If i buy a sky+ box...(quickie)

[betty02]

heya all, well we cant get sky at the moment due to no phoneline, so i have normal freeview box, if i went out and bought a sky+ box, what would happen? would i have normal freeview channels, and well all free chanels and still be able to pause, record them etc, or would i just recieve no signals at all and be without TV?

[murdock]

Welcome Betty,

If I have correctly understood your question,
you would be wasting your money.
Sky+ only works if you have a Sky subscription.
Not only does Sky need a phone line, the dish etc. has to
be set up by a Sky installer.
It is not like a Freeview box.

[betty02]

Ok thanks for that, most proabaly in the wrong section now but if i got the 'freesat' does that 1 require a phoneline and 2 work with a sky+ box, just my mate give me his old one such as shame not to be able to use it you see. also is it worth the £150?

[murdock]

Ok thanks for that, most proabaly in the wrong section now but if i got the 'freesat' does that 1 require a phoneline and 2 work with a sky+ box, just my mate give me his old one such as shame not to be able to use it you see. also is it worth the £150?

No it is definitely not worth it, even if you could use it.

Freeview receives the signal through the terrestrial aerial.
It is very easy to set up providing you have a good aerial.
There are boxes available, similar to Sky+, that will work with
Freeview. Check back later.
Hopefully, someone will recommend one.
I use Sky + but pay a heavy monthly charge.

[betty02]

Ok thanks for your help (do you have a reputation system here were i can rep you??) i think im just going to wait until my mum and dad pull there finger out and get sky then and just get multiroom!

Thanks for your help once again much appreciated!

[murdock]

"(do you have a reputation system here were i can rep you??)" -betty

No. I have a very dodgy reputation.

By the way, I have corrected my post to read Freeview.
It is easy to get the two systems mixed up.

Freeview
Freeview - Welcome to free TV land

Freesat
Freesat - Sky User - The unofficial support forum for everything Sky!

Also, BBC and ITV launch their own FREESAT this year.
http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/frees...v-freesat.html

[GazM84]

If it was connected to a dish you would get some channels but not even as many as freeview. BBC, radio and music channels. It doesnt need to be connected to the phone line - only does for box office or interactive use (mine never is). and you could get the sky+ to work off a single signal as its only a hard drive recorder. As long as you can get the disk to pick up the signal u can get it, u dont even have to be in the UK as some countrys like france can pick up the signal (not legal though)