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This is a discussion on sky anytime +1 within the Sky Anytime + forums, part of the Sky On Demand category; just ordered a pair of home plugs, my router and set-top box both happen to be plugged into the mains ...
- 13-05-11, 01:06 PM #21
Re: sky anytime +1
just ordered a pair of home plugs, my router and set-top box both happen to be plugged into the mains via 4-way adapters, will the home plugs work if they are plugged into an adapter or do they have to be plant straight into the wall socket?
thanks
Advertisement- 13-05-11, 01:24 PM #22
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If the 4-Way adaptor is a plain & simple one, then there will be little issue with it.
However, it it is a Surge Protected extension, then there is a strong possibility that they won't work.
Personally I have for sometime now used Surge Protected extensions for all my PC & TV equipment where possible. They add that little extra security.
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- 13-05-11, 09:35 PM #23
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so if you're using home plugs you can't use Surge protection, I take it you don't use home plugs.
I may as well plugged them straight into the wall sockets then.
- 13-05-11, 09:50 PM #24
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The HomePlugs I have are the PowerLine 902. They have a pass-through socket. This means that I can plug the adapter into the wall socket and plug a surge protected extension into that. Everything works fine.
There are other HomePlugs with pass-through sockets. Until a few months ago I hadn't really explored HomePlugs that much as the only ones I had seen all had these sockets.
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- 16-05-11, 08:11 PM #25
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I subscribe to everything needed to qualify me to use sky anytime + and I've registered and connected my router and sky HD + using the following equipment:
LEA NetPlug 200 Mbps Plug & Play Home plugs x 2 on eBay (end time 20-May-11 17:06:10 BST)
How long before I can expect to access sky any time +? I'm also concerned that I have bought the wrong home plugs, can you confirm these are ok?
Thanks
Gary
- 16-05-11, 09:00 PM #26
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I can't give you 100% confirmation that everything is fine as I don't know those personally. The cast majority are absolutely fine. However you can perform a really simple test!
Ensure that your Sky STB is connected to one of the HomePlugs and the router the other.
Using your Sky remote, press: <Services> <Right> <Down> 6 <Down>
You should now have the network settings displaying. It should show an IP address. If necessary, press the <Red> button on your remote to reset the connection and to see if you can connect to Sky's servers.
Once you have done all that, press <Backup> and then the <Red> button to access Anytime. If Anytime+ is available, this will now show lots of mini pictures in various boxes, confirming that Anytime+ has been enabled.
Anytime+ can be enabled from moments after setting it up, until a day or so.
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- 17-05-11, 12:31 PM #27
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Good news, just had a look at Anytime and it's all working!
Thanks very much for all the advice, you've been a great help.
Gary
- 19-05-11, 08:54 PM #28
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Question:
using home plugs is there anyway that I could get a wireless pair of headphones to work with my TV?
- 19-05-11, 09:18 PM #29
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HomePlugs are designed to work like an extended Ethernet cable, but using your mains wiring to transmit the network signal between two points.
I am not aware of Wireless headphones using a LAN connection.
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- 20-05-11, 09:03 AM #30
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I've recently bought a pair of home plugs from Solwise. I have been using them for anything to do with comms for years.
Solwise PL-85PE_MK2 85 Mbps HomePlugs
I actually bought them to solve a problem with wireless reception for a Squeezebox. The home plugs I bought worked straight from the box - literally plug and play
However, Solwise gave me a heads up which I have not read elsewhere. Apart from telling me they would not work on a surge protected power extension, they also told me not to use a mobile phone charger working on the same extension as this would interfere with the signal.