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20rsport · 24-04-08, 09:53 AM

When i moved from my old house to my new one, i took my old sky box with me, i have not carried on my contract with sky, is there anything i could do with my box to get a few of those extra channels?

Panasonic TU-DSB31

standard sky dish on the back of the house, all in good working order etc

Analoguesat · 24-04-08, 10:29 AM

If you are wanting the pay channels, no chance whatsoever without subscribing again.

kerrywez · 24-04-08, 01:19 PM

Hi,
What other channels do you mean?

If, as AS thinks it is the encrypted Sly channels you are after, then there is, as AS says, no chance other than paying Sly for their repeats and other useless programming.

The box might be of limited use for other satellites, but because of the fixed symbol rates in the dodgybox, it is very limited. Freesat might be another use for the box, but I doubt it if you will get the full EPG with it.

Very best regards Wez

20rsport · 25-04-08, 10:50 AM

cheers, thanks im just using it for freesat at the moment, but if i could get something for nothing, i would give it ago. thanks again

kerrywez · 25-04-08, 11:54 AM

Hi mate,
You will be bale to get all the free stuff from the Astra2 sat @ 28.2E, but that is all from the satellites at that location.

You have the option of fixing the dish to either Astra1 @ 19.2E or Hotbird @ 13E, both these birds have providers which use either 27500 or 22000 as their Symbol Rates, so you could pick up some stuff from those two, but the vast majority of them will be encrypted and the dodgybox is useless for that.

Your best bet would be to buy a cheap receiver, have a chat with Southern Satellites or Lincsat as they have some cheap boxes and will e bale to give you free impartial advice on what would be best for you. With a cheap patchable box you will be bale to receive loads of encrypted channels. If you add a motor to your dish you will be bale to receive loads of different satellites. These might seem like very big steps, but they are very easy to achieve and the rewards are specular.

Hope this is of help to you and that you have a better idea of what is achievable, for very little outlay, somewhere around the cost of three months with Sly, would get you a good motorised system.

Very best regards Wez

flashgordon1952 · 25-04-08, 11:02 PM

spend a bit of money get a new dish and a technomate reciever. preferbly the 5400 usb and the 1500 c1 usb. then all yu need is a motorised system

24-04-08, 09:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
20rsport Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 322 Thanks: 6 Thanked 77 Times in 58 Posts	Panasonic Sky box When i moved from my old house to my new one, i took my old sky box with me, i have not carried on my contract with sky, is there anything i could do with my box to get a few of those extra channels? Panasonic TU-DSB31 standard sky dish on the back of the house, all in good working order etc

24-04-08, 10:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Re: Panasonic Sky box If you are wanting the pay channels, no chance whatsoever without subscribing again. __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

24-04-08, 01:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
kerrywez Grumpy Old Sat Man Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland Posts: 2,471 Thanks: 2,973 Thanked 639 Times in 505 Posts	Re: Panasonic Sky box Hi, What other channels do you mean? If, as AS thinks it is the encrypted Sly channels you are after, then there is, as AS says, no chance other than paying Sly for their repeats and other useless programming. The box might be of limited use for other satellites, but because of the fixed symbol rates in the dodgybox, it is very limited. Freesat might be another use for the box, but I doubt it if you will get the full EPG with it. Very best regards Wez __________________ Dreambox 7025, 250HDD, Dreambox 500s, 110 X 90Cm Hirschmann on Clarketech rotor, 1.2 Mtr. Channel Master. AZBox HD Running on E2. TM6900 super combo.

25-04-08, 10:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
20rsport Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 322 Thanks: 6 Thanked 77 Times in 58 Posts	Re: Panasonic Sky box cheers, thanks im just using it for freesat at the moment, but if i could get something for nothing, i would give it ago. thanks again

25-04-08, 11:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
kerrywez Grumpy Old Sat Man Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland Posts: 2,471 Thanks: 2,973 Thanked 639 Times in 505 Posts	Re: Panasonic Sky box Hi mate, You will be bale to get all the free stuff from the Astra2 sat @ 28.2E, but that is all from the satellites at that location. You have the option of fixing the dish to either Astra1 @ 19.2E or Hotbird @ 13E, both these birds have providers which use either 27500 or 22000 as their Symbol Rates, so you could pick up some stuff from those two, but the vast majority of them will be encrypted and the dodgybox is useless for that. Your best bet would be to buy a cheap receiver, have a chat with Southern Satellites or Lincsat as they have some cheap boxes and will e bale to give you free impartial advice on what would be best for you. With a cheap patchable box you will be bale to receive loads of encrypted channels. If you add a motor to your dish you will be bale to receive loads of different satellites. These might seem like very big steps, but they are very easy to achieve and the rewards are specular. Hope this is of help to you and that you have a better idea of what is achievable, for very little outlay, somewhere around the cost of three months with Sly, would get you a good motorised system. Very best regards Wez __________________ Dreambox 7025, 250HDD, Dreambox 500s, 110 X 90Cm Hirschmann on Clarketech rotor, 1.2 Mtr. Channel Master. AZBox HD Running on E2. TM6900 super combo.

25-04-08, 11:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
flashgordon1952 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 120 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Panasonic Sky box spend a bit of money get a new dish and a technomate reciever. preferbly the 5400 usb and the 1500 c1 usb. then all yu need is a motorised system

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