sky multiroom

[inferna]

hi im getting multi room installed in 2 weeks,
i read that i have to be connected to a active phone line as i am taking multi room.

what happens if i let the sky man connect the boxes to the phone line and then disconnect them after he leaves?

the reason i am asking as i have only a master socket which is downstairs in the living room, but i will be connecting a 2nd box in the bed room upstairs which is quite far from the phone socket, and having a long wire could get in the way of things.

[WheelNutWalter]

If you don't keep both boxes connected, you will end up with letters in the post telling you to reconnect them. If you ignore these you'll get billed for two separate subscriptions.

This is to prevent you getting multiroom, and giving your second box to a friend and sharing the subscription costs.

[Scubbie]

You may wish to invest in a Telephone Extender. Something like the link below:

DECT Wireless Phone Line Extender Free Delivery : Extension Cables Kits : Maplin

[MartinP]

i am taking multi room. what happens if i let the sky man connect the boxes to the phone line and then disconnect them after he leaves?

See What is Sky Multiroom?

[TheVoyager]

You may wish to invest in a Telephone Extender. Something like the link below:

DECT Wireless Phone Line Extender Free Delivery : Extension Cables Kits : Maplin

and if they don't have them try Accessorystore.co.uk , I've just bought those with 2 extra receivers because neither of my boxes were anywhere near to the phoneline

[inferna]

hmm geuss ill have to keep the phone line installed, althought i know of people who have not had a phone line installed for many years and got multiroom, maybe they are just lucky :S.

one other question, on the order form it say wired anytime set up 2x, the 1st box is next to the router so an ethernet cable will be simple enough, althought the second box is upstairs so how will that be connected to the router? will they drill a hole near the wire coming into the home and wire it outside the house? or will it have to follow the path of a phone line, also how long can the ethernet be before it becomes slow.

[Scubbie]

I can't say what the best path for your particular location is, and it really does depend on how the Sky Engineer proposes to do do this, but he could run an Ethernet cable alongside the coax coming in from the dish.

So long as there are no sharp bends, you can run an Ethernet cable as long as 100m.

[Isitme]

If putting a cable in is difficult, he will suggest you get a wireless bridge, which will cost you £60 from Sky. They are a lot cheaper elsewhere.

[inferna]

hi i had my install changed to today midday, the sky guy was realy good setup and running within minuets just took a bit of time to change the single feed into a double feed,
however when he installed he put a tempory phone line while installing but then he took the wire away so i did not even need to have the boxes connected to the phone line.
which is kinda good for me as the wire would have been a nusance.

so it doesnt seem like you need the wire to be in since he did not put my box on the phone line.

also he did not have any ethernet cables for anytime+ as he sed he does not install that, which i asumed he was meant to as it said wired setup on the order :S, oh well not a big deal as i have plenty of ethernet wires in the basement :P

[Alan b]

If you are now on Multiroom then both boxes have to be connected to the phone line all the time as Sky will do a check every so often and if they find that one isn't they will send you a letter asking you to connect them. In the long run if you don't then they could charge you full price on a second subscription.