SKY HD box in caravan
I have regularly taken my Sky HD box on caravan trips and it has worked fine. Although HD requires two cables to the LNB and my caravan transponder has on a single cable I was able to view channels with a reduced service for eg could not record or view some
information about programs. This last trip to Edinburgh I got the Sky signal and the program ran for a few minutes and then froze and the box became locked and could only be switched off at the mains plug. Is Sky now identifying location and controlling where
the box will/will not work. Considering the size of subscription and it is only being used at one location by the subscription holder it would be unreasonable to deny access.
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I take my sky box and never had any problems , , have recently upgraded to 2tb box and was talking to the sky engineer about using the HD box in my caravan and asked if they could know if it was being used somewhere other than my home address and his answer was , no they can not
you you only need the phone line connected to the box in the first 12 months of contract ,after that you can if you want to unplug it
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Many thanks BB. I may have to update my transponder to HD but the current one has an Easy Find light which I find good to set up the sat dish. I haven't found a twin LNB with Easy Find system. My procedure is to tune to the Astra 28e sat which pulls Sky
in and undeed I was getting a good signal, albeit on one Sky input.0 -
I dont think its a problem with Sky as I used ours on one cable without any alterations in Portugal until the footprint was valtered.
Write your comments here... Thanks David - I had found on occasions that I had to switch the single input coax from the dish to the second input on the Sky box. Mainly however it was the left hand side one (when looking at the box from the front). Of course
you have reduced facilities ie not being able to record and also the programme information was missing on some channels. I am trying to source a new LNB which is dual lead and also has the Easy Find led. If unsuccessful I will forgo the Easy Find and just
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Couple of points here:
1. My f-i-l has a Sky+HD box working with only one input, it has never been set to single feed mode, and has never thrown up any error messages. He is only using it for the FTA channels as he lives in an area with poor terrestrial coverage - or at least
it was until DSO.2. You only need to have your Sky box connected to a telephone line if you have premium channels, e.g. films and sport, otherwise it matters not once it has been activated. If Sky contact you to say your box has been off line you just tell them you switched
it off at the mains whilst you have been away - for safety. Note that the box is still active even when it is showing a red light.0 -
Hi, we switched to Sky Plus and used to follow the procedure detailed above to change to single input, but found it a Nuisance. Easier to get a new LNB and twin cables. You will then be able to watch and record just the same as at home. We use Roadpro
for our purchases. Also we have never needed a sat finder, we just use a compass and usually have it sorted in a few minutes. Good luck!0 -
Using a Sky HD box away from home seems a well established practice judging by the previous comments. The Sky box needs 240 v supply so using it without a mains hookup appears more of a challenge? I guess a suitable inverter attached to the 12 v supply could
be used but suspect that the drain on battery will be excessive. Sky advertise that the HD box requires 45w which using 12v would amount to 900W. This implies to me that a typical 100/110 amp hour battery will not last long even with the 100W solar panel I
have.Does anyone have experience of running a Sky HD box off mains? I would like to here about your experiences
Rob
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