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Old 05-07-2016, 00:14
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Hi,

The Sky Satellite reciever in my Fathers room has stopped working.

Tried swapping cables around, etc. But no luck.

There is no power going to the box.

Would I need to buy a Sky reciever to recieve the Sky channels (His room doesn't have a subscription) or can I buy any Satellite reciever?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks
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Old 05-07-2016, 08:47
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If he doesn't have a subscription, then all he needs is a Freesat box.
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Old 05-07-2016, 23:40
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youve tried the fuse in the plug? But it cd be the switch mode power supply.

Depends what u want to do. A freesat receiver will
get all the free to air channels, using same dish. There's both recording types with hard disk, and non recording typeq
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Old 05-07-2016, 23:45
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If u hav a sky subscription for encrypted channels, then u need a replacement sky receiver, but the free to air channels can also be got on freesat. Buy one at your nearest Argos store.
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Old 05-07-2016, 23:48
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Otherwise, sky receivers, inc refurbished 2nd hand, can be purchased online from various sources.


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Old 06-07-2016, 19:26
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Otherwise, sky receivers, inc refurbished 2nd hand, can be purchased online from various sources.


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Thanks. I have checked all the channels and most are the same. However, they done have the same Asian channels.

I have ordered a refurbished box from ebay.

Thanks for your replies.
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Old 07-07-2016, 00:00
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Thanks. I have checked all the channels and most are the same. However, they done have the same Asian channels.

I have ordered a refurbished box from ebay.

Thanks for your replies.
All the channels are available on a Freesat box in non Freesat mode. Much better than a sky box for free to air.
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