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BL4K3Y · 29-07-09, 04:07 PM

I don't usually bother with the satellite side of this forum (i'm a cable guy lol) but I have a question. My girlfriend has Sky at her home and she is having a Sky+ box fitted downstairs so she is going to put the current box in her room. How would I go about splitting the signal between both boxes?

Thanks.

BL4K3Y · 29-07-09, 04:07 PM

I don't usually bother with the satellite side of this forum (i'm a cable guy lol) but I have a question. My girlfriend has Sky at her home and she is having a Sky+ box fitted downstairs so she is going to put the current box in her room. How would I go about splitting the signal between both boxes?

Thanks.

Analoguesat · 29-07-09, 04:34 PM

You dont. You replace the lnb on the dish with a quad and run new cables from the dish to the locations where you want the receivers to go

You need 2 feeds to the Sky+ box and one for the bedroom

BL4K3Y · 29-07-09, 04:59 PM

I thought I needed an LNB. Thanks mate, I will get her to order one when I next see her

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Mickha · 29-07-09, 05:21 PM

Sky will probably do it for you, as it is part of the sales package for Sky +. They will fit a quad LNB, LNB with 4 outputs, run 2 to the new Sky + box, so that she can record 1 program while viewing a seaparte program, and run a third to the old box.

kegnkiwi · 29-07-09, 05:31 PM

Why not wait and see if they fit a quad lnb when they install the sly +..

Robbo · 29-07-09, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blakey_8

I don't usually bother with the satellite side of this forum (i'm a cable guy lol) but I have a question. My girlfriend has Sky at her home and she is having a Sky+ box fitted downstairs so she is going to put the current box in her room. How would I go about splitting the signal between both boxes?

Thanks.

You ONLY need to start one thread asking the same question now you're in the Satellite section!

Multiple threads means you get multiple answers in different threads.

Threads MERGED.

I hope its now suitable confused.

29-07-09, 04:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Splitting the signal between multiple boxes I don't usually bother with the satellite side of this forum (i'm a cable guy lol) but I have a question. My girlfriend has Sky at her home and she is having a Sky+ box fitted downstairs so she is going to put the current box in her room. How would I go about splitting the signal between both boxes? Thanks.

29-07-09, 04:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	How Can I Split The Sky Dish Between Two Boxes? I don't usually bother with the satellite side of this forum (i'm a cable guy lol) but I have a question. My girlfriend has Sky at her home and she is having a Sky+ box fitted downstairs so she is going to put the current box in her room. How would I go about splitting the signal between both boxes? Thanks.

29-07-09, 04:34 PM	#3 (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: How Can I Split The Sky Dish Between Two Boxes? You dont. You replace the lnb on the dish with a quad and run new cables from the dish to the locations where you want the receivers to go You need 2 feeds to the Sky+ box and one for the bedroom __________________ 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!!

29-07-09, 04:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: How Can I Split The Sky Dish Between Two Boxes? I thought I needed an LNB. Thanks mate, I will get her to order one when I next see her .

29-07-09, 05:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mickha Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,004 Thanks: 44 Thanked 1,215 Times in 862 Posts	Re: Splitting the signal between multiple boxes Sky will probably do it for you, as it is part of the sales package for Sky +. They will fit a quad LNB, LNB with 4 outputs, run 2 to the new Sky + box, so that she can record 1 program while viewing a seaparte program, and run a third to the old box.

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