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Sky Digibox "frozen"?

Hi,

I posted recently about my move and lack of aerial reception.

There is a dish and I've been given a Thomson Digibox, on its own without a card. The first time I plugged it into the dish it worked beautifully. The next day I unplugged it all to tidy the cables and now all I get is a screen with "Sky" written on it and the chameleon logo but I can't get the TV guide up or any channels.

I've never had Sky or a dish before - please does anyone have any tips on what might be wrong?

I think I understood from my posts on here before that I should be able to use the box without a card but would only get some of the channels.

Many thanks in advance.

Regards,

Comments

  • Moneymaker
    Moneymaker Posts: 1,984 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    A Sky Digibox will work without a card.
    Maybe you short-circuited a cable connection?
    The Thomson boxes are notorious for power supply faults.
    This guy seems to know a thing or two. You might find some tips here:
    http://sam-radford.me.uk
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