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Is it possible for me to use a Sky plus box or any other box where I could record all of the World Cup games without having to get a 12 month subscription just I will be grinding during the day and I'd like to record alll the games and watch them after my sessions but I know the Sky plus box that I have you can't use the recording function when you don't have a subscription.

freeview plus?

I'm not very clued up on modern technology,will take a look at this now,cheers.

Any freeview/freesat HD recorder should do.

Search at Comet (http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/category.do?categoryId=1851&n=1001851&sort=price_asc&numPerPage=all), for instance. Can get HD ones these days too.

Argos (http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse/ID72/14419636/c_1/1|category_root|Home+entertainment+and+sat+nav|14419512/c_2/2|14419512|Digital+boxes+and+services|14419633/c_3/3|cat_14419633|Freeview+digital+TV+recorders|14419636.htm). Pretty much the same selection.

Tesco home, etc also stock these.

If it's freeview there is no subscription involved. Have to admit I've no idea which channel is actually showing world cup games tho. Presume a BBC/ITV as usual rather than Sky.

Edit: Just noticed you have a Sky+ box. Presumably with no subscription you've just got free channels. But means you have a dish. In which case replace it with a freesat box. Again, newer ones include the HD channels which I guess you don't have now. More expensive though.

Seems the cheapest one is around £70,since I only intend to use it for a month think I'll just buy one off ebay which is £40.Cheers Linux/Rex.

If you've already got a Sky+ box, why not just subscribe to Sky for a couple of months? Think you can get the Sky+ functionality activated with a basic £18/m subscription.

I assumed I would have to agree to a new 12 month contract,is that not the case as if so that would be much simpler

beat me to it

Not if you have already went through a 12 month agreement to get the box. you only need to give the usual notice to cancel etc.

Did have it for 12 months and then got it cancelled but still have the box,it was a couple of years ago so it's the old sky+ plus,so I could just ring up and get it switched on for a month then ?

just plug it in and it works or you have to move the dish around to find the signal?

edit googled: http://www.avforums.com/forums/freesat/755936-freesat-sky-dish.html

Freesat box is a freeview box yeah ?  ;hide;

We have a freeview box so would I just use a scart to connect the freeview box to the sky+ box then the sky+ box should let me record ?

Freesat and freeview are different

i think you'll need to get a new freeview plus box

yep call them up and activate the old account and ask to give notice at the same time (think you need to give 30 days)

Cheers Eck,will just do that then.

Binked a freeroll wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Had £19 credit on the account which I didn't know about so that covers the cost of the basic package,shipppp

seeing as i'm having HD installed on Saturday  is there any way i can connect the old sky+ box to my existing incoming service to use it as free sat box?? do they make splitters to do this?

Dont want to have to subsribe to multi room as it wouldnt get used enough,  

I know my mum in Spain uses the sky box for this

Bung the installer £20, and he'll do it. Your dish will have a quad LNB (receiver), so 2 spare after HD box. Just needs wire from dish to box. You'll probably need a viewing card from Sky, but you might get a new one with the HD box anyway. If not, Sky can send one out, but I think they charge a one-off fee. If you have a spare, just phone Sky and get them to pair the card with the box. Installer might be able to do this too.

Not a splitter,you need another cable from the dish to the room you want the box in. Tea,biscuits,bacon sandwich might get the installer to do it.

the dish is a comunal dish somewhere all i have got is this incoming supply and am 2 floors up so cant see matey boy gettting any laddders out + i dont think he'd be allowed to do that

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Looks like you screwed,a multi/switch is expensive after a quick look on av forums (approx £60)

 just buy a "magic eye"

would that allow 2 different channels to be watched on both tv's? without and wires/coax?

no unfortunately

loads of thread about communial flat troubles like,
http://www.avforums.com/forums/satellite-tv/1224852-communal-dish-woes-splitter-question.html

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that's my box of tricks

theoretically could I just open it and run a new cable into the flat?

Yeah i'd be opening that up and seeing if there was any free outputs available on the multi-switch,only if it was my property obviously.LOL.

Why not bung the Sky bloke to have a look if your not confident.

No luck with Sky bloke,was only there to set box up,he even had to borrow a screwdriver and pliers.

Not overly impressed with the HD tbh cant see a lot of difference.

How do you know that box has your Multi Switch inside?
I would not suggest just connecting to it, its not like a standard set up and there are earthing issues on these types of systems, it can be potentially very dangerous if your connection is not attached via an earth bar.