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Old Sky box:

Mary Boys asks: "I have a sky box that I don't use for sky. Can I use it to pick up Freeview channels in another room? If I can, how do I go about setting it up?"

 

Well - you can't use a Sky set-top box to get Freeview (Sky uses a dish, and Freeview uses a TV aerial), however, it's possible to use a Sky digibox to pick up over 200 "free-to-air" satellite TV channels without a subscription. You'll need to connect your old Sky box to a satellite dish, and ensure the dish is pointing in the direction of Sky's satellites. More on our Satellite TV page

 

 

 

More information

 

• Satellite TV Information: Satellite TV
• Sky Digital Information: Sky Digital
• Freesat from the BBC and ITV: Freesat
• A more detailed technical coverage predictor: Wofbane

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