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Thread ID: 62405 2005-10-06 09:31:00 How to connect a SKY TV decoder? Greg (193) PC World Chat
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393927 2005-10-07 09:39:00 So in short, you must have a decoder. The satellite signal cannot be received directly by your TV. Winston001 (3612)
393928 2005-10-07 11:05:00 depends on what channels you wanted, sky is still broadcasting of optusb1 which tvnz are also broadcasting FTA off to, so technically all youd need to do is purchase a FTA Decoder and your set, no equipment changes at all, oh if people just want FTA channels, i highly suggest contacting your local satellite/tv installer for a FTA package, btw, FTA stands for free to air, it works out to be about $400 with install for a FTA Decoder and satellite Tux (606)
393929 2005-10-08 09:06:00 Ah, thanks for the info.... So basically, I still need the encoder...

I guess if I stop paying after my contract ends, some guy will come and take the decoder box away? Or will they just leave it there in my home? Cause if they leave it and don't take it away, maybe there's a chance that "encryption" won't be changed for the FTA channels (just for the pay channels), and I can continue to get clear reception???
jesseycy (1046)
393930 2005-10-08 09:24:00 U pay a rental to keep the box live, $20 roughly, and u get the free channnels and the sky promo channel ad nauseum.. pine-o-cleen (2955)
393931 2005-10-08 13:42:00 nope they take the decoder away unless you keep up the FTA subscription through them, once you have sky though, its tough to let it go, esp the documentary and news channels for me Tux (606)
393932 2006-11-24 07:22:00 guys - trying to connect th einput from sky into the decoder - just moved house and forgot th esetup. Recall the setup had two inputs - on into the screw in input an dthe other into the normal male/female input. when screwing into the screw input on the wall does this go into the 'antenna in' jack of the 'cable in jack' ?? hamster (9023)
393933 2006-11-24 09:43:00 Sky is not broadcasting off optus B1 they switched over to optus D1 last wednesday night. I know you might have checked in the advanced area of your decoder and it says optus b1 but its D1 sky have said they are waiting on some software to download to all decoders to change it so it reads as optus D1. Hitech (9024)
393934 2006-11-24 09:45:00 youre being ripped off at $70 a month for tv line i joined up with tv line earlier this year and it only cost me $34.00 a month. Hitech (9024)
393935 2006-11-24 09:52:00 youre being ripped off at $70 a month for tv line i joined up with tv line earlier this year and it only cost me $34.00 a month.
Then add your phone line cost, as was done above.
godfather (25)
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