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Help again fellas?
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:32 pm
by Dan54
Moved into house in Hawera, all my stuff in customs somewhere,not likely to see it until New Year. Anyway have bought a android tv to keep me going, but 2 degrees have stuffed up with internet, so only got phone. Question is, if I get a second hand freeview box and plug it into sky ariel, will that let me at least watch free to air until such time as I can get thing sorted?
I ask as a ccharity shop had a couple and I could grab one for bugger all.
Re: Help again fellas?
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 12:07 am
by Ted.
Dan54 wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:32 pm
Moved into house in Hawera, all my stuff in customs somewhere,not likely to see it until New Year. Anyway have bought a android tv to keep me going, but 2 degrees have stuffed up with internet, so only got phone. Question is, if I get a second hand freeview box and plug it into sky ariel, will that let me at least watch free to air until such time as I can get thing sorted?
I ask as a ccharity shop had a couple and I could grab one for bugger all.
No idea. Maybe check Freeview's website?
Re: Help again fellas?
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 12:20 am
by Openside
Dan54 wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:32 pm
Moved into house in Hawera, all my stuff in customs somewhere,not likely to see it until New Year. Anyway have bought a android tv to keep me going, but 2 degrees have stuffed up with internet, so only got phone. Question is, if I get a second hand freeview box and plug it into sky ariel, will that let me at least watch free to air until such time as I can get thing sorted?
I ask as a ccharity shop had a couple and I could grab one for bugger all.
Waaaaaay above my pay grade sorry
Re: Help again fellas?
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 1:38 am
by stemoc
if you have a AerialBox T2100/2200/ and a UHF antennae, they should work..
Re: Help again fellas?
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:19 pm
by Dan54
Cheers thanks fellas, I know I back in NZ and a small town, was in shop looking at a freeview box saying it just to fill in, and another customer says to me, hell I got one I not using, just call into my house, van parked in drive, it sitting on passenger seat. It was too, geez I loving being home!
Re: Help again fellas?
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:29 pm
by Sandstorm
Dan54 wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:19 pm
Cheers thanks fellas, I know I back in NZ and a small town, was in shop looking at a freeview box saying it just to fill in, and another customer says to me, hell I got one I not using, just call into my house, van parked in drive, it sitting on passenger seat. It was too, geez I loving being home!
Sounds like you have epic boobs.
Re: Help again fellas?
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:33 pm
by fishfoodie
Its NH info, but I think the boxes & methodology are the same, so take with a pinch of salt.
It's not enough to just have a Sky box, to get FTV channels; you need to have an old, compatible Sky card, even if it's expired. It's one of the reasons why there's a thriving market of expired cards on ebay
Just make sure you get the model number off the box before you go looking for a card
Re: Help again fellas?
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:45 pm
by Grandpa
fishfoodie wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:33 pm
Its NH info, but I think the boxes & methodology are the same, so take with a pinch of salt.
It's not enough to just have a Sky box, to get FTV channels; you need to have an old, compatible Sky card, even if it's expired. It's one of the reasons why there's a thriving market of expired cards on ebay
Just make sure you get the model number off the box before you go looking for a card
Isn't it just a Freeview box rather than a sky box? So no card needed?
https://www.freetv.co.nz/howitworks.html
Re: Help again fellas?
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:50 pm
by fishfoodie
Grandpa wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:45 pm
fishfoodie wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:33 pm
Its NH info, but I think the boxes & methodology are the same, so take with a pinch of salt.
It's not enough to just have a Sky box, to get FTV channels; you need to have an old, compatible Sky card, even if it's expired. It's one of the reasons why there's a thriving market of expired cards on ebay
Just make sure you get the model number off the box before you go looking for a card
Isn't it just a Freeview box rather than a sky box? So no card needed?
https://www.freetv.co.nz/howitworks.html
Apols, you are correct; I just saw the sky aerial & made the mistake that it was a skybox too.
Ignore me
Re: Help again fellas?
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:51 pm
by stunt_cunt
You're probably sorted now but your connection sounds right. It's been around 10 years since I've even seen FTA tele but I think the only caution is to ensure you have a sat/digital freeview box instead of the terrestrial UHF.
