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Old 19-02-2014, 19:12
hannyid
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Is this possible?
I live in the southwest in plymouth coast, i read somewhere that people can get hotbird on there mini dish, only a digi box is required.
Im getting annoyed with sky and there prices and seeking other options. Idealky i would like to pick up some footy.

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Old 19-02-2014, 19:20
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Only if you align the dish on the satellite(s) you want to receive.
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Old 19-02-2014, 19:42
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Can i fit another lnb on there so i can receive both bskb and hotbird?
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Old 20-02-2014, 10:26
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Can i fit another lnb on there so i can receive both bskb and hotbird?
Does a Sky box support diseqc ? (I don't think they do)
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Old 20-02-2014, 10:52
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You may be better off looking in this section
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/forum...c&daysprune=-1

Bear in mind though that a lot, if not the majority, of football will be encrypted/subscription required and the Sky receiver is not suitable.Also, AFAIK, the Sky box is not very friendly for use on other satellites than 28E
For what matches are on where and the encryption used have a look here http://liveonsat.com/quickindex.html
And for what's on Hotbird look here http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-13E.php you can filter the list to show FTA only
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Old 20-02-2014, 11:26
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Can i fit another lnb on there so i can receive both bskb and hotbird?
It's possible but you will need a sat box more suitable for multi-location reception. Another option would be to go Freesat to save on subs for your main telly viewing and use one of the many online (cough) sites for football.
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Old 20-02-2014, 12:16
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Whilst it is possible to fit another LNB on a Sky mini-dish a fair bit of ingenuity is required as AFAIK there's no specific bracket available to do this.
Also keep in mind the 15° separation between 28E and 13E is probably pushing it a bit. LNBs for 19E and 28E have been achieved with some success http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...1512308&page=2
Far better to use an 8Ocm (or, at a push, 60cm) with a suitable mounting bracket if you want to go the multiple LNB route.
Again, unsuitable for a Sky box as it doesn't support DiSEqC switching
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Old 20-02-2014, 12:31
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If the OP really wants to use Sky, a second box for Hotbird would eliminate the need for diseqc switching. If only SD viewing is required it wouldn't cost very much. Loads on e-bay starting at about £20.00 and much less for used ones.
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Old 20-02-2014, 12:37
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Thanks for your advice, im looking at other options cause im totally fed up with sky and ther. Fees, been a customer for 3yrs and still cant give me a good deal.
As for footy i would rather get european satellite and pay a subscription of some sort, im sure its cheaper than 400 or so a year.

Im thinking am i right i could buy a diy kit from b&q? Ive seen that there before and wondered there kit is unlocked to view any sattelite.

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Old 20-02-2014, 13:22
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Thanks for your advice, im looking at other options cause im totally fed up with sky and ther. Fees, been a customer for 3yrs and still cant give me a good deal.
As for footy i would rather get european satellite and pay a subscription of some sort, im sure its cheaper than 400 or so a year.

Im thinking am i right i could buy a diy kit from b&q? Ive seen that there before and wondered there kit is unlocked to view any sattelite.

Thanks
They are generic free to air boxes like many others. They don't have to be unlocked free to air means just that, they will receive any fta content from any satellite you can point a lnb at. (For complete compatibility you need a DVB-S2 capable HD box).

On most you won't get a proper epg like you do on a Sky/Freesat and you have to keep the channel line ups up to date yourself.

Hotbird fta channels

http://en.kingofsat.net/freqs.php?&p...q&filtre=Clear

For subscription channels you need a box with a CI (Conditional Interface) and a suitable CAM (Conditional Access Module) to hold the card required to decrypt the content.
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Old 20-02-2014, 13:56
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As for footy i would rather get european satellite and pay a subscription of some sort, im sure its cheaper than 400 or so a year.
You may like to reconsider that
http://www.creativesatellite.co.uk/c...ing_Cards.html
and
http://www.digicams-uk.com/category41_1.htm


This really should be in here http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=143
where there's plenty of advice on satellite matters
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