freeview channels. However, when I set up my TV and plugged the aerial cable into the wall I found that the signal is awful. The aerial is in the loft and I tried moving it around, but at best I get intermittent signal.
Is there a way I can use the Sky dish to get a Freeview/Freesat signal on my TV? There are coax to satellite adaptors on Amazon, if I get one of those would that work? I know I could buy a separate Freesat box, but I'd prefer the adaptor option if it would work.
Thank you!
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You won't get the recording functionality though.
You can get one from Screwfix to try it out. They are pretty good with returns should it not be suitable. I think mine was about £15.