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Thinking of ditching Sky and am interested in a You View box.
However I see it needs connecting to your router and for me that is several rooms away. What can I do about that? For Sky I bought a little Sky remote wireless box to sit by main Sky box and connects to the broadband. Could I use that or would I need to buy something else? |
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You can connect the YouView box and the router using a pair of these
http://www.faculty-x.net/NET-PLV-500AV-piggy.htm If you're having it installed by BT along with broadband they'll hum and haw and say they can't/don't/won't support that but it works just fine. |
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Cheers Ken. PC World has an On Networks powerline adaptor kit twin pack for £20 which I assume does the same thing? -
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/networking/networking/powerline-home-networking/on-networks-pl500-199uks-powerline-adapter-kit-twin-pack-21506047-pdt.html?gclid=CIyllNb2vL8CFYbMtAodPB4AJg&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~~~Exact&mctag=gg_goog_7904&s_kwcid=AL!3391!3!28126466900!!!g!60624215395!&ef_id=Uz7YQAAABeQJ1y2b:20140711091757:s So I could buy a You View box for £140 and then connect it to broadband with that and the only ongoing cost is the broadband? |
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Pretty much. Those adaptors should be fine, speed is the thing, you'll only get about 1/10 of the quoted speed, depending on the quality of your home wiring, so the faster the better. The only thing with those is once you've plugged them in, you've lost that plug socket - With the pass-through ones I mentioned you can plug something else into the front of them.
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Cheers.
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Can anyone tell me if I cancel SKY but keep the box for the freeview channels, would I still be able to record (sky+) the freeview channels, and would I still get the HD freeview channels in HD ?
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When I cancelled sky for a period of time, I was unable to record programs. Not sure about the HD side of things.
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ok, thanks. I thought that would be the case. Have to think up another plan.
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Was a good plan Degs - I would have gone with that one too if it worked.
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Humax do a freesat or freeview box that works like the sky +.
http://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/Direct/Prod/12940bc0-d3b6-444b-885a-857a89f6ccd4 When I stopped subscribing to Sky+ HD they removed the HD access to any program, including free to air ones. I could not access programs I had previously recorded either. I continued with the minimum subs on one box as well. (non hd) The ombudsman would not take the issue up after showing a bit of initial interest. |
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You can get a card for free sat from sky (£20). I doubt if the sky+ would work & expect that they will disable that function and insist on a subscription.
http://www.sky.com/shop/freesat/home/what-can-i-watch/ http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/SKY-FREESAT-FREEVIEW-CARDS-NEW-FOR-20-/10000000003627460/g.html |
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Thanks Stow_judge. I'd forgotten all about Freesat ! I'd have to get an aerial installed for Freeview, but Freesat maybe a good option in my case.
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Roger, As an alternative to the plugs you posted, I have used the following and found that they worked fine. Also, there is some good info on the site regarding different plugs/speeds/chipsets etc.
. http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-intro.htm |